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Slideshow: New London Restaurants & Foodie Finds

Locations in this article:  Houston, TX London, England Portland, OR

The Olympics are just 10 days away and we’ll be providing coverage on all aspects of the Games and travel to the UK on PeterGreenberg.com. Today, traveling foodie David Latt shows you how to steer clear of the concession stands and find locally sourced, farmers market fresh English food that defies the boiled meat and potatoes stereotype. 

Going to the Olympics will be a huge amount of fun, especially if you know where to eat. Before I left on the trip, I crowdsourced Facebook and Twitter to ask for restaurant recommendations.

Ottolenghi

London is filled with five-star restaurants, but you can also find culinary innovations in more affordable settings. Yotam Ottolenghi’s food shops sell ready-made or, as the English call it, “take-away” salads, mains and desserts. I visited the Belgravia Ottolenghi at 13 Motcomb Street (there are others in Noting Hill, Islington and Kensington and a small sit down restaurant called Nopi near Oxford Circus).

Ottolenghi is a showman who puts his flashiest products in the front window. The tarts, cupcakes, muffins and cookies are drop-dead gorgeous. Just inside the shop, farmers market fresh salads are displayed in large oval bowls on elevated platforms, the better to grab your attention. Almost as an afterthought, the few mains like cold chicken and baked salmon are tucked out of sight in a refrigerated section.

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