Panning for gold in Pimlico

Weekends in London can seem a bit samey. A trip to Borough Market here, a walk through Hyde Park there. When you consider my recent post about London ennui which hit hard all of a sudden, it all seems a bit been-there-done-that. A bit grey.

One lovely commenter, Melanie from Girl v. London, hit the nail on the head. She said this: "I can assure you if it's new things to discover there are plenty. Just because the obvious is hipster and mainstream, there's still interesting and (slightly) undiscovered places of London left. But if what leaves you wanting more is the overpriced and vacuous part of London then I don't have so many solutions for that ache."

So this weekend, as Melanie suggested, we're doing something interesting, undiscovered, and totally unique. We're heading over Pimlico way for a one-day-only Alaskan pop up to pan for gold, cure and smoke fish and listen to tales of adventure and danger from the men and women of Nome, a westerly town located right near the Bering Strait which once linked the Americas to Russia, as they followed their dreams to reach untold riches.



The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, in collaboration with Visit Alaska, have chosen Pimlico Gardens to host the event, titled The Last Frontier, on 21st June. With the day kicking off at midday and ending with a luxurious banquet held under the stars, it's a day of live music and storytelling suitable for the entire family. The menu will include a selection of four delicious dishes including; Wild Alaska King Crab on Toast, Confit Wild Alaska Sockeye Salmon, Roast Wild Alaska Halibut, and, for dessert, Herb Cake, served with Almond ice cream, blueberries and strawberries.

Hopefully this can be the start of the cure I was looking for.

You can get your tickets here, but any gold you find will be legally mine, right? Right.