Breakfast at Honest Burger is always a pleasure, crushed avocado and garlic mushrooms on toast, all sprinkled with a touch of chilli and some greenery and a very nice cup of tea. Elizabeth had the GF option, the same but on GF buns.
After Chapel, Anouska and I headed to Kings Cross and from there walked across to join the Canal, heading left. It was a glorious sunny day and we were both hungry. I had promised to take her to the Temple of Seitan to try the GF vegan options they have and then go on to Camden so she could try the cheesy chips from Young Vegans.
We had visited the Temple of Seitan the weekend before but it had been closed due to technical problems, on this fine day, it was open. Situated almost on the Canal, right in the middle of nowhere in particular, it is 10 minutes outside of Camden. I had the Spicy Temple Burger and it is fast food for vegans, a take on KFC and delicious in it's junkiness. Anouska had the option of 4 types of wings or a wrap and she opted for Buffalo wings with gravy that actually tasted like beef gravy, it was scarily close. She absolutely adored it and is planning on paying them another visit on her birthday, with some other GF friends.
Here is my burger:
This burger has the right amount of bite to it and is just tasty. I do like my junk food and to be able to have such an excellent meat alternative, it is worth a trip to London just for this.
From the Temple of Seitan, we continued down the Canal and walked the 20 mins into Camden where we had another meal at Young Vegans. Last week I tried their seitan and ale pie and their cheesy chips and was impressed enough that I wanted Anouska to try their cheesy chips. They have a cheesy style sauce that is simply delicious. This time around I decided to try a Cheeseburger Pie:
We started to walk the 2 1/2 miles back to Marylebone, down the Canal and it is a beautiful walk. It was reasonably busy with people but not crowded. The water side thoroughfare is scenic and so far removed from the busy streets of the Capital that you could be anywhere, it feels a world away.
Our intention had been to walk down to Little Venice and visit the Cafe by the Water, a misnomer as it is actually a barge on the water. Unfortunately there was some kind of festival going on and it was jam packed with people but I do recommend that Cafe on the Water, it has a lovely atmosphere and after the long walk, it serves nicely chilled drinks and a good cup of tea.
Then it was across to Hammersmith and the Wildhearts. This was actually a triple header with 3 headline acts, Terrorvision, the Wildhearts and Reef. I was never a huge fan of Terrorvision but they did a stirling job.
The Wildhearts were on next and they meant business. The usual banter was kept to an absolute minimum and the performance was razor sharp, ferocious, vocal and tighter than I think I've ever seen them play. They were totally on form and ruled the Odeon:
It was great to see Danny back on bass so this was the original Wildhearts in all their glory. I did want to see Reef and I owe them a huge apology but after the Wildhearts, it just felt like home time, as if the show had finished, so we went home. I have never felt like that before and Anouska felt the same, no arguments, it was simply time to go home.
All I can say is what an amazing weekend and roll on July so I can see the Wildhearts again and then again in December.
I am also looking forward to the Hollywood Vampires, Myles Kennedy, The Damned, Killing Joke, Rose Tattoo and Greta Van Fleet...
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