sunday food day

Today the International Society hosted their own "Afternoon Tea." Now, I honestly wasn't expecting much. I thought: "Free event? Eh... They might just give us one sandwich and cake for each person." I was so wrong. My jaw dropped when I saw two tables FILLED with all sorts of sandwiches and desserts. It felt like that scene in Harry Potter where all of the food magically appears on their tables. Of course, this was without the magic and a lot less food. But I was still impressed. The best part was that everything was actually delicious! Oh, and the tea was just from your standard tea packets. Still yummy with milk and sugar, though!

Don't do this to me.

Our food adventures continued later that night. Stacie and I met up with Kyle and headed to round 2 of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival. I'm so sad that today was the last day of the festival. I wish it could go on forever.

Food that was eaten (Part II):

1. Churros and Chocolate from Churros Susanna (Kyle)

2. Jian Bing/Chinese Crepe filled w/ fried chicken from Mei Mei's Street Cart (Stacie)

3. Macaroni and Cheese from The Mac Factory (Me!)

Again, everything tasted great. But the macaroni and cheese. Oh. my. lawd. Cheesy, garlicy, mushroomy, herby goodness. It's probably one of the best mac and cheeses I've ever had. I would have bought another bowl, but my stomach couldn't handle it.

Making the Jian Bing.

So good I almost cried.

Okay, enough about food! Now I need to catch up on my reading. Fun.

up all night eating food

I am writing this post as I listen to One Direction's first album, Up All Night. Those were the days, am I right ladies? Where all of them had really good hair (I'm directing this to you, Harry Styles) and "What Makes You Beautiful" played everywhere you went. I wouldn't say I'm totally crazy about them, but they did ruin my life for quite some time. I would deny that I liked them, but truth was: I loved them. I think they're still pretty good now, but nothing beats the first album. I should take pictures of all the One Direction merchandise I've found in England. I've seen everything from masks, to tissue covers, and candy. I'm very tempted to buy myself a Niall Horan t-shirt. He is my favorite, and he will be yours too if you watch this hilarious interview.

ANYWAY, enough about One Direction. Let's move on to food! I'm sorry if I write/post pictures about food a lot on my blog. I can't help it: I LOVE FOOD. And while I'm here, I might as well eat all of the yummy food I can. So don't be surprised if I come back home 10 lbs heavier. Today, Stacie and I headed to the Manchester Food and Drink Festival at Albert Square. But Albert Square is especially beautiful because of the Manchester Town Hall. According to my tour guide on a bus tour yesterday (nothing much to report other than it being a nice overview of Manchester), it's been a popular filming location for movies including Sherlock Holmes, The Iron Lady, and Victor Frankenstein--coming out next year with Daniel Radcliffe! I'll take more pictures of the area when it's less gloomy (if that even happens) and the tents are gone.

Food that was eaten:
1. Venison Burger from Fair Game
2. Chicken Sandwich from Mumma Schnitzel
3. Churros with Belgian Chocolate from Los Churros Amigos

All of them were amazing, but the churros were THE BEST. They were freshly fried and doused in cinnamon sugar, and dipping them into the chocolate made me tear up a bit.

Churro madness!

So we didn't eat that much, but we were stuffed at the end of the day. We'll probably go back again since a new round of vendors come in next week. I can't wait!