London let’s Doodle

A place I really wanted to go for drinks in the West End was The Doodle Bar. Located in Battersea in an old warehouse, irreverent, with a East End look, and a huge chalkboard so you can express and let go your inner artist. A big bar, with loud music, plenty of doodlers, Street Kitchen in command of the bite area during lunch time, and if you were lucky enough Patty & Bun did a stop for months there before moving to his new pop up in Soho at the Endurance pub. Even an arts and event space Testbed1 is in the compound, and if that’s not enough a ping pong table is available in the premises. 

Let's Doodle

Doodle

Kitchenmobile

I went with a couple friends we got plenty of booze, and had the chance to try Patty & Bun chicken wings and Trip chips with rosemary salt which were superb, one of the best wings I have had, and the fries Heston style, crispy cutting glass outside and soft inside. Sadly the burgers sold out when I went for food, but I’m planning visiting their new pop up pretty soon. 

The only food I could get

Wings time

Menu

A must if you want to have fun in the west side of town, couple beers, scribble a bit, ad enjoy the music. 

The bar

The Blog doodled here

If you want to know more about the Patty & Bun watch this documentary prepared by 12 Flavours of London, and hurry up if you want to catch them in The Endurance as they will be there apparently for two more weeks only. 

Doodle reminds me the Seinfeld episode “The Doodle” 

George: Don't you see what this is? 

Jerry: Yeah! It's a doodle 

George: Yeah, a doodle of me, look at the size of the nose, the ears, all my features are distorted 

Jerry: Oh! It's an affectionate caricature 

George: I'm grotesque, I look like a troll 

Jerry: It's just a drawing 

George: Don't you see what this says? How can you possibly like somebody, if you think they look like this?

The Doodle Bar

T: 020 7223 7115

Bar

Area: Battersea

Borough: Wandsworth

Twitter: thedoodlebar

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Hoboken: New Jersey with a Cuban Appearance [On The Road/BurgeReview: Melbourne]

Reading Broadsheet, a digital magazine of Melbourne, I found about this little place called Hoboken. They are up to the task to give the city an old school cheeseburger in a place that the hype for burgers is at top levels. Owner Hugh Thorn and baker Dan Younger tested for 40 days different combinations until both were satisfied with their totally organic burger. 

The colourful place

Got to the place it’s in Hosier Lane, a picturesque house with the façade full of graffiti’s like the every other wall in the narrow street. Place inside is cozy and small, looks like a Cuban bar, simple, ceiling fans, shelves behind the counter with grains, beans, and other products, the only difference is no Cuban Son but Jimmy Hendrix. 

Inside the counter

Ordered a lemon soda and waited for my burger. Took a while to get, like good thinks, small burger or let’s say petite, but not too small to call it slider, thrice cooked hand cut fries with it, hopefully Heston Blumenthal style, as he says you need to do three things to get perfect chips with that unique crunchiness and glass like crust, crack them (boiled them until they’re falling apart), kill the moisture (steamed dry and put in the freezer at least an hour), hot oil (cooked in very hot oil). 

Burger Time

The burger was awesome, Hugh mate you pretty much nailed it, it’s old school, it’s full of flavour, cooked perfectly medium rare, juices all over, the melted cheese, the sauce awesome. Fries pretty much great as well, nice crunchy crust. 

Hoboburger

Cross section

People will be talking for sure about this burger, only Wednesday to Friday nights, and only 60 burgers each night so first in first served. 

Hobobike

This Cuban look reminded me the Seinfeld episode “The Race” 

George: You wanted to see me, El Presidente? 

Castro: Si, si, muevete, come here. I understand you are very interested in one of our players, eh? 

George: Si, si 

Castro: Ordinarily I would not grant such a request but I've heard you are, uh, how you say, Comunista simpatico, eh? 

George: Muy simpatico, muy muy muy 

Castro: Well good, then you can have your pick 

George: Oh, oh! 

Castro: They will play for your Yankees 

George: Oh well, gracias El Comandante, gracias, muy muy 

Castro: And I would be honoured if you would be my guest for dinner tonight at the Presidential palace. There will be girls there and, I hear, some pretty good food. Of course the problem with parties is you invariably have to eat standing up which I don't care for but on the other hand I don't like to balance a plate on my lap either. Once when I was at a party, I put my plate on someone's piano. I assure you, if I had not been a dictator, I would not have been able to get away with that one

Hoboken

T: +61 3 9078 2869

Coffeehouse

Approx Damage: $AUD 21pp

Neighbourhood: CBD

Melbourne

Twitter: HobokenCafe

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