Tempting Tapas at El Patio

 Recently I had the pleasure of dining at El Patio in Clapham Junction.

There are tonnes of Tapas places out there now, but this really does live up to its OpenTable reputation of "awesome".

They offer Pimientos de Padron (Roasted Padron peppers and Himalayan salt), some spicy, some not, a treat not available at every Tapas place.

Their Octopus dish, Pulpo a la galega Galician style marinated slices octopus with paprika served with potatoes, is also great for the adventurous fish lovers out there.

They do a wide selection of Tapas choices for vegetarians and meat eaters alike and also offer substantial meal plates, though I can not vouch for those.

The atmosphere is lively and a little kooky at the moment with the building works next door.

The staff are friendly and helpful, in a beautiful rustic restaurant.

Go! Now!

FICTION: New Purpose

I have written a very short piece of dystopian fiction.

Enjoy!

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Fast cars

Today two girls crossed the road before the red light, but as they reached the other side of the road a car came up, tooted and drove fast past.

The first reaction was concern for the two girls, as they had narrowly escaped a hit.

But then my thoughts turned to the driver.

He or she hadn't slowed down or slammed the break, they had just narrowly whistled past.

If you see kids crossing dangerously, slow down! 

Thousands demonstrate against austerity in London

A march in London against austerity and for a socialist alternative congregated at Portland Place today at midday.

Several thousand rallied and set off at around 1pm down Regent Street and on to Parliament Square.

The march represented a wide cross section of British society including Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and Jews.

The cry that often could be heard on this intentionally anti-austerity march was “Free Palestine” and indeed there were many Palestinian flags on display.

Zarah Sultana MP spoke at the Parliament Square rally, lending support to a 15% rise in nurses wages.

The march passed off peacefully and in good humour.

Musical Beauty

 Feel like the world needs more of this song at the minute:

Wellbeing and fighting genuine obesity is an important thing, but it's worth remembering that beauty comes in so many forms.

Stay fit the healthy way

There is a lot more going on in the world than your midriff at the moment that saddens me and probably you to think about, but as Mental Health Awareness draws to a close a healthy body breeds a healthy mind.

The BBC has reported on a new weight loss drug Apetamin with dangerous side effects that I would urge you not to try.

Instead you can stay fit and healthy and quickly change your body shape with short exercise regimes online.

Slim your waist

The one I have tried and tested twice at a healthy weight is Lucy Wyndham-Read's seven minute, seven day challenge to lose one to two inches off your waist.

It really does reduce your waist line in a week at a slightly rounder healthy weight, her testimonials show it's not just me.

Ten minute fit

You can couple this with a short all round ten minute work-out from Tom Daley to really keep in shape.

Tom Daley's is a bit more challenging, but keep at it and keep a walk in your day and pretty soon you'll do it with ease.

You don't need to change your diet, just try not to crazy on the sweet stuff and you will feel the results.

Here's to a healthy summer tackling the world's injustices.

International female clothing laws

This international women's day the Swiss have banned the burka, this caused a lot of trouble in France when it was instigated.

Banning a burka is a bit like banning a mini skirt, it reveals nothing but intolerance.

Whatever your feelings about revealing or covering up your body enforcing it on someone else without a really good reason is foolish.

As Aung San Suu Kyi has found herself yet again facing the gun in what should be a democracy I will add this: in some parts of the world flip-flops are banned on building sites.

There is a reason for regulating attire on a building site, there is little for wandering about wherever you may find yourself.