{"id":176,"date":"2020-01-18T12:57:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T17:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/england-winter-2020\/?p=176"},"modified":"2020-01-18T12:57:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T17:57:24","slug":"london-a-culinary-pilgrimage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/england-winter-2020\/2020\/01\/18\/london-a-culinary-pilgrimage\/","title":{"rendered":"London: A Culinary Pilgrimage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When people think of food in the United Kingdom they think of bangers and mash, fish and chips, and crumpets with tea. What they don\u2019t realize is that London is home to some of the best restaurants and bakeries the world has ever seen. One of my favorite activities, no matter where I am in the world, is to go to these renowned restaurants and find even better ones that fall far under the radar. I had a pretty long list of places I wanted to venture to in London, and I not only got to make it to all of them but I got to bring my classmates along for the ride. The only thing better than having a good meal is sharing that experience with as many people as possible. We went to L\u2019Antica Pizzeria Da Michele, one of the best pizzerias in the world and also a big part of the book\/movie Eat Pray Love. I ordered the same thing Julia Roberts had which was a Margherita pizza with double mozzarella, and it\u2018s safe to say it was easily one of the best pizzas I\u2019ve ever had. On Friday Caitlin and I ventured to Dominque Ansel\u2019s bakery for his world famous Cronut\u2122\ufe0f, a croissant donut hybrid that was filled with a coconut ganache and covered in coconut sugar. The Cronut was so good that we came back the next day for another!
My list also included a bar that I have been dying to go for quite a while, Mr. Fogg\u2019s Society of Exploration. This bar can best be described as the Willy Wonka factory of bars. The doorman takes your name for a reservation and proceeds to place a wooden ball on a metal track. You then follow the ball and track down the stairs where it lands at a hostess stand. The hostess then takes you either to a table or seats at the bar, your choice. The drink menu features a list of fun cocktails, but the Society of Exploration is best known for The Mechanical Mixologist. The drink is your standard Negroni, equal parts gin, vermouth, and Campari, but instead of being prepared by a bartender it is made by a machine. The machine looks like the steering wheel of a pirate ship with compartments for all three liquids. Once ordered your glass goes on a conveyor belt and makes its first stop under the wheel. The liquids are poured into the glass and it moves down the line to receive one large square ice cube. The glass moves further down the line where a mechanical arm stirs the drink before it reaches the end of the belt. The bartender garnishes the drink with an orange peel and places it on a Mr. Fogg\u2019s coaster in front of you. The drink isn\u2019t different from any other Negroni but the machine and atmosphere is definitely worth experiencing. I hope to come back soon to find more hidden places. Thank you London, and as always Drink Responsibly.
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