Upon arrival, we rushed right away to have lunch at the Borough market at Elliot’s. We were invited by my cousin since this is one of her favorite spots in London
She ordered all the starters and we ordered the main
Buffalo mozzarella and red pepper and basil
Artichokes ala qrecque
Ria recommended this so almost everyone ordered cheeseburger- so when it arrived – the dolly was full of cheeseburgers! 🙂
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From New York, we flew to London to visit the Queen! oops, I mean to meet the Mayor 🙂 We stayed in Beaufort House which is a serviced apartment located two blocks away from Harrods 🙂
It’s an old building but inside it is renovated- the Lobby
We got a three bedroom since we were a big family – we could not even fit so one couple had to stay across in a hotel. It’s nice because we can all stay together – and it has a living room, dining room and kitchen – and even laundry machine
This was our bedroom – I was not able to take the other two because it was not fixed at the time we arrived 🙂 The Master bedroom had its own bathroom and the two other shared one plus there was another guest bathroom
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The Foodie son was bringing me all these food stuff home! which were all yummy!!!
From the Foodie son, Jaime 
From our Foodie friend, Jerome. Look how OC and organized he is, he even categorized it! Thank you Jerome!!!
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The Foodie son told us to try this, so we did! We lined up.
He warned us that it is the Halal Guys with a line since there are many other stalls that look similar like this one beside the LOVE sign
This was the one across the MOMA on 53rd street
And yes there was a long line
I wanted a photo of all the Halal Guys but they were so busy but this guy who served my chicken rice was kind enough to pose for me 🙂
Chicken and rice with extra white sauce
We crossed the street and sat on the stairs of the building
Watching the long line to the MOMA Free Friday nights and enjoying our chicken rice!
Previous entry: Free Friday Nights at the MOMA September 27, 2013
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I made sure we visited one Filipino restaurant during our stay
Previous entry: Maharlika Filipino Moderne New York City April 25, 2012
We went to Pig and Khao which is actually Filipino -Thai. Thank you Jerome for taking us here!!!
So happy to see Chef Leah Cohen, Top Chef contestant. She was busy helping out in the cooking!!
Simple menu which Heart2Heart loves because I go crazy with so many choices 🙂
Coconut rice!! YUM!!! First time to try this and it was really good!! Something different for a change
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The Foodie’s 18th birthday was prolonged with so many celebrations 🙂 This was finally the day itself and he picked a place from his list. I love trying new restaurants and Jaime is adventurous too!
It was only Me and Jaime since James was not feeling that well that evening
Exhaust 🙂 on top of each table
The foodie is adventurous – he was attracted to this restaurant because of the unique menu offering they had – read carefully below 🙂
Foie Gras Stuffed Mini kobe burger!! It was really mini 🙂 but an interesting dish!!! They poured the hot chocolate sauce on top!!
Niku Uni
Instead of ordering the regular kalbi and other grilled meats you can get in other restaurants, we got the Pot Kalbi which is a house special – it’s marinated overnight for 24 hours with their special sauce and has miso butter sauce on the side. I am not sure why it’s not in the menu on the website
Shio Tan – Tongue. We wanted the special tongue to try something different but they were out of it
The birthday boy chose the dessert! Why Choose? “I’ll have it with the works”! YUM!
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We were so happy we had time to spend with Jerome! And I made sure we visited his new flat which he is renting in the meantime he is looking for his permanent flat. On one side of the building Jerome told me that they have outdoor movies for the residents
And on the other side is the pool area
Lighted reception and hallways
Mail room
This monitor tells you if your unit has a package! High tech!
Here we are 🙂 Jerome is a bachelor but he got a two bedroom because almost every month he has a family or friend visiting! 🙂
From his window he can see his office building so he lives close by 🙂
Jerome is so neat and organized!!!
His books up close 🙂
Laundry inside the closet
Guest room which Jerome is still fixing up
On the way out, Jerome showed me their garbage disposal room – even this is computerised!
Before throwing your garbage you have to push some buttons so it goes to the right chute
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Driving down from New Jersey back to Manhattan, our driver passed the West Side Highway and I am glad I was able to capture some interesting buildings. It was a nice drive seeing all these structures. I later on told Jerome about it and I asked his help to tell me what buildings they were An apartment complex on Riverside Boulevard in the Upper West Side that Donald Trump and a few others developed for Luxury Condo sales and rentals 100 11th Avenue (a luxury apartment building designed by French starchitect, Jean Novel) on the left and the IAC headquarters on the right (designed by another starchitect, Frank Gehry). The Standard Hotel in the Meatpacking district. It’s notorious because of the big and very transparent windows that have provided many free peep shows to any passerby. The James Hotel in Soho. It has a nice rooftop bar The Perry Street Towers designed by Starchitect, Richard Meier. Jean Georges Vongerichten, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman all have units here. It also houses Jean Georges’ restaurant- Perry Street [email_link]
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