Le Chandelier
I had to share the photos and a tip about the wonder that is Le Chandelier, in East Dulwich. Not only is it a beauty but it also serves a mean cup of tea. For all tea fanatics this is a massive plus! We opted for Silver Needle Jasmine tea – yum!
As the name suggests this little restaurant/cafe is stuffed full with beautiful vintage, glass chandeliers. The ceiling is dripping with them and it really adds a lovely atmosphere to the place. The rest of the decor is French shabby chic meets Turkish bath house – strangely it works really well and is very pretty.
In keeping with the real shabby feel all the china tea cups are vintage and miss matched. All very chintz and incredibly cute. They offer loads of great food from afternoon tea to yummy weekend brunch. Dulwich is bursting with great independent shops and Dulwich Park offers recumbents to hire. Miles I spent the rest of the afternoon tearing around the park on a crazy side-by-side tandem – lots of fun!
New Season, New Colours
Phew! It would appear spring is finally here. I think today must have been the hottest we’ve had so far, my cheeks feel a little warm from sitting in the park for most of the afternoon. As the new season arrives I’ve been feeling itchy for some new colours, styles and accessories – hence being really drawn towards blue! Today I tried the newly opened, Tibits, man was the food good. Amazing vegetarian fare, well worth a visit if your in London.
I’ve been a bit bad at blogging lately, the sad news is my Nikon D40X has died, completely. So, now I am using Miles’ camera – it’s not as much fun as having your own. Back to blue, I managed to find these blue lovelies in TKMax of all places. I love the vintage corn flower blue enamel coffee pot next to the modern retro Jonathan Alder melamine plate. The cool colours are pretty calming – which is always nice in a hectic world!
