Category Archives: Food and Drinks

Le Chalet

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I love Christmas atmosphere, snow, good food, skiing and all the winter fun. And this place gave me such a good vibe that I am definitely coming back. I went for a quick lunch with my friend Andra and we picked this roof top gem that is located at a top floor of Selfridges in London.

Le Chalet has got such a magical charm and it really does remind you a chalet in the mountain…just the food is a bit better. As a child I remember all those skiing trips with my family and we certainly did not eat flowers on our starters…oh, let me think there would not be such a thing as a starter. LOL.

The atmosphere at this place is buzzing and you feel like up in the skies. And the food is a top quality. I cannot wait to go back…I think it is a perfect place to go when you and your girlfriend are on a shopping spree! You can clearly end your day in style even when it comes to food.

Miluju Vanoce, snih, dobre jidlo a lyzovani a vubec vsechny tyhle hezke veci, ktere se konaji v zime. A musim rict, ze  tahle uzasna restaurace Le Chalet, ktera se nachazi na strese nakupniho domu Selfridges v Londyne ve me vyvolala tolik prijemnych pocitu…clovek z toho mel melancholii a opravdu si pripadal jako nekde v horach, kde si skocil na obed. Vsechny ty svetylka a krb a drevo a deky k zahrati opravdu tvori hrozne prijemne misto.

Jenom to jidlo je o tridu vys, nez co si pamatuju z mych detskych vyletu na hory. Myslim, ze si nepamatuju, ze by muj predkrm byl servirovany s kytickou! A asi nebyl ani ten predkrm. LOL.

Tohle je uzasne misto, pokud uz mate dost nakupovani a chcete se na Oxford Street dobre najist.

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Frescobaldi Restaurant Opening

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You know I am a fashion blogger but you also know I love food. Last week I was invited to join some other bloggers to dine in this newly opened fine dining Italian restaurant in Mayfair. Ristorante Frescobaldi met all my expectations and everything from the deco to staff and food was at a very high level. So after work I changed my business blazer to more sparkly number and put on my loubis and headed over to Mayfair to this new gem.

The decoration has got very sleek but very cosy style and as you can see there are some fabulous paintings on the wall. The place also has got great downstairs area where our evening started. You know that if you give me bubbles and cheese I have a big smile on my face and it was not just about cheese as we got to try some fantastic canapes with delicious pate and mushroom and truffle. Oh, heaven…in one word.

We had tasty three course meal which I am definitely not used to on weekdays however it was so good that I just had to keep going. Each course was served with different wine. The starter was very light Beetroot salad with watercress and pistachio served with crispy fresh Pomino Bianco 2013

The main course was right up my street as I love pasta and I love lobster and this dish was light and perfectly seasoned. It was also served with very interesting wine with even more interesting colour of copper – Attems Ramato 2013.

And for some people dessert is the most popular part of the meal. Well I loved it and the wine Vinsanto Naturale 2007 was my favourite that evening. It went perfectly with this apple and walnut tart and cinnamon ice-cream.

I am definitely coming to this place again as it has got great food, great wine and very warm feel.  The only thing is that I ate so much that I had no room for cofee or tea after. Next time I will be prepared (maybe drink just water all day long..LOL)

You should definitely try this Italian place and you can find it at 15 New Burlington Place. If you are having a dinner be prepared to pay around 60 £ per head and for lunch probably around 40 £. However, it is worth every penny so put on your sexy shoes and sparkly dress and treat yourself to a fabulous meal.

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Vite, ze jsem spise modni blogerka, ale tim jak mam rada jidlo, tak jsem casto zvana na akce, ktere jsou s jidlem spojene. Musim priznat, ze si vubec nestezuju, az do te doby nez nemuzu dopnout kalhoty. Tentokrat jsem byla pozvana na otevreni nove restaurance Frescobaldi, ktera se nachazi na Mayfair. Vetsina blogeru, ktera se mnou byla na tento vyborne veceri sve blogy soustredi spise na jidlo. Trosku jsem si pridala, ze jejich znalosti, co se tyce jidla a vina jsou mnohem vyssi…ale co uz nadelam, ja mozna zase vim o jinych vecech. 

Restaurace ma krasny design, velmi cisty, hodne dreva, ale vytvari zaroven velmi utulny prostor. A diky tradici vina v Italii uz od ctrnacteho stoleti ma i skvelou nabidku vin. Nas vecer zacal v prizemi, kde se nachazi mensi bar a velmi utulny krb a sezeni vhodne na privatni akce. Ten usmev mi vykouzlilo sampanske a take vyborny syr. A nezustalo to jenom u toho. Jeste pred veceri jsme ochutnala vyborne chutovky s lanyzem a take pastikou. 

Nase vecere mela tri chody (kdo ma pak zhubnout ze?) a ke kazdemu chodu bylo jine vino. Jako predkrm jsme meli salat z cervene repy s pistaciema a k nemu velmi svezi a lehke vino Pomino Bianco 2013. Jako hlavni chod testoviny s humrem a k nim velmi zajimave vino, ktere melo neobvyklou rezavou barvu Attems Ramato 2013. A samozrejme nesmel chybet vynikajici desert v podobe dortu s jablky a orechy s domaci skoricovou zmrzlinou. Jeste ted se mi sbihaji sliny. A vino bylo take desertni a rekla bych, ze to bylo to nejlepsi z celeho vecer – Vinsanto Naturale 2007. Proste uzasny vecer plny dobrot a vynikajicich drinku. 

