After dinner at The Botanist, with (from left) Alex, Emma & Parisa.
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The Botanist
Pigeon appetizer
Tim: “Look natural.”
So “naturally” I pulled out my very best Zoolander.
At TopShop, I briefly debated buying one of the two minidresses pictured above, but ultimately decided that they’re a little too Pretty Woman for my taste, if you get my drift. I ended up buying a floral crop top and a black sequined bralet (because every woman needs one of those). Which I guess means I went the Pretty Woman route after all.
Update: I’ve gotten about a billion emails (including one from Julia and two from my mom) saying that I should buy this dress. It’s about $50. Should I?
My lunch at Borough Market: a pork belly and applesauce “butty” and the biggest meringue I have ever seen in my life. I chose the butty because a) I had no idea what a “butty” was, but desperately wanted to order one, if only to giggle like a five-year-old when I said “butty,” and b) because it had the longest line of any stand in the market, which is usually a good sign. It was good good good good good…fatty, salty meat mixed with sweet, crunchy rinds and perfectly textured applesauce inside a soft, super-fresh roll.
I chose the meringue because it was described to me as being “squidgy” inside. And yep, that pretty much described it: the inside was hollowed out, and the walls were smeared with a sweet white pudding. Now bursting at the seams, I wandered off towards TopShop on Bond Street.