Wow, what an awesome and wonderful Saturday :) W&T hosted the lovely Josee and Jeroen on their wedding celebration in London. I know, I know, we thought it was an unusual request too. You see, Josee used to frequent our shop in Bermondsey when she lived in London but she moved back to the Netherlands. On the happy occasion of her recent marriage to Jeroen, the couple organised a special treat for family and friends in London that included a double decker bus tour. They also wanted to stop by at W&T and wondered if we would host them. We were only too pleased to oblige -- what an honour to be included on the itinerary and part of the wedding celebrations! Josee had also asked if we would read some poems, or make the occasion special in some way. Shivaun picked a poem from John Berger's And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos, while Scarlet pored through Chinese poems and settled on one written in the Yuan Dynasty, where a woman writes of the metaphor of clay figurines; through the union of marriage, the clay is broken, comingled, and refashioned - pieces of each in the other. That poem was also set to music for a movie in 1976. So we played the song for a bit while the couple danced. What's a wedding celebration without heartfelt words of love and an outpouring of warm vibes from family and friends? Josee read a few poems which she had written, which got everyone teary-eyed. A tidal wave of love surged through the room and there was not a dry eye in the house. After the imbibing of pink champagne and wine, grazing on snacks, the guests also received an Albert Camus chapbook to remember the occasion. As the guests departed into the fading light of dusk, there was a palpable feel-good glow at W&T. It was time for Shivaun, Scarlet and I to get back to work to prepare W&T for another day. (Okay, okay, we didn't get to it straightaway, we picked at bits of the food first!) But it was hard to resist stopping and to ponder about the unusual day that Josee, Jeroen and their guests had bestowed upon us by sharing their happiness at ours. Congratulations again Josee and Jeroen. May your life ahead be filled with love, warmth, joy, happiness and fulfilment. From all of us at W&T, thank you again for sharing your special day with us. -- Fran
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15 Sept 2013. The Sunday Records' folk take Boards of Canada's album, 'Music Has a Right to Children' for a spin. For upcoming events, see www.thesundayrecord.com. For more info, contact: [email protected]. Next session at W&T - 17 November 2013.
Last Saturday, 5 October, the W&T team were aflutter as we were taking part in the first-ever Southeast Asian Street Food Market on Union Street. Being 'virgin' street food vendors, we didn't quite know what to expect, plus, I am cooking at home, which as you can imagine, has all the constraints faced by any home cooks. For example: only four hobs, so timing is crucial. Scaling up the number of portions can be an exercise in logistics, and I am quite an undisciplined cook -- I eyeball everything and taste as I go, so... Anyways, what can I say? we had a ball serving our 'signature' dish -- Nasi Lemak -- a Malaysian favourite. The event ran from 12pm to 6pm, though by about 4pm, we were sold out. The throng of people that came throughout the day was wonderful to see and one could tell that for many people, this was a first-time foray into Southeast Asian food. The feedback from visitors was very encouraging; the word 'yummy' was overheard too many times to count :) And many also asked when the market would be repeated again. There was much to try: Burmese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Thai... And the vendors were a lovely bunch. This made for a convivial, party-like atmosphere, not quite unlike an 'open house' gathering one usually finds in Malaysia. Here, on behalf of the W&T team, we'd like to acknowledge the awesome effort by the 5 Foot Way team and especially Michelle Lee, who dreamed it up and made it happen -- a big 'thank you' from all of us at W&T. And for those who visited and tried out the offerings, we hope you enjoyed it very much. Follow @5FootWay to keep posted about future Southeast Asian Street Food Market dates :) For more info on 5 Foot Way, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QjO-5kua60#t=113 LINKS to some of the other street food vendors that participated at 5FootWay Bunta - http://www.bunta.co.uk/ A Grape Night In - http://www.agrapenightin.co.uk Pepe's Kitchen - http://pepes-kitchen.co.uk/ Rangoon Sisters - http://rangoonsisters.wordpress.com/ PitStop Cafe - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pitstop-Cafe/ Bangkok Kitchen - http://bangkokkitchen.tel/ Azi's Kitchen - http://azikitchen.co.uk/ Video courtesy of SEA Arts Fest (www.seaartsfest.org)
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