A NI woman living in London who likes to date men living near hot food spots says she always leaves in time for breakfast specials.
Lauren Tenner, 26, says she strategically plans her hook-ups near food places she wants to try - killing two birds with one stone.
A bakery she loves in Lower Clapton would take the Belfast woman 75 minutes to get to from her home so she managed to find a date who lived nearby to reduce the travel time, the Mirror reports.
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Lauren said: "Bake Street near Hackney would take 75 minutes from my house. There's no way I'd make it there for a creme brûlée baked cookie so needs must - I went on a date in Finsbury Park to make this happen.
"I met him on Hinge and we went on a date on Friday night so I was ready for Saturday morning specials. I left his at 9am and got there for 10am after a leisurely walk over there."
On other occasions, she has left a date early to get a kebab, shared fish and chips with a German who couldn't understand her and indulged in shepherd's pie in her bathtub after her date was desperate for a dip.
Lauren, a community manager, added: "I have a Google map with pins in all my favourite food places and places I want to try. If they so happen to be near someone I want to date, it's a win-win.
"I've always been very passionate about food and the past two years in London I've thrown myself into dating."
Despite her passion for food, Lauren doesn't recommend food on a first date as 'it's too much of a risk'.
"I did go for fish and chips on a first date with a German man because he didn't drink and he didn't warn me beforehand," she continued.
"He showed up at the pub and ordered a Diet Coke and I thought it was better than getting really drunk. He found it really hard to understand my accent."
Another memorable food date was when Lauren ate shepherd's pie in her bath. She said: "I mentioned I had a bath in my house and I asked him what his favourite thing to eat was.
"I made a shepherd's pie and we ate in the bath - I had to explain to my flatmates why there were peas in there."
Red flags for Lauren include fussy eaters and unmoisturised hands. She said: "I like someone to be interested in food, I could never go out with a fussy eater it just makes things too hard.
"It would be difficult if someone was gluten free because I'm very passionate about sandwiches. Of course, if we go out for food, I'm going to take pictures.
"They must moisturise their hands and be well manicured - I also have to approve all jewellery."
You can find Lauren on TikTok, here.
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