THE BRUNCH DIARIES

for this weeks 'valentine' brunch spot (yeah, we missed a few weeks..not a good start!) we kept it local and headed to granary square (which if you've never been you should totally check out this area) at the back of kings cross on the banks of regents canal to the grain store. when we take a walk along the canal we tend to always stop off at caravan which is just next door, but seeing as this series is all about discovering new places we thought we should take a few extra steps to cross the threshold of grain store instead!

nick had baked beans, scrambled eggs and toulouse sausage...nick tends to chose the closest thing to a cooked breakfast that each place has!

i had the seeded scone with vegemite whipped butter, smoked salmon and scrambled egg. i could have done with a bit more moistness as the scone was fairly dry but it was still delicious.

we totally over-induldged and shared some sweet potato donuts for desert. these were pretty delicious and thankfully didn't taste like sweet potatoes at all, unlike my sweet potato brownies i attempted to make last weekend!

you know its a trendy place when they place your bill inside of something, a book, a matchbox..this time it was a wooden pear....naturally.

we loved the feel of this place, pretty relaxed, with kitchen utensils hanging as decoration. i especially loved the massive windows, it almost felt like you were outside on the terrace.

another great brunch find that is so close to where we live. but...i have to stay i'm still dreaming of those massive, fluffy american pancakes from the last place!

THE BRUNCH DIARIES

we've been asked what we miss most about nyc and included in our over emotional answer is 'brunching'. the weekend brunch date. slow, lazy weekend mornings where you linger in bed for extra long, before rocking up to some hipster, quirky brunch spot to stuff yourselves with the best food in town. eggs benedict, pancakes or huevos ranchero all washed down with a refillable coffee.  mmmmm.

instead of moaning about this weekend tradition that nick and i miss so much we've decided to embark on a brunch journey around london, blogging along the way. we're hoping to find the best brunch spots in and around london.

so we kicked off our first sunday brunch morning with a pretty killer place. we headed up regents canal to camden where we discovered 'the blues kitchen'. from the outside this place didn't look much, but inside was a little gem. an industrial style diner, with old fire extingusihers, edison bulbs and blues artwork. i had the best pancakes of my life whilst nick had an american breakfast which included said pancakes! this place is going to be hard to beat!

nick's american breakfast that included a side of 2 pancakes. he managed just one pancake.

bacon and maple syrup pancakes. the fluffiest, most heavenly pancakes ever. i managed to finish just two out of my three, but don't worry i finished the bacon, which is what you pay for according to nick!

i took this picture to prove to nick that he does indeed have dimples and while we at it, those lines around his eyes....nearly as good as those pancakes....nearly!