Slow Awakening

Home, sweet home; we made it through the party at Movimientos, courtesy of Emily's bro Pasqual (like Emily, another trader over at BNP - no, that's not the infamous party of racist thugs, but France's largest bank). I picked up Emily after work (which was 7 in the evening) to unwind at Loungelover's, a very impressive and stylish cocktail bar that also serves delicious Japanese snacks.


Over at Movimientos the fun really started, with more cocktails (tropically inclined) and fabulous music. By midnight we went over to Pasqual's place in Holborn where we finished his birthday celebrations and stayed until nearly 3.

Slow morning, as you can imagine.  I went downstairs to fix an eye opening breakfast, and gosh, did I serve up a winner... LOL   Crepes (thank you Waitrose for the starting material - hint: only use their ultra-thin, huge crepes!), plus a composition of berries. I briefly heated the berries (strawbs & raspberries), added drops of Grand Marnier, quickly blended them and stuffed the hot crepes with the concentrate, mixing-in whipped cream (which I flavoured beforehand with some vanilla). Didn't even have to wake her up, the smell did the trick. Served with coffee, thick froth on top with some cocoa powder, and the smile returned to the still sleepy faces, even at the ungodly time of 10:30AM.

Big plans for the weekend, including shopping this afternoon for clothes for the both of us. Tonight we'll be at Hispaniola, familiar to me but Emily's never heard of it. Can anything go wrong at a venue that serves great seafood and entertains into the wee-hours with Caribbean themed music? I think not.

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