Vivre – L’experience des saveurs, Sofitel London Heathrow, London

From Jersey back to Tokyo is not an easy travel.  From Jersey to London, most likely you may fly with BA, as the long-haul flight is BA for more reasonable priced ticket, then you should be firstly touching down at Gatwick.  Then 70 minutes of journey to Heathrow by coach follows.  As typical flight schedule from Heathrow to Tokyo is around noon, considering this extra 70 minutes journey, you may have to catch the first flight back to London, but early morning flight has a risk of cancel or delay due to fog thanks to geographic isolation of isle of Jersey by relatively warm sea.  So you had better leave there in the prior day and have a sleep somewhere in London.
All we know, central of London is more expensive for nightly rate, and less quality with typical airport hotels; except Sofitel London Heathrow.  It stands at the prime location, just 3 minutes away from Terminal 5 (no need to walk through a long tubular for “just SIX” minutes form Terminal 4:-), and very sophisticated appearance and services, facilities, and restaurants and bars which are uncomparable with typical airport hotel.
Among them, my favourite is wider range of buffet at Vivre.  While I recommend you to try their “Miso soup”, which is nice to try before back to Japan, their omelette is as above.  Not that bad as similar in London, many folded one, with your a pick of salt and pepper needed, yes, you are yet in London 🙂

Carluccio’s, Canary Wharf, London, UK

In January, 2015, I was lucky to have a good excuse to be back to London.  And one of my routine in London is to see my good ex-boss at the breakfast table near his office in Canary Wharf.  Carluccio’s seems, regardless of my favourite routine visit, famous for its splendid but reasonably-priced breakfast, even though they have a big franchise in UK, so always crowded.
My favourite here is, in fact, “Colazione Magnifica” for my choice of free range eggs, but that morning they did not accept it for omelette, so I had to order a simple omelette with mushroom as above 🙂
Taste?  Yes, it is as always, I put some salt and pepper on it, it is yet another routine in London.

Kingsway Hall Hotel, London, UK

Now that I am back in London after arrested in Tokyo for 8 months due to many reasons.  This time is my first ever participating an weekend offsite meeting of a company group, yes, still business but many to learn, many to know and many to come across.  Interesting indeed 🙂

And, I won’t miss this opportunity lol

The offsite meeting has been held at Kingsway Hall Hotel in Covent Garden, London.  Unlike my preference, no Hilton, no Accor group, but a private family own, a sort of boutique hotel, refurbished from a theatre.

Room is simple but pleasant interior, with fast-speed wi-fi (with no limit of data transmission), so no stress to work at room :-p  But, whirlpool is… just a spa so do not have to bring your goggle for serious swim 🙂

Okay, now is the time to talk about breakfast.  Quite British buffet style, so you won’t miss black pudding and potato, as well as a range of cereals as usual.  A breakfast included to BB rate serves you two free range egg, say omelette, inclusive (yikes!).

As you see, hum… two-folded style of omelette, with less egg juice, maybe I asked bacon and mushroom in it, or not.  But, thanks to crispy bacon and , you can enjoy mixed textures of crispy, softness and chunky 🙂

It may be good to stay at boutique hotel in London, with very private atmosphere like this.

Caxton Grill, St. Ermin’s Hotel, London, UK

I missed any good excuse to come to London in 2012.  I might have been considered that I should be around Wimbledon during Olympic Games so that I should not be in UK in the year.

But, now is 2013 and I am back to London.  And, booked at a hotel I stayed last time.

There seems no change in any sense, appears classic London hotel, and reality is no difference from your perception when you stood at their gate.  And you feel the same when you approach to the reception of Caxton Grill in the morning.  Very classy interior of bar area to restaurant area, and variety of selection of bread, cold cuts, fresh fruits, etc., any of them claims their impressive tastes as well, and no exception with omelette.

Round-shaped very smooth skin at appearance, and half-cooked inside to enjoy a bit of egg source with stuff.    Yes, I came back to UK now.

The Old Brewery, Greenwich, UK


Sorry to put this to omelette blog but, it was something I got impressed to “Egg Royale” 1 or 2 eggs on toasted muffins with smoked salmon & Hollandaise at The Old Brewary Cafe, in the Old Royal Navy College, where is very close to the Royal Observatory, the meantime of the world.

Not just presentation as above, texture is something I get to love it 🙂
If you are tired of too much omelette, you must try something else 😀

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