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Audrey Hepburn’s Potato Balls – Hampstead – The Great Bear – Stop #18

On our tour around the stations of the Northern Line, carrying film star foodstuff, I am always on the lookout for something appropriate to scoff on the platform.  Hampstead is renamed Audrey Hepburn in Simon Patterson’s genius reimagining of the map

and the cute little potato balls from Audrey at Home were the perfect snacking fodder.

These are really fun to make and we both loved them.

Good as a fancy potato for a fancy dinner party I reckon.

Here’s the recipe. Rochita was Audrey’s cook. We know from her son this is something Audrey enjoyed eating, even though she may not have ever got the melon baller out herself.  We will probably never know…

Here I am presenting the potato balls to the roundel as per tradition.

Mr R’s first taster.

Verdict

DELICIOUS!

The Pub

We went to one of our favourites for our post snack drinkie, The King William in Hampstead (affectionately known as The King Willie).

I particularly like the ladies loo, because Liz is in there.

Mr Rathbone’s Tube Trivia

At 192 feet below ground level, Hampstead tube station boasts the deepest platforms of all the underground network, and is a mere half mile from the highest point in London. Although the North London line had provided a steam service to Hampstead Heath at the South End of of the village since 1860, and the Metropolitan Railway had originally planned to extend their branch from Baker Street to a proposed Hampstead station a few years later, it wasn’t until 1907 that the heart of village got its own station, when the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway opened what eventually became today’s Edgware branch.
Although the line was often referred to as the ‘Hampstead Tube’, the station’s original planned name was Heath Street, and some of the vintage tiling on the platforms still bears that legend (the name had officially been changed to Hampstead prior to opening). Thankfully, despite its mighty depth, there are four high speed lifts to whisk you up to the surface, though some brave souls still climb the 320 emergency steps up and out of the station!
Not me, Mr Rathbone!! Lift all the way.
I love the tiles at this station.  May it never be modernised…

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10 responses

  1. Those look delicious! Are they best eaten plain or would some salt or seasonings (I’m thinking salt and garlic) be a good addition to them?

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  2. A – yes! Definitely some salt, and I think garlic would be good too. They are super cute, do get in touch if you make them, would love to hear what you think and what you added!

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  3. Reporting back! I made Vincent Price’s ghoulish goulash and instead of putting the potatoes in with everything, I made these separately. Topped with salt and garlic powder, they were tasty by themselves, and delicious with the goulash on top!

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    1. Oooooh A, that sounds like a brilliant combo! I might do this myself. You have made me very hungry indeed first thing in the morning here in London, now what can I have for breakfast?!

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  4. These look fun and no doubt incredibly more-ish ! Similar in a way to the version of Robert Quarry mini roasties I do and no doubt delicious cold the next day if any survive the initial feasting . Have been enjoying an Audrey season at The Rgt. St. Cinema and come out of the ones set in France absoulutely ravenous for fine wines and charcuterie.

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    1. Fine wines and charcuterie sounds like EXACTLY what you should be treating yourself to Mark! What’s been your fave Audrey so far? Oooh, I remember those Robert Quarry mini roasties VERY well, you use garlic paste right? Mmmmmmm – right, I MUST make breakfast, I am RAVENOUS now!

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  5. Made these and paired it with the Vincent Price Goulash (I didn’t add the potatoes to the mix, but made them separately this way). With salt and garlic powder, they were delicious!

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  6. They put most of the usual suspects on Audrey wise and it was delightful to see ‘Sabrina Fair’ on the big screen again love that movie, and ‘Breakfast at T’s’ which I’d never seen on the big screen before. And also one I’d never seen at all ‘Two for the Road’ with Albert Finney .

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