Food for Thought

Food for Thought
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This is my favorite restaurant in London. It is like going into a cozy family kitchen at dinnertime. You sit elbow to elbow with a dozen other people, and your meal is scooped from a casserole right onto your plate. Everything comes in generous helpings that mama would condone were she trying to fatten you up. The menu is short so no thinking, just eating. Typical choices are "the evening special", a soup, a quiche and a salad. The composition of these items change daily, and the ingredient outlook for the next couple days is posted inside the door. Enjoy breads, scones and casseroles that look as if they could have come out of your own kitchen (assuming you have talent and the Moosewood cookbook), and remember to save room for dessert. The Strawberry Banana Scrunch, a tasty trifle spooned up from a large casserole pan, is fantastic. Located at 31 Neal Street, Covent Garden; go there for cheap, good hippie comfort food. Mmm, just like me mum used to make.