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Tip of the week: Farmacy

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Girly Sundays are my favourite. Catching up with friends over brunch or lunch. The thing is my Sundays will be hardly girly now as I have to take Liam to most places where I go. So few weeks ago I decided to try this fantastic spot in Notting Hill – Farmacy. So many people and also Vogue have been raving about Farmacy so I wanted to try it.

I must say that if certain dishes are well made and prepared it does not matter if they are vegan or vegetarian they can be super delicious. And this is the case of this spot. Everything is super healthy, free from dairy, refined sugars, additives or chemicals. And everything looked and tasted amazing. My personal favourite were their nachos. I mean healthy nachos? Don’t ask me twice. And as my typical brunch choice I went for the eggs that just looked and tasted amazingly.

The whole place is one of those restaurants that are currently trendy and everybody wants to be eating there and seen so to get a table may require a bit of patience. We were told we cannot book so they only take walk ins. We had to wait around 40 mins to get seated but I had a fantastic time in the end. And Liam was so good in there so it felt like typical girly weekend in the end.

And they actually serve healthy shots! Literally. LOL

Holcici nedele jsou moje oblibene. Obedy a brunch s kamaradkou a klaboseni. A pritom se nedivat na hodinky a nemit zadne starosti. No ted uz je to trosku jinak, protoze sebou musim brat maleho Liama, ale to mi nebrani v tom, abych vyzkousela nova mista. A ted nedavno jsem se vydala do vyborne veganske a vegetarianske restaurace v Notting Hill – Farmacy.

Vsechno je hrozne zdrave a jidla jsou bez chemikalii, pridavku, rafinovanych cukru a mlecnych vyrobku. Ja jsem si nejvice pochutnala na zdrave verzi nachos, ktere byly opravdu vytecne. A protoze miluju klasicke brunche objednala jsem si take vajicka, ktere take nezklamaly. Pokazde me prekvapi, ze i takova jidla muzou byt neskutecne vynikajici. Jenom bych potrebovala, aby mi je nekdo doma varil. 

Restaurace ma take skvely interier, ktery pusobi chic a trendy. Jedinou nevyhodou je, ze tohle misto je tak popularni, ze si asi pockate na stul. Hlavne o vikendu. Nam bylo receno, ze nemuzeme udelat rezervaci a mame jenom prijit a potom jsme cekali na stul asi 40 minut. A Liam byl strasne hodny, takze ve finale to byl skoro typicky holcici brunch. Hehe 

A abych nezapomela delaji dokonce “healthy shots”, ktere vam prinesou v takove jakoby injekcni strikacce. Jak vystizne!

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Tip of the week: Nopi

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It does not happen that often that I decide to write about a tip of the week and even do not have proper camera photos. I loved this place so much that wanted to share it with you and use only captures from my Iphone. That should already tell you that I really enjoyed my lunch at NOPI.

To be honest I did not know this places exists however I had a business meeting with the lovely Armani Exchange PR that booked this wonderful gem just few steps away from busy Oxford and Regent’s street.

The whole place has got very chic and clean design however gives you that cosy brasserie feel I love. And I know the toilets may not be that important but wait until you see them. It is like walking to a glamorous mirror room. Well, it is all about the details after all right?

The food and the presentation is fantastic too as you can see from the pictures. The food is so colourful and delicious that you just want to eat everything. And when you walk in you can see fresh bread and salads on the side and it is almost impossible to chose from. I loved  their aubergine and courgette croquets and also polenta chips were a very interesting choice. And you do not have to feel that guilty as lot of things on the menu are very healthy.

This is another place that shows that healthy can be also very tasty. And you also know the place is good when people wait for tables and they are happy to do so. LOL

Nestava se to tak casto, kdy se rozhodnu napsat dalsi tip of the week bez toho, abych mela hezke fotografie z fotaku. Ale tohle misto se mi tak libilo, ze se odvazim s vami sdilet alepson fotografie, ktere jsem poridila na telefon. To vam snad naznaci, ze obed v NOPI mi chutnal opravdu prvotridne.

Popravde bych o tomto mistu ani nevedela, kdybych nemela pracovni obed s PR Armani Exchange, kteri tuto restauraci vybrali. A navic je na skvele miste a to velmi kousek od rusne Oxford a Regent’s street. A tahle oblast je vzdy nejhorsi, kdyz chcete dobrou restauraci, ktera je blizko.

Interier je velmi chic a elegantni a ma takovou tu atmosferu americkych brasserii, ktere mam moc rada. A vim, ze toalety nejsou az tak dulezite, ale v NOPI stoji za navstevu. LOL. Pusobi jako kdyz vstoupite do luxusni zrcadlove mistnosti a nekdy prave takove detaily tvori uplny celek a image restaurace.

Presentace a jidlo jsou ale uplne na jednicku. Hned u vstupu jsou vystaveny jejich salaty a cerstvy chleba (ktery mimochodem pripomina chutove ten Cesky) a je tak tezke si z te zaplavy dobrot vybrat. Ja jsem byla nadsena z lilku, cuketovych kroket a hranolek z polenty. NOPI je dalsi misto, ktere serviruje chutne, ale zaroven velmi zdrave jidlo. Takze clovek nemusi litovat, ze to zase prehnal. 

A opet se ukazalo, ze i zdravejsi verze jidla jsou vyborna, kdyz jsou dobre udelana a servirovana.

Takze dobrou chut.

