Cha Cha Moon and beyond...

Before Michael moved here, I had nothing even half-positive to speak of London's food... and while I still feel that way for the most part, Michael's attempts to change my mind through his diligence and research is starting to pay off!

So speaking of Cha Cha Moon (as per Michael's Valentine's Day blog entry below), which is owned by a British-Chinese named Alan Yau and has exploded throughout Central London (it's the most search restaurant in London's Time Out)!... My favorite restaurant-of-the-moment is Busaba Eathai, which is also owned by this Alan Yau bloke, who is arguably only the most brilliant Chinese restauranteur!... ok, ok, in the western hemisphere, anyway. I hope Michael doesn't delete this paragraph :)

My first experience at an Alan Yau restaurant was at Yauatcha, a Michelin-starred restaurant known for its modern take on dim sum, tea-time, and dessert. The decor is phenomenal - it's exotic, mysterious, light, and romantic, all at once! I rant and rave about to everyone back home and will definitely take you if you visit me here - your treat?! lol

Busaba Eathai is a laid-back Thai restaurant, where you sit in a square table with 11 other people, but the atmosphere is so much fun and the food is really YUMMY. I never thought I'd like another Thai restaurant as much as Sea in New York, but the calamari here is the best I've had outside of Portland's Thien Hong (for you foggies back home) (it does resemble the calamari Tram & I had in New Zealand during Winter 07) and the cod stir fry and crab fried rice was titillating - you like that word, didn't you ;)

I went there twice in 1 week (once without Michael, much to his dismay) and I usually have a rule about not going back to the sames places twice as I'd like to try as many different restaurants as possible, but this one has become a staple!

Again... no pictures for this post, but I promised myself I will never forgot my camera again!