Tom Aikens
On the second day of my trip to London a while back we had dinner at Tom Aikens. The whole experience was quite enjoyable. I snagged the menu we had from their website at the time (I put the whole thing in a convenient definition list).
Jealous of Lizzie E
In my search for a hotel room in Illhaeusern I came across this blog. Man, she really likes her food it seems. And she’s been to restaurants that are still on my wish list, too!
Anyway, I added her to my feed reader as she’s already given me loads of ideas for places to visit while going to the West Coast in October. Keep those reviews coming, Lizzie!
An update on my second weekend trip
Unfortunately the opening of the hotel we booked in London has been delayed, so they offered to have us put up at The Royal Horse Guards hotel instead. It’s somewhat disappointing to have to stay at a different hotel from what you have originally booked, but judging from the website it should be alright (although it’s not quite the size we usually stay in – we prefer smaller hotels). They were, however, very apologetic and offered to give us a VIP next time we book a room with them. We’ll certainly take them up on their offer!
Apart from going to Moro we managed to squeeze in a reservation at Tom Aikens. We’d contemplated going to the Fat Duck, but they were temporarily closed at at that time. Should be a nice experience, I’ll be sure to let you know.
My b’day this year
Being a foodie, my birthday present the last couple of years has been dinner at a Michelin star restaurant. Last year we went to Oud Sluis, the year before to Beluga and this year we’re going to l’Auberge de l’Ill. I can hardly wait! 
Restaurant Week
Restaurant Week is on the horizon again and I just finished booking two restaurants – one for lunch and one for dinner. Since I’ve got an American Express card I’m allowed to book them a week earlier than most other people, but judging from the amount of restaurants already full (most of them being Michelin star ones) I’m not the only foodie with one of those in their wallet.
I wasn’t interested in Michelin star restaurants per se, as I’ve got two lined up later in the year (not for €25/€35 per person though!). So I booked ‘t Tolhuysch in Oegstgeest (while I’ve heard good stories about it and it’s nearby) and Maxime in the Hague (for it being Calla’s more laid back and hip sister). Should be a fun week.