- excellent udon at bushi udon
- plus excellent chawanmushi (not sure what herb was in the egg custard but it was good so must go back and ask)
- garance dore: career in earl grey ice cream
- he treated me to patachou because he thinks it rhymes with wendyu: moroccan ratatouille is wonderful with chicken supreme
- rainy saturday walk to corso italia (along the way we helped a cute Japanese girl find her way; she is volunteering for the craft beer week at Wychwood Barns; she gave us some Japanese cookies to say thank you)
- three scoops at la paloma: he likes pineapple; me fior di latte; both lemon