LIFE IN NORTH LONDON

This is my new favourite café in North London, Le Péché Mignon 6 Ronalds Road, London, N5 1XH.



The name means like "cute sin" - a sin you are allowed cause you can't resist. And I tell you, I am already ADDICTED to the Croque Monsieur there!



My ONLY CRITICISM about the place is the lettuce - that Apollo / Frisée stuff that prickles the inside of your mouth. It is a non food. It is like Br'er Rabbit all over again.



Never mind. Check out the coffee:



Not too hot when you get it so you can drink it straight away. This is always a very serious consideration - who wants to burn their mouth first sip when there is always so much gossiping to do be done? And note, that is actually cows milk not soya milk as I would normally ask for.

Le Péché Mignon isn't a patisserie but they have the most delicious Nata I had in ages - the pastry outside still crispy. The friend I was with had soup and the other people grabbing something to eat around the big shared table had a variety of toasted sandwiches with salami, cheese and vegetables from the deli part of this tiny place.

Looking at the map, you might think Ronalds Road is a kind of nowheresville along Holloway Road, but bear this in mind: the junk shop 'The Other Attic' is there [nice sideboard for 45 quid], 'Oh La La' is over the road - the most beautiful 30's dresser in the window at the moment and I just bought the citron 50's kitchen larder cupboard PLUS 'the top secret second hand clothes shop' is also within walking distance. This is where I get all my floral vintage dresses from - you would really have to bribe me to make me tell you.



I mean don't hate a playa, just hate the game. This fab print skirt was only 7 quid. Jealous?!

Anyway I better go. Pippa air pied me today - I sent her an SMS to ask about the APC delivery and I didn't hear back from her. Maybe she was buried under a mountain of boxes?! Here's hoping!!

xx Emma