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I've been living in London for 14 years and I've had a lot of brunches during that time. A guide to my favourite places to enjoy my favourite meal is, therefore, long overdue. I've been brunching at some of the venues on the list for more than a decade, while others are more recent discoveries. You'll probably notice that savoury dishes feature prominently in the photos below because it's fairly rare for me to order something sweet for brunch unless a) it sounds unmissably great or b) I am able to order a savoury main course followed by a smaller dessert. And if you're also into speciality coffee, fear not; most of these places will have you covered. I've linked any reviews or mini-reviews I've written, although some of these are now a few years old. Read on to find out more about my favourite London brunches. The one with the beautiful savoury dishes... Abuelo  | Covent Garden If you like your brunch with an Aussie/South American twist, Abuelo is the pl...

This year, I've been trying to get my for-fun reading back up to pre-pandemic levels and  I've also been picking out and writing about my favourite five books every two months as a way to hold myself accountable. I read 20 books in March and April, taking my year-to-date tally to 42. Here are my five favourites from among the books I've read in the past two months. 1. Reputation by Sarah Vaughan. I've been a big fan of Vaughan's writing since I read and loved Anatomy of a Scandal   back in 2018. If you enjoyed the latter, you'll probably also like  Reputation : a psychological thriller with a perfect blend of politics, law and domestic drama. At its centre is Emma Webster, a teacher-turned-MP, who is rising to prominence within the Labour Party. She's worked hard in her career but when it comes to it, there is nothing that she won't do to protect her teenage daughter...or her reputation. And as the events in the novel spiral rapidly and chaotically out...

  1. Octopuses have three hearts. 2. Cows don’t honestly have 4 stomachs; they have one belly with 4 compartments. (fda.gov) 3. The platypus doesn’t have a belly at all: Their esophagus goes straight to their intestines. (nationalgeographic.com) 4. This is one animal delusion that’s true: Eating components of a pufferfish can kill you because, in a protection mechanism to ward off predators, it includes a lethal chemical known as tetrodotoxin. There’s ample in one pufferfish to kill 30 people—and there’s no antidote. Still, pufferfish, referred to as fugu, is a highly-prized delicacy in Japan, however can solely be organized with the aid of well-trained chefs. (nationalgeographic.com) 5. Polar bears have black skin. And actually, their fur isn’t white—it’s see-through, so it seems white as it displays light. 6. Tigers’ pores and skin is sincerely striped, simply like their fur. Also, no two fur patterns are alike. 7. Flamingoes are solely red due to the fact of chemical compounds r...

 1. Three presidents, all Founding Fathers—John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe—died on July four Presidents Adams and Jefferson additionally died the equal year, 1826; President Monroe died in 1831. Coincidence? You decide. (constitutioncenter.org) 2. The Barbie doll’s full title is Barbara Millicent Roberts, from Willows, Wisconsin. Her birthday is March 9, 1959, when she used to be first displayed at the New York Toy Fair. (barbiemedia.com) 3. There sincerely aren’t “57 varieties” of Heinz ketchup, and in no way were. Company founder H.J. Heinz notion his product ought to have a number, and he preferred fifty seven Hint: Hit the glass bottle on the “57,” no longer the bottom, to get the ketchup to flow. (heinz.com) 4. One of President John Tyler’s grandsons is nevertheless alive today—and he was once born in 1790. How is this possible? President Tyler, the tenth US president, was once sixty three when his son Lyon Tyler used to be born in 1853; Lyon’s son used to be bo...

7. Many of Thomas Edison’s biggest innovations had been engineered in New Jersey. Thomas Edison used to be born on February 11, 1847, in the small city of Milan, Ohio. While he may additionally have commenced experimenting in his parent’s basement in Ohio, it wasn’t till he moved to New Jersey that his experiments and innovations commenced gaining the focus they deserved. By the age of 24, he constructed the world’s first lookup and improvement facility at Menlo Park. It was once right here that Edison created the world’s first entirely practical mild bulb. He additionally invented the phonograph and four hundred different greater or much less well-known but vitally essential inventions. 8. The greatest mild bulb in the world is in New Jersey. Seven years after Thomas Edison died, a monument was once developed to honor one of his most illuminating innovations – the mild bulb. The monument used to be constructed in 1938 in Menlo Park, the place his lookup and improvement facility as soo...

  The most seasoned beacon actually working in the US is situated at Sandy Hook Unit in New Jersey and was implicit the eighteenth 100 years. Generally usually nicknamed "The Garden State," New Jersey was the third state to join the United States of America on December 18, 1787. It has a populace of 8,882,190 individuals (starting around 2019), making it the eleventh most crowded state. New Jersey is lined by the provinces of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New York. With 8,722 square miles (22,591 square kilometers) of land and water, it is the 47th biggest state. The capital of New Jersey is Trenton, arranged midway in the state. That is an adequate number of quick realities about the Garden State for the present; we're here to gain proficiency with a portion of the additional intriguing realities! 1. Individuals have been living in New Jersey since 13,000 BC. Current scholars concur that the majority of the Americas were settled by a gathering alluded to as the Paleo-India...