Wednesday, October 17, 2012

This country!

We've been living in London now for 8 months, almost as long as we were in New York. I think it's time for a progress report, on how TLOML is adjusting to life in dear old Blighty. So here goes.

Today we got off the bus a couple of stops early to go to the butcher. It being a Wednesday afternoon, they were closed. I'd forgotten about early closing on a Wednesday afternoon. It turns out that the tradition is alive and well at Elite Meats. We decided to walk to the butcher round the corner, and it started to rain. Really quite heavily. Which was surprising as the skies were blue moments earlier.

TLOML shook his fist at the sky and shouted 'GRRRR! This Country! The butcher! The rain! Grrrrr!'

I think it's safe to say that, with his years of convenient 24 hour supermarkets and year round Californian sunshine, TLOML still has a little adjusting to do.

(Meanwhile I celebrate the fact we have three knowledgeable, independent butchers within a ten minute walk - and I don't miss Gristedes, or Ralphs, one little bit. And that although it rained briefly, the skies had been blue most of the day, and it is still mild enough to go out with gloves, or boots - I remember last October's NY snow storm with a shudder.)
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8 comments:

  1. NickOctober 17, 2012 at 11:48 AM

    of course all those septic 24 hour supermarkets sell scottish grass fed beef, pata negra and bresse chicken. they've even banned foie gras the peasants.

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    1. Isadora WattsOctober 18, 2012 at 4:54 AM

      Although TLOML has pointed out to me that both in New York (Whole Foods, Dagostino, Fairway) AND in LA (Bristol Farms - take your pick from grass fed Wagyu, dry aged, corn fed, etc), high end gourmet food could be purchased pretty much around in the clock. Still. The butter was overpriced...

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  2. Isadora WattsOctober 17, 2012 at 12:09 PM

    Exactly. And they hide the good butter in the overpriced European cheese area. Fools!

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  3. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 9:45 PM

    Wait 'til you move up to the 'burn & you get your artisan* butter from the Cleveland hills delivered to your doorstep.

    *By artisan, of course I just mean rolled up in greaseproof paper.

    Al

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    1. Isadora WattsOctober 18, 2012 at 4:50 AM

      I look forward to eating local up there. Count me in for a cut the next time they slaughter a pig up at Battersby Junction.

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  4. Isadora WattsOctober 18, 2012 at 4:53 AM

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  5. CumulusOctober 21, 2012 at 2:24 PM

    Laughing at all these. We have a NZ-American BIG FRIDGE now. It is great. Except for the fact we have now broken two of the shelves. So really we have a European amount of space with an American amount of electricity used to run it. At NZ prices (sky-high). Sigh.

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  6. Isadora WattsOctober 23, 2012 at 3:18 PM

    I think American fridges are best run on cheap American fridges! I miss both...

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