Discoveries for the Tricurious

Birthdays are like national holidays. Our existence on this strange planet and the fact that we've made it this far a cause for celebration. So this long weekend was spent doing things that I haven't done that I've been wanting to do:

1. Dress-up and go to a costume party
2. Try new flavors and cuisine
3. Explore a new park in London

So dressed-up as Marie-Antoinette in knickers (actually wearing the full kit would be way too cumbersome, especially for a club!) accompanied by a 1920s traveler to journey to the center of the earth. Before heading to this time-bender, we ate dinner at the Double Club, a the Congo meets the West restaurant in Angel (apparently it's closing July 11th and the installation is moving to Milan for starters). The bar was beautiful, like an art installation I saw at the Biennale in Venice. I had the Fumbwa, yam leaves cooked in peanut paste and smoked salted fish with Chikwange, manioc paste cooked in Marantacee leaves, which was great. I truly never tasted anything like it.

We kicked-off the day with a bike ride along the canal to Victoria Park and ate an organic brunch facing a pond at the Pavilion Cafe.

Strongly recommend all of the above.