Priznam se, ze na muj vkus, kdyz nejsem ve vsedni dny zvykla na velke vecere, jsem jedla opravdu moc a tak uz jsem nebyla do sobe dostat ani caj nebo kavu. Ale opet jsem potkala spousty novych lidi, ktere opet rada uvidim a do restaurace se urcite vratim. 

Pokud mate chut az budete v Londyne tohle misto vyzkouset, tak se pripravte, ze na veceri utratite asi 40 £ na osobu a na veceri 60 a tohle misto najdete na 15 New Burlington Place, Mayfair.

Doufam, ze vam bude chutnat tak jako me. 

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Celebrations at Czech Embassy

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Now this is not the most usual post and especially for my English speaking readers however I wanted to share one post to these two events. I was invited to join our Ambassador in UK Michael Zantovsky at Czech Embassy in London to join and celebrate two important days in Czech history. The first one was to celebrate the creation of Czechoslowakia on 28th October and the second was Velvet Revolution. What a change from all these events I go to that are Fashion related. Czech food and singing national anthem really touched my heart and Mr. Zantovsky speeches were full of passion and humor. I read this article the other day about where your home is…I think my home is in London now but it is so touching to experience real Czech things and stay in touch with your country. I love Czech Republic and always will.

And it does not happen that often that you can hear stories about our previous president Vaclav Havel and get a chance to buy a new biography Havel a Life written by our Ambassador.

Tohle neni asi zcela obvykly post, ale chtela jsem vam napsat o tom jak jsem byla pozvana na Ceskou ambasadu v Londyne oslavit po boku naseho pana Velvyslance Michaela Zantovskeho dva vyznamne dny v nasi historii a to 28. rijna a  to vznik Ceskoslovenska a take Sametovou Revoluci. Myslim, ze obe akce byly uplne jine, nez ty modni na ktere jsem bezne zvana, ale oba vecery jsem si nesmirne uzila. Predstavte si, ze tady ziju uz deset let a ted vam nekdo uprostred Londyna nabidne vyborne ceske vino, zeli a spoustu dalsiho jidla (LOL). Navic mate moznost potkat nase vyznamne politiky a zazpivat si nasi hymnu, coz se mi taky normalne nestava. Priznam se, ze v ten moment mi trosku ukapla slzicka. Zajimave je, ze jsem ted cetla v Ceske Elle clanek o lidech, kteri ziji jinde, kde je pro me domov. Ja bych rekla, ze pro me uz je domov v Britanii, ale hrozne rada si pripomenu tyhle krasne veci, ktere me s Ceskem spojuji.

Zejmena oslavy Sametove Revoluce prilakaly spousty vyznamny politiku vcetne Miroslava Topolanka, Karla Schwarzenberga, Pavla Belohradka a take dalsi zname osobnosti Ceska. Zahledla jsem napriklad Miss Janu Dolezalovou a syna Mirka Topolanka. Je hezke videt, ze lide si udelaji cas a prileti az do Londyna podporit pamatku Vaclava Havla, revoluce a take podporit naseho velvyslance Michaela Zantovskeho, ktery nedavno vydal novou Biografii Havel: A Life.

Druha akce byla spojena i se Slovenskou ambasadou, kde vystoupila zpevacka Jana Kirschner a bylo moc hezke slyset i proslov Slovenskeho velvyslance a videt, ze prestoze obe zeme jsou uz nekolik let rozdelene, tak si k sobe stale umi najit cestu.

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Tip of the week …. Comptoir Libanais in Chelsea

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Comptoir Libanais is perfect for nice food and people watching in Chelsea. Those who have been regularly reading my blog know that I have a thing for Lebanese food. And although this place has got queue all the time it is worth to wait. You cannot beat this spot and just enjoy the food and cup of coffee. Interestingly people fight for the seats outside and do not mind to keep themselves warm just in their coats however I sat inside and the view is equally good.  I mean do not expect fine dining it is what is says it is. Ideal spot for quick lunch and cosy afternoon at great location.

The menu is full of great lebanese food and I went for my favourite fattoush salad and mezze platter for two. I thought the food was delicious and reasonably priced for the location. The service could have been a bit faster however there is an explanation for that as the place was pack with customers.

I am definitely trying this place again as I love Lebanese and I love Chelsea. Perfect combo for me.

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Comptoir Libanais je skvele misto na sledovani lidi v Chelsea a taky prijemny a rychly obed. Neni nic lepsiho nez si dat dobre jidlo a na zaver kavu a sedet primo v deni Chelsea. Hned za rohem je Chelsea food market a kolem spousta obchodu a clovek muze nasavat inspiraci u dobreho obeda. Obcas se stane, ze v restauraci je spousta cekajicich na stul, ale vsichni to vzdy vydrzi az na ne prijde rada.

Menu je pestre a misto neni vzhledem k pozici ani az tak drahe. Ja jsem si dala oblibeny fattoush salat a taky jsem si s kamaradkou dala napul mezze platter. Oboji bylo vyborne, ale myslim, ze salat jsem mela na jinych mistech lepsich. Mozna obsluha mohla byt rychlejsi, ale pri takovem navalu se moc nedivim.

Takze az bude v Chelsea, tak tohle misto klidne vyzkousejte. Ja bych sla klidne znovu.

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