Showing posts with label london. Show all posts
Showing posts with label london. Show all posts
Sounds of the City - an illustrated interpretation of urban sound
My entry into "The Prize for Illustration 2017" in association with the AOI and London Transport Museum. The theme was Sounds of the City, so my interpretation was inspired by the sounds of both night and day in the big city.
Christmas Cards!
Here be a collection of Christmas greeting cards designed by yours truly, including classic Christmas characters such as Rudolph, tired old Santa Claus, Some kinda rabbit who doesn't like the cold and of course, the North Pole Christmas Pudding Hill.
£2.25 each or pack of 4 for £7.50
I mean business...cards. I have made business cards...
Little Moo, as the site likes to call it, emailed me the other day and told me that my business cards are ready to collect. So Friday I popped to London and went to Shoreditch to find the MOO shop was located in the hipster, container made 'Boxpark' shopping complex. It was actually a perfect little shop for it. Nice size and had everything on display.
The super friendly woman or "elf" as she referred to herself, handed over my business cards in a nice little box saving me £1! I had been nervous about the fonts, but I think they came out great. Perhaps the full stop in my email address could have been a slightly bigger size, but on the whole I love them. The printing is great and the card quality is excellent. I shall no doubt be getting stuff from http://uk.moo.com/ again in the future.
The super friendly woman or "elf" as she referred to herself, handed over my business cards in a nice little box saving me £1! I had been nervous about the fonts, but I think they came out great. Perhaps the full stop in my email address could have been a slightly bigger size, but on the whole I love them. The printing is great and the card quality is excellent. I shall no doubt be getting stuff from http://uk.moo.com/ again in the future.
Spit & Roast Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich, Eat Street
Reviewing food isn't the main focus of this blog, but as I like food so much I thought I'd give it a little try.
Seeing as I was in London the other week to do research for my Illustration food project I felt that eating was of course the best possible way to achieve this. I hadn't actually been to Eat St before as I don't really stay around Kings X much when I'm in London. I was meeting my brother though so as it was nearby we rushed through the grim, wet, London weather to find the stalls lining the street. After realising I didn't have any cash on me (I forget not everyone takes card!) I ran back to the station, got my money and returned to my brother who had ordered one of these sandwiches. For a little while I've had a hankering for some crispy deep fried chicken so I thought I would copy him as the description sounded rather tantalising. "buttermilk fried chicken with apple colelsaw and Korean chilli sauce". What's not to like about that?
The sandwich itself was actually quite tasty. Juicy chicken and a nice soft bun that complemented the meat and crispy coleslaw. The texture of each bite was very satisfying. The chicken whilst tasty and juicy wasn't as crispy as perhaps I had lead myself to believe. The flavour was there but when I eat fried chicken, apart from delicious spices swarming around my tongue, I want it crispy! The only crispiness was from the coleslaw. Considering the sign said Apple coleslaw I found that it didn't actually taste of apple at all. It went well with the chicken as you'd expect from coleslaw as the two are a perfect match, but there was absolutely no taste of apple to be had which is a shame. The Korean chilli sauce seemed to lack any kick to it too. Perhaps I just have a higher heat tolerance to some. Others may find the spice to be perfect.
The sandwich came in at a price of £5.50. It was relatively filling and certainly filled the hole in my belly, but I expected better to be honest. The chicken was lovely, the seasoning was right, but the lack of crunch to it was a bit of a disappointment. Plus with the lack of heat in the sauce and zero apple in the 'slaw I was left a bit let down.
On another day the chicken could probably be lovely and crispy. If that is the case I am very annoyed that it wasn't for me seeing as I have had a huge urge for fried chicken lately and it didn't fully fill that void. Maybe the grim weather had a negative effect on me too, hmmmm. The place certainly has potential though.
Score - 6/10
Tasty chicken, lovely soft bun but not the crispiness I was after, nor as spicy as I would have liked.
Seeing as I was in London the other week to do research for my Illustration food project I felt that eating was of course the best possible way to achieve this. I hadn't actually been to Eat St before as I don't really stay around Kings X much when I'm in London. I was meeting my brother though so as it was nearby we rushed through the grim, wet, London weather to find the stalls lining the street. After realising I didn't have any cash on me (I forget not everyone takes card!) I ran back to the station, got my money and returned to my brother who had ordered one of these sandwiches. For a little while I've had a hankering for some crispy deep fried chicken so I thought I would copy him as the description sounded rather tantalising. "buttermilk fried chicken with apple colelsaw and Korean chilli sauce". What's not to like about that?
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| Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich at Spit & Roast, Kings Boulevard, Kings X |
The sandwich itself was actually quite tasty. Juicy chicken and a nice soft bun that complemented the meat and crispy coleslaw. The texture of each bite was very satisfying. The chicken whilst tasty and juicy wasn't as crispy as perhaps I had lead myself to believe. The flavour was there but when I eat fried chicken, apart from delicious spices swarming around my tongue, I want it crispy! The only crispiness was from the coleslaw. Considering the sign said Apple coleslaw I found that it didn't actually taste of apple at all. It went well with the chicken as you'd expect from coleslaw as the two are a perfect match, but there was absolutely no taste of apple to be had which is a shame. The Korean chilli sauce seemed to lack any kick to it too. Perhaps I just have a higher heat tolerance to some. Others may find the spice to be perfect.
The sandwich came in at a price of £5.50. It was relatively filling and certainly filled the hole in my belly, but I expected better to be honest. The chicken was lovely, the seasoning was right, but the lack of crunch to it was a bit of a disappointment. Plus with the lack of heat in the sauce and zero apple in the 'slaw I was left a bit let down.
On another day the chicken could probably be lovely and crispy. If that is the case I am very annoyed that it wasn't for me seeing as I have had a huge urge for fried chicken lately and it didn't fully fill that void. Maybe the grim weather had a negative effect on me too, hmmmm. The place certainly has potential though.
Score - 6/10
Tasty chicken, lovely soft bun but not the crispiness I was after, nor as spicy as I would have liked.
A stroll through Broadway Market....
For my 3rd year personal project on my Illustration course I have decided I would combine my love of world food and drawing. The good thing about this is that research basically means me eating which is something I see as a very positive thing. I had to go to London the other week so decided to get some drawing and eating done and one of the lucky areas I chose to visit was Broadway Market. A pleasant little trip if I do say so myself. Lots of lovely smells, lots of people and lots of delicious food.
Here are some Illustrations I produced from my little adventure.
There is a damn tasty looking deli store there. Sadly I had already eaten so resisted the urge of buying a salami and eating the whole thing straight away. I could have easily but that's because I am a rather greedy chap.
Here are some Illustrations I produced from my little adventure.
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