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Weekend Fun in Dulwich

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When the weather gets colder you have less things to do. In the summer there are so many options from BBQs to amazing trips on the boat or picnics. Winter does not bring that many options and you just want to snuggle on the sofa with a book or a good movie. Or you have another option…to grab your friend and have a lovely lunch in a cosy place, drink in a cute pub or just coffee in your favourite spot in the town.

So on Sunday I messaged my friend to put on a warm coat and come to my side of the City. I met Tereza in the afternoon and we headed in this rainy weather to one of the cutest places in London – Dulwich Village. It was her first time here and she loved it. I booked a table for lunch in Rocca which you have read about on my blog before. She put on an awesome outfit as always and wore Temperley top, Rag & Bone leather trousers, vintage waistcoat and fantastic Burberry coat which I forgot to snap for you. I went for less sexy and more cosy Asos faux fur gilet, Zara jeans and boots and handy Balenciaga bag. Well, I was definitely warm for sure.

We both try to be good with food so carbs were not really on our menu. Tereza was a great inspiration…finally Sunday without cheating with chocolate. LOL

And as the time was passing we did not feel like going home at all…so much to catch up on and trust me..she is full of great stories, ideas and inspiration. We moved few meters down the road to the cutest cafe in the village – Gail’s. We continued in our chit chat while warming our hands with delicious hot latte and mint tea. Oh, life is great with friends around. And Dulwich is such a sweet and magical place.

So I encourage all of you to make the best plans with you and your best friends for the next weekend. Don’t just sit home and have fun with your bestie in the hottest spot in your town.

Kdyz se venku ochladi, clovek ma hned mene moznosti, jak se zabavit. V lete nevite, co prvni a existuje tolik moznosti…od grilovani, pres piknik az po party na lodi. Bohuzel v zime se nikomu nikam nechce, nejradeji by se uvelebil v kresle s knizkou. Prijde mi, ze jedina z moznosti je dat si rande s kamaradkou v krasne hospudce a nebo si treba dat obed v prijemne restauraci.

V nedeli jsem se potkala s kamaradkou Terezkou a prestoze prselo, tak jsem se vydala do jedne z mych oblibenych restauraci v Dulwich Village – Rocca. Obe se momentalne snazime se trosku hlidat v jidle, takze jidlo bylo bez karbohydratu a jsem rada, ze jsem mela takoveho partaka, protoze jsem zvladla vikend bez nejakych velkych hrichu. Trikrat hura. A tady nas den nekoncil, protoze znate to, kdyz mate nejvice rozpovidano…tak se vam nechce domu a tak jsme se se odebraly do kavarny Gail’s na latte. Pokud budete mit nekdy cestu do teto casti, tohle krasne a utulne misto vas urcite nezklame a maji neskutecny vyber lakaveho peciva a taky i zdravejsich salatu.

Terezka se jako vzdy nadherne oblekla a dala si na sebe kozene kalhoty Rag & Bone, Temperley top a prekrasny Burberry kabat, ktery jsem vam zapomela vyfotit. Ja jsem jako vzdy byla lenivejsi a chtela byt co nejvic v teple a tahle vesta z Asosu me kazdopadne zahrala.  A jak vidite, pocasi vas nemusi zastavit od toho si uzivat vikendu na plne obratky. 

A doufam, ze uz planujete podobny vikend s kamaradkou ve vasi oblibene kavarne.

At zije vikend a pratele.

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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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