October 03, 2008

La Creperie and Flask; Hampstead

Besides the weekend, my favourite night is Wednesday. Since the beginning of the summer, I've been going to Hampstead after work for the best crepes ever at La Creperie de Hampstead.
.

.
The usual is rum, dark chocolate and sometimes bananas, though I've tried all sorts now including ham and asperagus, ham and cheese, lemon, honey and sugar, etc. No matter what, they are always tasty.
.
The other thing that makes Wednesdays the best is our discovery of Flask, a pub down aptly named Flask Walk just near the tube. Every Wednesday, starting about 8pm, a lovely guy named Iain hosts an open mic. It's not really your typical anyone-shows-up-and-plays open mic; we've seen some great talent there including Ro Tierney, Pimigi and some other unusual sounds. .

.
It's free to get in, an awesome, friendly, chilled-out atmosphere and the best possible way to wind down with great friends in the middle of the week. It sort of sucks getting home, but it's well worth the effort.
.

.
Plus, the next day, Iain uploads pictures from the night before on the MySpace so you can remember how well-worth it the cold bus stop or rediculous out-of-the-way tube journey really was.

No comments: