The delicious Groundnut guys
Mash-up’s, poached egg-porn, bull riders, grunts, groans and grinding those nuts. Yes, it can only be Monday’s colourful medley of this week’s hot date-ideas. Who’s up for the weekly woo?
Poached ‘egg-porn’ in Dalston – 92-100 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XB
How do you like your eggs in the morning? If it’s poached, you’re in luck. Fancy a side helping of vintage-shopping too? Oh go on then. We’re not yolking either. Launched only last week, Foxcroft & Ginger have partnered with Beyond Retro to offer daters the first specialist Poached Egg bar in the UK at their Dalston store. We’re not talking you’re average poached eggs …oh nooo. This is proper egg-porn. The ‘cracking’ poached egg menu includes: Eggs Benedict (yes on so many levels) Poached Eggs with Sweet Potato Scone, Chorizo with Chermoula Sauce and Poached Eggs with Herb Roasted Mushrooms (yum) to name just a few and all while you digest the impressive industrial-chic décor. We suggest trying on any Beyond Retro clobber before you eat, however. Mind if we undo our trousers?
Love Die Late: 114 Great Portland Street W1W 6PH
Fancy a Coffee and Cocktail date? Sure, why not. You know us. This new kitsch-style parlour, nestled in a tucked away street in Fitzrovia off Great Portland, offers the perfect little date-den. Love Die satisfies all your caffeine cravings by day before literally transforming before your eyes into a kooky cocktail parlour by night (at about 17.30). From here, daters can enjoy the bustling vibe on the first floor or head below to the basement for some cosy intimate date time. Us? We’d start with a coffee date, late afternoon, and drift seamlessly into cocktails…whether it’s with the same date or another is up to you…well hell, Love, Die Late, right?
Date Out of Africa:
Here at Lovestruck towers, we’re regularly filling the search box looking for eateries of fine international cuisine. But tap in ‘African food’ and the search engines (bizarrely) start to scratch their heads in bewilderment. Now however, lovers of African food can prepare to grind their nuts with culinary joy as three lovely chaps from South London, Duval, Jacob and Folayemi, have filled this (frankly unforgiveable) gap in the market with the Groundnut Cookbook, an African foodie bible stuffed with colourful and flavourful traditional and updated recipes. Familiarise yourself with Yam, Plantain, Jollof sauce and Pan-fried Okra then stock up on fresh ingredients from ‘Proud To Be African’ at East Street market in Walworth. Hurry home and impress your date by stirring up a some authentic African lovin’ at your place.
At The Movies: The Longest Ride
What happens when you fall for someone but then realise you’re not quite on the same page in terms of views and values? This is the dilemma facing rugged Bull Rider Luke (Scott Eastwood….guess the famous Daddy?) and city gal Sophie (Britt Robertson) who luckily both have Ira (Alan Alda) on hand to feed them a good old fashioned slice of home truth and inspiration based on his decades of dedication to his beloved wife (the film run the love stories of both couples). Everyone needs an Ira, but will it all be enough for Luke and Sophia to successfully ride life’s love rodeo? You’ll just have to go see…
Hit A Date Ace: Wimbledon 29th June – 12th July, Church Road, Wimbledon SW19 5AG
Quicker than an Andy Murray Ace, Wimbledon is back. Yes, it’s that time of year when half the UK population hit the tennis courts thinking they could smash it like the seeded ones. Enjoy some thoroughly impression tennis, Murray Mania, Nadal’s (k)nicker dilemmas, strawberries & cream (how much?!) and Champers all to an orchestra of grunts, (thhwacks) and groans. If Centre Court tickets are unobtainable, you’re bound to find seats at one of the 22 others. You could sit at one of the many on-site bars with your date and celeb-watch, hang about on Henman-Hill for your possible 5 seconds of TV fame or linger at the Centre Court exits towards the end of the day for a possible freebie ticket. Either way, a day at Wimbledon could score you Game, Set and Match! Ticket Info
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