Top 4 Japan-themed Picks (To Get You Through February in London!)
Hurray! February is halfway over! But it's still freezing. With this in mind, here are my top toasty picks to get you through February in Londontown...
1. Melt into a Nabe Pot
The times I've googled 'oden - London' and 'nabe - London' and 'I want to eat oden in London!' and various combination thereof, I've never been able to find a restaurant that specialises in the warming Japanese hot-pot here in London. But now, thanks to the comprehensive EAT-JAPAN website, I've found out about Cocoro Restaurant near Bond Street, located at 31 Marylebone Lane, London, W1U 2NH. Read the article on EAT-JAPAN.
2. Defrost Your Buttocks with Uniqlo Heattech Long Johns
I don't know how I would have survived winter without these. I gave some to my mum at Christmas. Later, she complained she had cold legs. I said: 'Why don't you put your long johns on?' She said: 'Because I don't want to get used to wearing them all the time.' I said: 'Why?'. She didn't know...
Look, if you haven't got your obligatory Uniqlo Heattech undergarments on, you need to go and get some. Now!
Seriously, that is some cold rock you've been living under.
3. View Gorgeous Shiny Things
If you still haven't made it to see Hiroshi Suzuki's gorgeous 'Silver Waves' exhibit at The Goldsmith's Hall, you've got two more weekends. The free exhibition closes on March 6th.
4. Rediscover Ishiguro
Kazuo Ishiguro is British. I know this.
But I've just got to get a mention of his 2009 book 'Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall' in here somehow, ok? What could be more comforting than this cheerful cover on a dark afternoon in February, I ask you? Pop on your Heatech long johns and snuggle down for a nice, long read.
