A Brief Trip To London’s Borough Market
Written on February 2, 2009
London's Borough Market / Photo by Nick Weston
Borough Market is generally a place I tend to avoid. That may sound strange, coming from a person with an obvious interest in food, but come the weekend it is packed to the hilt with pretentious foodie know-it-alls groping vegetables in a state of pre-orgasmic tension and coughing up obscene amounts of money simply because it is Borough market, but if you want something special sometimes you have to go that little bit further. So as a word of advice: a Thursday or Friday is relatively free of the Olive/Bon appétit subscribers.
There is no denying it is certainly a wondrous place and has been feeding Londoners, be they invaders or locals for around 2000 years. It had once moved onto London bridge itself for some bizarre reason, but the congestion became a nightmare and Edward the Confessor confessed it was best to move it to it’s present location to prevent further bloodshed in what could only be described as horse & cart road rage.
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A Brief Trip To London’s Borough Market
London's Borough Market / Photo by Nick Weston
Borough Market is generally a place I tend to avoid. That may sound strange, coming from a person with an obvious interest in food, but come the weekend it is packed to the hilt with pretentious foodie know-it-alls groping vegetables in a state of pre-orgasmic tension and coughing up obscene amounts of money simply because it is Borough market, but if you want something special sometimes you have to go that little bit further. So as a word of advice: a Thursday or Friday is relatively free of the Olive/Bon appétit subscribers.
There is no denying it is certainly a wondrous place and has been feeding Londoners, be they invaders or locals for around 2000 years. It had once moved onto London bridge itself for some bizarre reason, but the congestion became a nightmare and Edward the Confessor confessed it was best to move it to it’s present location to prevent further bloodshed in what could only be described as horse & cart road rage.
Continue reading @ HUNTER GATHERING: Wild & Fresh Food
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