Unfortunatley not a great month. A trip to Islington farmers market early on was a reminder of just what little good stuff is available to eat in the depths of winter.  That said, it does provide you with some of the best comfort eating moments of the year.

Memorable,

• Pork & Beef meatballs with minus temperatures outside
• Takeaway spicy pizza and an introduction to Rock Band
• Sunday morning fruit and granola at The Albion
• Friday night chinese without a hint of MSG at Gourmet San in Bethnal Green
• Cavolo Nero, Wet Polenta and Mushrooms in red wine at The Clerkenwell Kitchen
• Home made sandwiches and rediscovering how good raw onions are with cheese.

Dissapointing

• My first beef tripe at The Imperial China
• A ’served from the fridge’ Game Pie at the Boot and Flogger
• Service station doughnuts. Never, ever again.
• All the wrong things (Moru Kachiathu, Beet Cheers Pachadi, Bagar Baingan) from N16 Rasa Tandoori, but I’d still go back.

Good bits

• Oxtail casserole and a 1930’s world cup board game.
• Pre-christmas roast goose and first attempt confit and terrine.
• After dinner chocolate truffles and coffee (whilst drunk).
• ‘Too many bananas’ banana cake and the cinema.
• Christmas eve Beef Wellington with Welsh Rare Black Beef.
• Hangover Oysters.
• A sunday night Jalfrezi from Ganges Tandoori.

Bad bits

• My first Thai Green Curry at home.  Sorry Nigel.
• Chicken Soup from a boiling chicken (To be revisited)
• Shin of beef casserole.  (Should have bought it on the bone)
• Hangover juice at Pure California.