Momo

Like Waddlesworth, Momo enjoys frequent trips to London to see her friends. She was very excited this past visit as a friend came down for the weekend from Newcastle, where she is hard at work on the AV Festival 10, a festival of electronic arts. This year's theme is energy, which the festival explores from scientific, technological, environmental and spiritual perspectives (and it includes a live performance by krautrock band Cluster at a swimming pool for both underwater and poolside listening!).


On Saturday the two of them met up with two other friends, one down from Norwich for the evening, for a night on the town. Momo and her friends hit various spots around Liverpool Street Station, starting at the Spittalfields Market wine bar Bedales, where they sipped a yummy Spanish rosé (hoping that the summer drink would take their minds off of the cold) and munched on tasty bread (to line their stomachs for further drinking). As the staff at Bedales looked anxious to lock up, they left their comfortable perch and made their way to The Hawksmoor. The restaurant’s bar had a lovely cocktail list, but Momo was not so excited to discover that it was also a steakhouse, so it was a one drink stop.


They ended their evening at the much more vegetarian friendly The Real Greek, with a dinner of tasty meze, including melitzanosalata, htipiti and, much to the delight of her Norwich friend, fava dip.


The following day Momo made her way to the Museum of Everything, a temporary museum displaying a wide variety of outsider art. She thoroughly enjoyed the rather crowded show, which was interestingly curated and a change from her normal museum experience.


She also enjoyed wandering around the neighborhood, as she rarely gets to North London.


Since the sun had decided to pay a rare visit she decided to waddle down to St. Pancras Station, where she was to meet a friend at Le Pain Quotidien (while their coffee is hit or miss, she loves their Blondie spread). Momo had a wonderful gossip session, but felt sad knowing that her trip was coming to an end. However, she knows she’ll be back soon, especially since her friend promised her a bread pudding dinner next time!