April 17, 2013

Lazybones… deliciously slow cooked pork in Farringdon

Last week I met my friend C for dinner at Lazybones, a little bar and restaurant newly opened in the heart of Farringdon.

They offer a pretty interesting American inspired, slow and fast cooked, street food menu, excellent craft beer and delicious (and pretty stiff) cocktails.

The interior décor is quite unusual, with faux graffiti on the walls, pop images and a screen showing old movies. Music plays in the background, at a perfect level to have a conversation. Here is an insider tip, by checking-in with your waiter it’s possible to take control of the soundtrack and create your very own play list!

We started with a little nibble of DIY popcorn, which we decided to customize with a mix of cheddar and hot jalapeno flavourings, washed down by Lazy Manhattan cocktails.

We then shared the Pulled pork & slaw ‘burger’, 8 hour-cooked pork shoulder in pale ale, fennel, honey, smoked paprika topped with a cabbage, carrot, fennel, beetroot, celeriac, radish and yoghurt slaw.

Really delicious! Slightly sweet pork meat, packed with earthy flavours, perfectly paired with the crunchy and fresh texture of the slaw.

A tasty 6 hour-cooked in pale ale brisket chilli, served with a deliciously crushed guacamole.

Perfect with the crostini bread, and some cheeky smothered fries, topped with Monterey Jack cheese; crispy and moreish.

Followed by a selection of huge (!) mouth-watering sticky chicken wings.

Sweet & spicy (my favourite) in a perfectly balanced ginger, honey, coriander & lime hot sauce.

BBQ, served with hickory smoke and chipotle chilli sauce

and finally… extremely HOT wings, so hot that they almost burn your lips, served with a rich blue cheese dip.

My verdict? A perfect spot for post work drinks and food, or a naughty lunch (they also offer a take-away option).

I didn’t pay for my dinner, but I have estimated a dinner for two with drinks to be around £45. Recommended!

Hurry! Go before the word spreads and the long queues start, as they have a non-booking policy.

February 24, 2013

The Orange Buffalo, the best wings in town

Last week, after a crazy morning running around, K from NuffnangX and I met for a really spicy lunch in Brick Lane. And before you wonder, it wasn’t to sample Indian specialties, but The Orange Buffalo‘s hot wings. Huge, crispy, freshly fried chicken wings, tossed in deliciously spicy hand-made orange sauces, served with celery sticks and blue cheese dip.

The Orange Buffalo, tucked away in Ely’s Yard car park, off Brick Lane, is a recent addition to the food-truck scene. They serve free range Buffalo wings in four levels of spiciness: Original, Woof-Woof, Van-Gogh, and Viper.

K opted for the original and I felt brave enough to go for Woof-Woof, a mid-level. Being ~~hungry~~ greedy and wanting to try the full ‘Orange Buffalo’ experience, we also ordered curly fries and onion rings.

Sat down in the freezing cold, we scoffed our face with the divine freshly fried crispy yet juicy wings, covered in this sticky, messy, tangy and sweet hot sauce; perfectly washed down by Ginger beer.

The chips and the onion rings were to die for, crispy on the outside, with a soft middle, deliciously dipped into the rich hand-made blue cheese sauce – I am still salivating at the thought.