Po-Cha goodness

There is something about spicy food that makes me smile.. And I'm not referring to the forced expression one has to give as a reaction to the chilli explosion that occurs. When it's cold out and we don't have much on, we like to head down to Tottenham Court Station and have some Korean food. There's about 5 such restaurants in a row just behind Centerpoint Tower and sadly we've been to all. Not all deserve your money, but there are a couple which we do return to.

Thinks to order: def get a hotpot. It's warm, yummy and great for the cold weather!
Bimbimbabs are good in most of them. Get it in the stone pot!
Topikko: rice cakes, chilli .. Yum!
Jap chae and pancakes are always a big hit.

Po-Cha.. I give you my money with a smile!

Koya - The Soho Udon adventure

The last time we went to Burger & Lobster with DrDrey, she showed us this udon place (Koya) on Firth Street in Soho. It was about 6:30pm but the place was bustling and there was already a queue outside with about 20 people waiting in the cold.

I'm a little sick of the whole queuing for restaurants thing, so I told myself to comeback during lunchtime. Also with JLO's allergies we cant have ramen, so Jap-wise udon is the next best thing!

Last Saturday about 1pm JLO and I got there and there was no queue, however once we sat down a nice little hoard of people decided to queue up! Always makes me feel special to have gotten a table when that happens :)

The menu was straightforward, udon in soup, cold udon with hot soup, udon with cold dipping sauce, udon in curry and some dons for the non-udon fans. Side dishes also available, we went with pork belly cooked with cider (£6.50) (porkalicious!) and udon with pork & miso (£9.90). I asked for an egg (£2.50) as well which was perfectly cooked the way I like; semi solid but still runny on the inside - yum. The egg comes on the side still in it's shell and cold, which was a little tricky to crack open and got a little messy.

Verdict: JLO friendly udon is a hit for cold days (and udon craving days). Udon was nice and solid and not too sticky, soup base was light and tasty, pork in my noodles was sweet and the pork belly side dish was melt-in-your-mouth good. Service was a little ho-hum, but overall I'd go back if there was no need queue.

I heart Japanese food!

All the leaves are falling...

I think this might be my most fave time of the year! Walking home that day the temperature was perfect, not too cold but with a little chill in the air. The sky was clear and blue with just a few cloud streaks and the wind was gently swirling the leaves on the ground. The golden, red and crunchy leaves. It's so magical when they fall out of the tree as you walk by, like it's their way of saying 'Hihi!' I think I like autumn as much as I like it when it snows!

That was yesterday. Today it's spitting all over me. You know when you speak to someone who is a little over excited with their speech and get a little too close and you have flying spit all over the place? That's how the sky is treating me today, spitting all over my parade!

So great to have autumn here, you don't really get the same effect in Sydney and def not in SEAsia.

Yay to pretty leaves covering my pathways.. Till they start to decompose and be yucky of course ;)

All the leaves are falling
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