A Caravan in King’s Cross

© Caravan King's Cross

Armando took us for diner and drinks on a Saturday. The place Caravan King’s Cross, located in an amazing old grain store warehouse building. Opened 7 days a week, for breakfast, and lunch, dinner only Monday to Saturday. Their menu based on small plates to share, pizzas, and some large plates. 

The place

Loud music, noisy environment yet relax atmosphere, probably the high ceiling of the warehouse giving space sensation. Industrial décor, young and friendly staff, and wine served in lab flasks to keep the we’re cool London trend. 

Erlenmeyer Wine Flask

The well-travelled food started with ox tongue, mustard, honey, and beetroot. Great flavour, nice balance. We moved to chorizo and butternut squash croquettes with saffron aioli. Amazing, nice and crispy, the aioli was great and compliment the chorizo flavour, the soft centre a subtle contrast for the crispy croquette cover. Finally the scallops ceviche, green tomato, lime, chilli, and olive oil. Nice flavour, subtle scallops with the punch of the chilli. 

Ox time

Croquettes

Ceviche

Desert time came and we got the gingerbread treacle tart with clotted cream, extremely sweet and nice, great ending.

Gingerbread

Nice food, excellent for sharing, so if you’re planning to go be sure not to go alone. 

Ox reminds me the Seinfeld episode “The English Patient” 

Morty: Here he is. This is the man I wanted you to see. Izzy Mandelbaum. He's eighty years old, but strong as an ox. Watch this. See that? You couldn't do that.

Jerry: I could, but I choose not to

Caravan King's Cross
T: 020 7101 7661
International / Coffee
Approx Damage: £18pp
Area: King's Cross
Borough: Camden
Twitter: CaravanKingsX

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Andrew McConnell’s Cloud [On The Road: Melbourne]

Cumulus Inc is one of the busiest places to eat in Melbourne, the place opened in 2008 and serves Andrew McConnell's creations for breakfast, lunch, or diner. A menu created to give you a culinary journey, and as many other places around the city great to share, even though they give you the flexibility of half portions so you can enjoy the ride by yourself.

Door to the Cloud

The place

Nice and modern atmosphere, plain white décor giving a sense of space, and cleanliness, I got a seat at the bar, the perfect spot just overlooking the open kitchen, working as a well-oiled machine. First grilled octopus, smoked paprika and basil, outstanding, the flavour profile was great. I continued with a boudin noir, smoked tomato and parsley salad, perfect, the saltiness of the boudin with a fresh tomato and parsley gave a great balance. Then the foie gras parfait with toasted brioche, again top marks, the toasted bread attention to details, sweet notes gave dimension to the dish. Followed tuna tartare with crush green pea salad, light, subtle, and fresh. Finally grilled pork chop, braised white beans, mustard, and tarragon, a great end for an excellent meal, the surprise pork belly perfectly cooked, just great.

Bread time

The action

Octopus

Tuna

Foie

Boudin

The bar

Pork time

I was so excited and in loved with the progression of the meal, I decided future visits where needed.

The second visit, pouring cats and dogs for breakfast time.

I returned for breakfast, couldn't missed the Wagyu corned beef and gruyere cheese toasted sandwich with tomato relish, awesome, great flavour of the corned beef, the melted stringy gruyere was perfect, nice relish, a perfect start of the day, one thing here for my US friends, portions are NOT US standards, this is quality not quantity, so no complains accepted you have been warned.

Sandwich time

Wagyu corned beef

Coffee time

Final visit, thunder and lightning in the menu.

Couldn't resist another visit, grilled ox tongue, pickled chilli, paprika and parsley, nice broth, even though it was almost as thick enough to call it sauce, too bad I ran out of bread to keep cleaning the plate, however the parsley gave a strong flavour, a bit too bitter, almost there I think they need do a fine tuning here. Then the kitchen charcuterie selection, just amazing cut of meats. To end fried soft shell crab, kimchi, lettuce and kewpie, best of the day, do it yourself style, the kimchi with the crab and the crunchiness of the lettuce Bravo!

Crab

Charcuterie

Ox tongue

This journey reminds me the Seinfeld episode “The Smelly Car”

Clerk: Uh, what are you returning?

George: Rochelle, Rochelle

Clerk: Ah, Rochelle, Rochelle, a young girl's strange, erotic journey from Milan to Minsk, that'll be, $3.49

George: $3.49? It says $1.49

Clerk: Well, you didn't rewind it, there's a $2.00 charge for not rewinding

George: What! There's no signs here! This is an outrage!

Kramer: George, don't give him any money for that. It'll cost you less to keep it another day, rewind it and bring it back tomorrow. Don't give him the satisfaction

George: I'm not giving you the satisfaction. I'm going to watch it again

Cumulus INC

T: +61 3 9650 1445

International Cuisine

Approx Damage: AU$ 50pp

Area: CBD

Melbourne

Twitter: CumulusInc

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