Weekend Round Up

Another delightful weekend all around! Saturday was sunny and glorious!  Took a walk around the hood with the Mister, and in the evening I met some lady friends for drinks at Montgomery Place on Kensington Park Road in the hood.  I partook in a French 75 and Mojito - both good, not AMAZING.  My friend Paige loves MP, but for me it's just OK.  It is one of few of its kind in London - a nice actual cocktail lounge, as opposed to a pub. BUT, coming from NYC, which is full of amazing cocktail lounges, Montgomery Place doesn't quite hit the mark for me.  Tries a little too hard and the crowd can get a bit iffy. Still, we had a table in the front and a great catch up sesh, so we were all happy and liquored up!  Next stop, dinner at The Electric.  Always a good time, although they made us wait a half an hour to be seated, even though we had a ressie, and then even longer to serve us our burgers!  Luckily, they comped us our drinks.  I mean, did you really think three American girls were going to let anyone get away with making us wait to sit and eat?  Not so much!

Sunday, we took a trip over to Spitalfields Market, to check out the chachkas.  Nothing exciting, but I did discover a new Dim Sum stall called KeKe.  So, while the Mister popped to the Loo (yess!), I decided to order a few dumplings to sample.  I mean, I had to report back to you with thorough research did I not?  I ordered the shrimp chive dumplings and they were perfect! Flavourful, fresh and not greasy at all.  Everything looked delish and I will defintely go back to try the rest of the menu! Yum yum KeKe!

After the dumplings, we got our actual lunch at another stall in the market, Rainforest Creations. They do amazing fresh vegetarian salads - I think Carribbean inspired.  They are always a treat, although I do recommend them as a summer lunch rather than winter.  Mine was so cold, it lost a bit of taste.  A costly error on my part, but luckily I had a PB&J later in the afternoon to warm up! I'm sure you were concerned.

Sweet & Sour Friday!

Friday the Mister & I drove to Wales for an unhappy occasion: a funeral.  Though it was sad, on the cheerier side, it was very nice to see a bit of country side and the charming village of Usk, where Mr. LaPoo's mom's side of the family is from.  We had a delish pub lunch at The Three Salmons in town, where I sampled some local duck. It did not disappoint. Neither did our outspoken Italian waiter for that matter.  Later in the afternoon we attended the reception at the Glyn Yr Afon Hotel, where I could have happily gotten fat on fresh raspberry tarts for days.

Friday night we rushed back to London to attend our friend Rhys' black tie birthday dinner at The Carlton Club, which is a very old conservative private member's club in St. James.  Terribly British.  The dinner, for around 20 of us, was an excellent seven course meal in a private room with all the superfluous silverware a lady LaPoo could ever dream of!  As Mr. LaPoo pointed out, we could have easily been in any number of centuries in this lovely room surrounded by dashing men in black tuxedos, seated in the traditional manner of boy girl boy girl.  A few of the women's outfits may have been a give away though, as I always find their definition of "black tie" much looser than a man's.  Anyway, it was a MOST enjoyable evening full of great friends, food, wine and port!  I only suffered one typical, and I promise unavoidable, etiquette faux pas towards the beginning of the dinner.  Major wardrobe malfunction - spent a good ten minutes trying to pin my dress back into my bra.  Don't ask.   And yes, I'm pretty sure everyone noticed.

More Cupcakes

Thursday was my last day at the PR agency I've been with since December.  While I think we all know it wasn't my fave, I did meet some great people, new friends even, and it was sad to say goodbye!  They got me a lovely cupcake and card as a send off! It was really sweet.... both the cupcake and the gesture! 

Wednesday Catch Up!

Oh my little poodles...I've fallen behind once again!  This week and weekend are FULL of social engagements, so I have to do my best to keep you updated.  

My Wednesday night was threefold in events.  First, I met my friend Julie and we stopped by the TwoBirds Bridesmaid Notting Hill launch party on Kensington Park Road.  A friend's company that makes super cute bridesmaid dresses that can be worn in a billion different ways.  There was a great turn out at the party and the space looked fab, fitted out by Shabby Chic.  The canapes were delish too, and as Julie and I left, we grabbed two chocolate cupcakes for the road. 

Next, we took our cupcakes up Westbourne Grove to Taqueria, my fave neighborhood Mexican fix.  I think it's been mentioned before, so I won't go into too much detail, but always get the fish tacos and the Sandia Agua Fresca.  It's like drinking a watermelon.

Last stop of the night was The Electric Cinema to see Up In The Air.  Me, Julie, two cupcakes and George Clooney.  What could be better?  Loved the movie - though be warned it's a little on the depressing side.  Especially loved Anna Kendrick's character, Natalie.  Check her out - she's the prissy girl in Twilight.  Anypoodles, it was a great night.  Stay tuned for Thursday and Friday's adventures!

Brace Yourselves!

I'm TOTALLY on a roll lately with great accessory purchases! I had a gift certificate left to Paul Smith, so went in the other day and found this J'AMAZING bracelet by Dinosaur Designs, a fab Australian label. I absolutely love it and am so excited to have a new big bracelet that is something other than Chanel....AHAHAH YESS almost got that out with a straight face!  Ohhh I know I know, nobody likes a show off.

Too Cool for School

 Uhh...you know when you're walking home from work feeling SUPER cool, jamming to a Girl Talk mash-up, flaunting your fancy new Miu Miu bag, reading an email on your iphone....and you walk straight into a pole?  No? Guess that's just me then.

Weekend Delights!

Another successful dinner party at the LaPoo residence on Saturday night!  There were six of us in total, but we ate enough to feed a small third world country I would say.  Mr. LaPoo actually was responsible for most of the menu, but I'll break it down for you!  He made another signature cocktail, which was basically a caipiroska with ginger, a delish kale and feta tart to start and the main, beef ragu with gnocchi.  I contributed a Mario Batali butternut squash with honey and mint side dish.  AND for dessert, individual molton chocolate pots in ramekins! YUMMM!!!

After stuffing ourselves silly, we played a round of Name in the Hat Game.  This did not go over quite as well as the meal.  Let's just say some people didn't like the HOUSE rules.  I'm sorry. No passing. Not on my watch.  Not ever.