Everyone who told me that food in London was atrocious LIED! The food here is not bad--in fact, it is quite delicious. London really has become a global city in the way of food and restaurants. There are more Italian restaurants here than in Italy, I think. But besides the international food, the British food isn't half bad either. Their sausages are delightful, fish and chips is a classic, and I've become a big fan of meat pies.

("But I don't want to be a pie!")

And their festival food is to die for! The Thames Festival was this weekend (more on that later), and I ate some of the best food: risotto ball wraps, cinnamon cookies, sausage and onions on fresh rolls, and fudge of course.  And it was all fantastic. By far the best festival food I've ever eaten (except for lumpia from the CTK Festival--nothing beats that). 

I've also been cooking a lot! The NYU London dorms are newly remodeled, and have never been lived in before, so I am breaking in this new kitchen they provided us with. My friend and I have decided that by the end of this year in London, we are going to be master chefs! And we are well on our way. We've made chicken parmigiana and shrimp stir fry. Not only were both edible, but they were delicious, too!!

I don't know what our next cooking excursion will be. Maybe we will try making our own version of those delicious risotto balls I mentioned earlier!