March has already been a busy month. Today I am judging UCLAN’s great bake-off. I often work with the university since I’ve been an honorary fellow since 1994. I will give a lecture in the evening.
I have just finished writing the menu for the visit for my friend Gerard Basset OBE, who will be with us on the 3rd of April. Gerard will now match the wines. You can view the menu in progress at the bottom of the page.
Gerard is, without doubt, one of the people I admire enormously. His wine knowledge is second to none and it will be a privilege to work with him again. And congratulations to him; he has just won Decanter Man of the Year for 2013. You can see more details about our wine event here. He is in some esteemed company. Looking forward, we have our Easter menu at Heathctotes Brasserie which will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Easter Weekend. You may want to check the menu here. And our new a la carte menus for both the Olive Press and Heathcotes Brasserie are nearly completed. I’m just waiting for the Chancellor, like all of us, to see whether he’s increased duty before we go to print.
For those of you who want to sample the menu in the Brasserie before, we’re running a shortened preview in our Shoots of Spring menu. It’s only on for seven days. We thing it’s a bargain and would really appreciate your feedback on the new dishes Carl Noller, my head chef, and I have created. Another hectic month; nothing changes other than the seasons! You can view the menu here.
-Paul
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Canapés
Mushroom tartlets with crispy quail’s eggs
Olive shortbread biscuits, whipped goats cheese, sun-dried tomatoes
Potted shrimps with tarragon, buttered fried bread
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Ceviche of sea bass, lemon, orange, chicory, radish & cucumber
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Blacksticks blue & spinach soufflé, broad beans, peas, shavings of asparagus & giant oyster mushroom
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Roast venison “mirepoix”, juniper braised leek, smoked mash pie
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Chocolate terrine, malt ice-cream
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Coffee & sour cherry amaretti
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