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COME PRIMA RESTAURANT, Bansko, Bulgaria

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A few weeks ago, I traveled to Bansko in Bulgaria for my winter skiing break. I had some lovely food and lots of mulled wine whilst in there and today I would like to tell you about a great Italian restaurant – Come Prima.

Location:

Come Prima restaurant is based in KEMPINSKI HOTEL, just a minute away from the Gondola lifts.

Atmosphere:

We booked our table for 7:30 p.m. When we entered the restaurant, we were welcomed by a friendly Bulgarian waiter-Ivo who took us to our table. Once we were seated, we asked him for a Bulgarian wine recommendation and he suggested a bottle of Castra Rubra. It was divine.

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The decor of Come Prima restaurant is sophisticated and welcoming. There was a fireplace and lots of interesting antiques around us. In addition, throughout our meal there was soft, romantic music playing in the background.

Guests dining at this fine-dining Mediterranean restaurant have an opportunity to watch some live cooking in the open kitchen which creates an amazing experience for every visitor.

Starters:

We decided to order from a ‘Weekly Special Menu’. For my starter I had some spiced calamari salad. It was really tasty and full of flavor.

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My husband had a duet of foie grass and braised duck leg which he enjoyed.

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Mains:

For my main I had some pan seared sea bass with broccoli mousseline. I love fish and it was simply delectable.

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My husband ordered some grilled chicken breast with parsnip puree and red wine juice. It absolutely gorgeous and cooked to perfection.

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Dessert:

My regular blog readers would know that I have a very bad sweet-tooth and a dessert is my favourite part of any meal. I decided to have some mango and passion fruit mousse with caramelized banana. Wow! Wow! Wow! It was delicious! Definitely the best dessert I have had so far this year.

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My husband, decided to have a forest fruit tart with yogurt ice cream. It was mouth-watering.

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After our desserts, a head chef came over to ask us if we enjoyed our food and we talked for a couple of minutes about his background, inspiration behind the dishes and the ingredients he sources for Come Prima.

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Overall experience:

We had an amazing evening at Come Prima restaurant. If you are looking for a fine-dining experience based on some good-quality, tasty food and locally sourced ingredients then you should look no further. The service was great, restaurant had a romantic atmosphere and the food was delectable so I will definitely visit again soon!

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Address:

“Pirin” Str. 96, 2770 Bansko, Bulgaria

For more information and to book visit:

https://www.kempinski.com/en/bansko/hotel-grand-arena/dining/restaurants/prima-restaurant/

I hope you enjoyed reading this review!

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Pauline

Our dinner at The Fish Market, London

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As some of you might know, I love all kinds of seafood. As a result, I was really happy to have my weekly dinner date at The Fish Market restaurant in London and I was looking forward to trying their specialties.

Location:

The Fish Market restaurant is situated just a couple of minutes away from the Liverpool Street Station so it is perfect for anyone who works in the City.

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Atmosphere:

We booked our table for 6:30 p.m. When we entered the restaurant, we were welcomed by a friendly hostess who took us to our table and introduced us to our waiter. I decided to have some champagne to start with.

Starters:

For our starter, we had a Seafood sharing platter from the A La Carte Menu.

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It was presented beautifully and I loved a selection of seafood presented to us. It included: grilled scallops, salt and pepper squid, goujons of day boat fish, garlic king prawns.

Mains:

For our mains we wanted to try some fish from the Fish Market menu. All fish at The Fish Market restaurant comes either on the bone or is filleted so you can have it cooked to your liking. In addition, you can choose to have your fish steamed or cooked a la plancha. What’s more, all fishes from the Market selection menu come with a choice of one complimentary side and sauce. I had a whole sea bream and my husband had a whole sea bass. For our sides, we ordered some creamed spinach and spiced, sweet potato fries.

Both mains were absolutely gorgeous and cooked to perfection. Sides were a nice-add on and I really liked my sweet potato fries.

Dessert:

As soon as I looked at the menu, I knew what I wanted to have for my dessert and as I love sticky toffee pudding, my choice was easy. It was nice but personally, I would want to have some more vanilla ice-cream with it. It is probably me just being greedy though 😉

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My husband, as always, ordered some vanilla ice-creams.

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Overall experience:

I really liked the food at the Fish Market restaurant. The service was good and food was delectable so I will definitely visit again soon!

Address:

16 New St, London EC2M 4TR

For more information and to book visit:

http://www.fishmarket-restaurant.co.uk/

I hope you enjoyed reading this review!

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Pauline

Gremlins 2 screening at the Warner Bros headquarters in Holborn London

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I was invited to attend a special screening of Gremlins 2 movie at the Warner Bros headquarters in Holborn London on Monday 3rd of October.

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The event started at 6:30pm and all participants were encouraged to play with the new LEGO Dimensions new Story Pack content, Battle Arenas and playable characters Gizmo and Stripe from Gremlins.

My husband who sometimes turns into a little boy loved the expansion of LEGO® DIMENSIONS™.

The collection was launched last week on September 30 and introduced all-new, four-player competitive Battle Arenas, and exciting new packs based on entertainment properties including Harry Potter, Ghostbusters, Mission: Impossible, Adventure Time, and The A-Team.

If you were a fun of Gremlins (the film is about a young man who receives a strange creature called a Mogwai as a pet) then you will be super excited to hear that Gremlins will be joining the ever expanding roster of entertainment properties on the 18th November with the Gremlins LEGO Team Pack, which features Gizmo and Stripe as playable characters.

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The Gremlins Team Pack will also grant players access to the Gremlins Adventure World and Battle Arena.

Before the movie started we were also informed about the new, special edition HMV Premium Blu-ray Collection is available to buy exclusively at HMV, from October 3.

The collection includes 10 titles:

  • sci-fi classics: Logan’s Run, Soylent Green, Forbidden Planet, Them!, The Omega Man.
  • horror classic: The Shining.
  • horror comedies: Gremlins 2 and Little Shop of Horrors.
  • classic dramas: Diner and All The President’s Men.

These beautifully packaged combo packs (featuring Blu-ray and DVD discs as well as digital download) include director’s cuts and extended cuts never seen before on Blu-ray. Each title is packed with extras and comes with a set of highly collectable film cards. They are perfect as a gift.

The screening of ‘Gremlins 2: The New Batch’ started at 7:30 p.m. The story is a continuation of the adventures of the creature Gizmo and we were both looking forward to discover what is going to happen next in the lives of Gremlins.

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I am looking forward to watching some more of these classic movies!

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Pauline