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Tip of the week: The Polo Bar

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Girly nights are the best and even those that involve few hours of chatting in the bar and enjoying some delicious cocktails (non-alcoholic for me at this time of course). The more pregnant I get the less I go out however that it is natural when you are 8-9 months pregnant right? You have all the discomforts, you are huge and all you want is your bed and have your feet up. Well, I know I will have to give up evenings like this at least at the start of motherhood so I  decided to spend some quality time with my friend Helena. We met in a lovely Westbury Hotel bar The Polo. A great spot just off new Bond Street for pre-dinner or pre-theater drinks with friends or your partner.

And we had a great evening just as expected. Not one of those wild nights but just a nice evening with some good nibbles and drinks. Helena and I tried some mocktails and cocktails that were recommended to us like Tea Breeze, Pomegranate Deluxe, Secret Tree or Summer in Warsaw. And it would not be a proper evening if we did not have some food and platters to try. OK, the menu was quite limited for a pregnant lady but we still found some great options. My favourite ones were definitely the prawns as that is something I love in general.

If you are ever in the area and you want to find a chic spot for few drinks you should definitely give it a go. And remember there are some great shops on new Bond street and why not to end your shopping experience with a drink or two especially when you have this just round the corner.

Holcici vecery jsou nejlepsi a hlavne takove, kdyz mate moznost si s kamaradkou moznost popovidat a popijet dobry koktejl a jist dobre jidlo (pro me samozrejme nealko drinky v tomto obdobi). Cim vice mi roste tehotenske brisko tim mene mam silu nekam chodit coz je asi pochopitelne. Vetsinou se vidim maximalne doma na gauci s nohama nahore a necim sladkym. Porad vas nekde neco tlaci, jste strasne unavena a kdo vi co jeste. Kazdy to asi proziva trosku jinak. Takovychto veceru budu mit asi nejakou dobu na zacatku materstvi asi malo, tak jsem se sesla s kamaradkou Helenou v hotelovemu baru The Polo.

A vecer se nesl presne v takovem naladeni jak jsem doufala. Zadne tancovani na stole, ale prijemny klidny vecer na miste, kde na sebe nemusite kricet a popijite dobre koktejly. Cisnik nam doporucil vyborne mixy jako Tea Breeze, Pomegranate Deluxe, Secret Tree or Summer in Warsaw. A nechybelo ani dobre jidlo. Jedine, co mi moc nechutnalo bylo kure na reckem mezze. Nejak jsem tomu nemohla prijit moc na chut. I kdyz castecne za to muze i tehotetnstvi, protoze mi v tomto obdobi kure az tak moc nechutna. Nejvic mi chutnaly asi krevetky, ale to je tim, ze je mam obecne moc rada. 

Kdyz budete nekdy kolem, treba na nakupech ve Victoria Secret (vim kolik Cechu si tohle v Londyne nenecha ujit), tak se urcite na par koktejlu zastavte. Velke nakupy se nejlepe ukonci dobrym jidlem a pitim. Nemyslite? 

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Tip of the week: Sunset Taverna by Paraskevas

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What a place!!! Under the red cliffs of Oia there is this stunning romantic spot called Ammoudi bay. A dream spot for food lovers and people that appreciate fresh sea food and romantic atmosphere. I loved this place after visiting one day and this gorgeous taverna got my heart so much we had to come back. Sunset Ammoudi taverna is a place we just came across but after having quick lunch there one day we decided to come back for full dinner after trying many places on Santorini. This restaurant is definitely at the top of my list. It is a fantastic spot to watch sunset but be aware if you want to experience this it is definitely important to actually book a table in advance.

There was just something about this lovely taverna. It was not just about good service and fresh sea food but the fact you feel you are almost dining in the sea. Everywhere you looked there was something beautiful to see and I could not stop soaking in local atmosphere. If I ever come back to Santorini I will come back. I had a thing for calamari on this trip and this placed served the best I tried on the island. However, their other sea food and other Santorini specialities are worth to try.

We really loved everything about this place and hopefully the pictures can bring you closer to this picturesque place.

Pod utesy Oia, ktere maji specifickou cervenou barvu, ktera se casto nachazi prave na ostrove Santorini, se nachazi tohle prekrasne misto – zatoka Ammoudi. Romanticke misto, ktere asi oceni hlavne milovnici morskych plodu a romanticke atmosfery. Behem naseho pobytu na Santorini jsme se zde stavili na lehky obed a hrozne mi tam chutnalo. A tak jsem jednoho dne rozhodla, ze bych chtela Tavernu Sunset vyzkouset i na veceri. Spousta turistu na ostrove si rezervuje stul v podobnych restauraci a ceka na proslaveny zapad slunce. A proto pokud se chystate na tyhle mista kolem osme hodiny tak urcite potrebujete rezervaci. 

Ja jsem se nemohla nabazit mistni atmosfery a pocitu, ze si uzivate vyborne jidlo temer v mori. Myslim, ze jsem nikdy nejedla tak blizko more. Mela jsem i pocit, ze kazdou chvili muzeme spadnout do vody, ale zkratka to melo neco do sebe. Servis, kvalita jidla a vyhled se opravdu neda srovnat s nekterymi misty, ktere jsem navstivila. 

Doufam, ze fotografie vam alespon trochu priblizi vyborne jidlo a tuhle prekrasnou zatoku pod utesy mesta Oia. 

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