Mr + Mrs Kong: 2nd Anniversary Celebration

The second part of Mr & Mrs Kong's 2nd anniversary celebration was spent with KTKK in London.

We'd said we would visit KTKK for some time since his move to London so last weekend we finally did!

KTKK making Madeleines - out of the oven, into the mouth...

We went first to KTKK's flat near Old Street Tube station in Hackney to drop our things, rest & have some food. The area is a little run down (maybe it should be described as 'ripe for regeneration') but his flat is very cosy & spacious inside.

KTKK kindly made us some Madeleines to stave off our hunger.

Then it was off to Borough Market.

It was the 250th Anniversary celebration (coincidence?!) of the opening of Borough Market and there were people dressed in 18th century costumes among the crowd.

Musicians dressed in 18th century costume

Lovely autumn produce

Mr & Mrs Kong have mixed emotions about Borough Market. On the one hand it really is a fantastic place, full of history and interesting stalls of food & produce from all over the world.

On the other hand, the crowds are just ridiculous. There are masses of people crushed into a small space and queues everywhere for everything. It gets a little tiring after a while. If 3/4 of them disappeared, it would be a great place to visit.

Then it was back to KTKK's place to get ready for dinner.

Japanese food is calling...

For dinner, went to Edokko Restaurant near Holborn (as recommended by Mr Loke! - ok Mr Loke, happy now? Credit where its due... actually wasn't it your friend who recommended it...?)

2 years!

KTKK: "House of Flying Daggers gets all the details absolutely correct!"
Mr Kong: "But in its style over substance, its the death of narrative cinema!"
Mrs Kong: "Yawn! Boringgg..."

It was a superb, slap up Japanese meal. Very authentic (it wasn't run by Malaysians!) and all the food was excellent.

Edamame, Sashimi, fried tofu, tempura, sushi - we had it all! That was the first time Mr Kong can remember being full to bursting from eating Japanese food.

After dinner, we wandered over to a old pub called the Princess Louise

This pub has to be one of the best preserved and most attractive pubs in London.