Eastern exploration

Both studio leaders are sending their students eastward. Alan has his class going almost an hour a way, but Nick was easier on us, and our site is only four tube stops down the central line. Today my partner Jenna and I set out after class to do some photographing and attempt to locate a specific urban "room" that might be suitable for our project. We were both hungry, so, after ascertaining that Jenna was for the most part herbivorous, I struck a path for a well reviewed vegetarian restaurant in the vicinity of our destination.

Personally, I think naming a vegetarian restaurant carnivale is delightfully ironic (bitingly funny even), but I couldn't tell if the name was intentionally witty. The place bills itself as a "Mediterranean vegetarian restaurant and deli," and our friendly waiter seemed to be from a lower latitude, but then again, his English was perfect as he joked that usually only Japanese tourists take photos of the food.

The food was quite good. We both opted for the evening's fixed menu, which included this excellent leek soup, a tomato and zucchini pasta entrée, and slices of a chocolate log accented with fresh, ripe raspberries. I had a Vintage Roots organic lager, which was easily one of the better beers I've had on this trip.

Our surveying work was reasonably productive, and we found a few areas worth pursuing as we continue through the project. On our way home we were rewarded with a lovely view of the often-visible but usually-obscured 30 St. Mary's Axe.