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Tom Aikens

Sandor — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:02:00 +0000

On the second day of my trip to London a while back we had dinner at Tom Aikens. The whole experience was quite enjoyable. I snagged the menu we had from their website at the time (I put the whole thing in a convenient definition list).

Foie Gras: Foie gras terrine with pickled grapes, Sauternes jelly, apple purée and pain d’epice.
Lobster: Poached lobster tail with cordo lardo, celeriac and lobster emulsion
Venison: Cured venison with venison carpaccio, pickled beetroot, red wine poached pear and toated hazelnut
Cod: Poached and baked line caught Cod with paprika, chickpeas, pork belly and Jabugo ham
Pigeon: Steamed Anjou pigeon breast with chestnut cannelloni, turnip fondant, chestnut and truffle sauce
Coffee: Coffee parfait with hazelnut cake, coffee mousse and coffee crème Anglaise
Mango: Mango parfait with white chocolate and mango mousse, mango pannacotta, mango granite and mint syrop
Coffee and petits fours: Selection of tea, coffee and tisanes

Unfortunately, I didn’t take any pictures of the courses. Although everything was nice, the one course that stood out for me was the venison carpaccio. The wines that accompanied the different dishes were great, too (I was kind of tipsy by the time we finished). For people that think that dining in so-called haute cuisine restaurants leave you hungry, we were getting pretty full-up halfway through the menu and decided to skip the optional cheese course.

Jealous of Lizzie E

Sandor — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:41:37 +0000

In my search for a hotel room in Illhaeusern I came across this blog. Man, she really likes her food it seems. And she’s been to restaurants that are still on my wish list, too!

Anyway, I added her to my feed reader as she’s already given me loads of ideas for places to visit while going to the West Coast in October. Keep those reviews coming, Lizzie!

My b’day this year

Sandor — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:56:00 +0000

Being a foodie, my birthday present the last couple of years has been dinner at a Michelin star restaurant. Last year we went to Oud Sluis, the year before to Beluga and this year we’re going to l’Auberge de l’Ill. I can hardly wait!

Restaurant Week

Sandor — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:27:40 +0000

Restaurant Week is on the horizon again and I just finished booking two restaurants – one for lunch and one for dinner. Since I’ve got an American Express card I’m allowed to book them a week earlier than most other people, but judging from the amount of restaurants already full (most of them being Michelin star ones) I’m not the only foodie with one of those in their wallet.

I wasn’t interested in Michelin star restaurants per se, as I’ve got two lined up later in the year (not for €25/€35 per person though!). So I booked ‘t Tolhuysch in Oegstgeest (while I’ve heard good stories about it and it’s nearby) and Maxime in the Hague (for it being Calla’s more laid back and hip sister). Should be a fun week.

The Truth About Food

Sandor — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:23:10 +0000

I still had some stuff on my hard disk recorder waiting for me to watch, so, since I arrived home relatively early from work today, I decided to watch two episodes of the The Truth About Food. I’d already watched a few a while back and thought they were quite interesting (BBC quality). As were these – it gave me some new insights into my diet.

Wine flavours visualized

Sandor — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:00:29 +0000

This reminds me of those paper wheels designed to help you put words to the scent of a wine.