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Como siempre ocurre, mi último viaje a Londres se basó en comer y comer y comprar más comida para la cena de Nochebuena. ¿Pero hay algo mejor que pasar unos días de relax, salir a tomar desayunos felices (o hacerlos en casa) y disfrutar como los propios londinenses? Lo mejor, el contexto: Hackney.

As always, my latest trip to London was more a gastronomical trip. I have the feeling that the only thing that we did was eating and buying groceries for our Christmas dinner and lunch. But hey! What's better than a relaxed holiday based on going for delicious breakfasts (or making them at home) and enjoying life as a local? The best part, the context: Hackney.

SMALL WORLD CATERING

Último post sobre nuestro viaje a Amsterdam. De hecho, fue una de las mejores comidas y como muestra, ahí teneis la carta de sandwiches.

Small World Catering es un pequeño deli dirigido por un simpático australiano en mi barrio favorito, Jordaan. Hay algo que me encanta y que no suelo hacer en Madrid y es beber zumo durante la comida. Y parece increíble que, viniendo de un país que produce fruta de gran calidad, uno de los mejores zumos naturales que he probado jamás haya sido en este sitio.

Los sandwiches... caseros y simplemente espectaculares. Yo me dejé aconsejar por los camareros y elegí el de salami picante, pero el de calabaza asada era también delicioso.

No tuve oportunidad de probar el café (después de la comida, teníamos planeada la visita a Two For Joy) pero lo apunto en mi lista para la próxima vez, porque parecía bueno. Y no es de extrañar, Australia es uno de los países a la cabeza en el mundo del café.

Last -but not least- post about our trip to Amsterdam. Actually, it was one of the best lunches (there you have the menu if you want to see by yourselves).

Small World Catering is a small deli run by a kind Australian in my favourite district, Jordaan. There's something I don't usually do in Madrid and I love which is drinking juice during lunch. And it seems incredible that coming from a country that produces good quality fruit, I had to come here to try probably the best juice ever.

The homemade sandwiches are just delicious. I was suggested by the bartenders to try the spicy salami one and it was indeed great, but also the roasted pumpkin one was amazing.

I didn't have the chance to try their coffee since we had a planned visit to Two For Joy after, but I will the next time. It looked good... nothing strange coming from Australia, one of the top countries in the world of coffee.

We couldn't help but biting the sandwich before taking the photo.

TWO FOR JOY

Photos: Laura Sanz

Cuando viví en Amsterdam la cultura del café aun no estaba muy presente. Aparte de Espressofabriek y la pop up store de Stumptown Coffee que abrieron en la agencia Sid Lee, no había muchos más sitios de referencia de esta bebida (entre estos sitios no incluyo cadenas como Coffee Company). Pero el pasado noviembre volví unos días de visita y para mi sorpresa, la ciudad ha cambiado un montón con la apertura de bares o tiendas que antes no existían. Uno de esos sitios es Two For Joy, un precioso espresso bar con dos locales en el centro de Amsterdam (las fotos son de Haarlemmerdijk).

Un sitio genial para disfrutar de una conversación, leer un libro o trabajar disfrutando de un buen café. Y para los que quieran tomarlo en casa, también venden sus propios blends.

Parece que poco a poco se van extendiendo y aparte de sus dos locales, su café puede encontrarse en tiendas como COTTONCAKE, junto al mercado de Albert Cuyp (una tienda con ropa y comida genial, por cierto!)

When I lived in Amsterdam, the coffee culture wasn't very extended. Apart from Espressofabriek and the Stumptown Coffee pop up store settled at the agency Sid Lee, there weren't so many more points of reference for this drink (and I don't include chains such as Coffee Company). But the past November I went back to visit a friend and, lucky me, the city has changed a lot and lot of nice shops and bars have opened ever since. One of these places is Two For Joy, a beautiful espresso bar with two locations in the center of Amsterdam (the photos are taken at the one of Haarlemmerdijk).

It's the perfect place for a conversation, reading a book or working while enjoying a very good coffee. For those who want to have it at home, they also sell their own blends.

It seems that they are spreading and apart from their two bars, their beans can also be found at stores such as COTTONCAKE, next to the Albert Cuyp market (a very recommended boutique, by the way! Their clothes and food are great!)