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A cocktail pairing dinner at The Seahorse

A cocktail pairing dinner at The Seahorse

Posted on October 28 2014 at 07:17

One of the main events at the Dartmouth Food Festival this weekend was a dinner at Mitch Tonks Seahorse restaurant cooked by London chef Mark Hix. The unusual factor though was that every dish was matched with a cocktail.

Tags: food:beef & lamb bacon ribs food:pork ceps food:veg & salads smoked salmon coffee liqueur food:fish & shellfish pomona cider brandy tequila gin cocktails drink:spirits & cocktails steak food:desserts & cakes chocolate mousse
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Which wines and beers pair best with mushrooms?

Which wines and beers pair best with mushrooms?

Posted on April 8 2019 at 07:57

If you think of the ingredients that show off a great wine mushrooms would have to be near the top of the list.

Tags: drink:rosé Viennese-style lager lager dark beer Belgian trappist beer dark trappist beer bière de garde English ale dubbel porter stout Westmalle Dubbel pilsner kolsch drink:beer & cider Bordeaux claret vintage rosé Champagne vintage Champagne rosé Champagne Champagne drink:champagne & sparkling Tempranillo Rioja Merlot Faugères Languedoc Grenache blend Grenache Rhône Shiraz Syrah Zinfandel Chianti Sangiovese blends Sangiovese Barolo Cabernet Sauvignon red burgundy Pinot Noir drink:red wine Austria Alsace Riesling Pinot Blanc Gavi di Gavi Soave white burgundy burgundy Chardonnay drink:white wine stir fry soy soy sauce shitake mushrooms oyster mushrooms mushrooms à la grecque mushroom quiche cheese food:beef & lamb pie mushroom pie steak and mushroom pie stuffed mushrooms baked mushrooms mushrooms in tomato sauce duxelles ceps porcini mushrooms on toast mushroom risotto mushroom sauce creamy mushroom sauce parsley garlic Portabello mushrooms wild mushrooms mushroom mushrooms food:veg & salads dry rosé
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Pairing food and Chablis

Pairing food and Chablis

Posted on August 7 2018 at 07:39

Despite the emphasis that winemakers place on the different crus or terroirs of Chablis three factors seem to me to influence a food match more than any other for most of the Chablis you’ll taste - the age of the wine, the vintage and the degree of oak influence, if any.

Tags: ham with parsley mature wine mature Chablis old Chablis grand cru pork chops premier cru white burgundy burgundy Chardonnay Chablis andouillette drink:white wine jambon persillé charcuterie food:pork rabbit rabbit with mustard ham with parsley mature Chablis lapin à la moutarde ham mature wine old Chablis grand cru pork chops premier cru white burgundy burgundy Chardonnay Chablis drink:white wine andouillette jambon persillé charcuterie food:pork rabbit rabbit with mustard lapin à la moutarde old Gouda Vieux Comté ceps Soumaintrain Epoisses washed-rind cheese pheasant guinea fowl chicken roast chicken halibut Dover sole turbot crab scallops Chaource goats cheese sashimi sushi seafood risotto fish stew mayonnaise oeufs en meurette fish pie salmon grilled fish poached fish puréed vegetable soup vegetable soup garlic butter prawns snails fried fish gougons chips fish mussels fish and chips moules marinières clams spaghetti alla vongole food:pasta, rice & noodles seafood oysters shellfish cheese gougères cheesy nibbles food:fish & shellfish food:chicken & poultry ham with parsley ham food:soups & starters mature wine mature Chablis old Chablis pork chops grand cru old Gouda Vieux Comté ceps Soumaintrain Epoisses washed-rind cheese pheasant guinea fowl chicken roast chicken halibut Dover sole turbot crab scallops Chaource goats cheese sashimi sushi seafood risotto fish stew fish pie oeufs en meurette mayonnaise salmon grilled fish poached fish puréed vegetable soup vegetable soup garlic butter prawns snails fried fish gougons chips mussels fish and chips fish spaghetti alla vongole clams moules marinières food:pasta, rice & noodles seafood shellfish oysters cheesy nibbles food:fish & shellfish cheese gougères food:chicken & poultry food:soups & starters ham ham with parsley mature wine mature Chablis old Chablis pork chops grand cru premier cru white burgundy burgundy Chardonnay Chablis andouillette drink:white wine jambon persillé charcuterie premier cru white burgundy burgundy Chardonnay Chablis drink:white wine andouillette jambon persillé charcuterie food:pork food:pork rabbit rabbit rabbit with mustard rabbit with mustard lapin à la moutarde lapin à la moutarde old Gouda old Gouda Vieux Comté Vieux Comté ceps ceps Soumaintrain Soumaintrain Epoisses Epoisses washed-rind cheese washed-rind cheese pheasant pheasant guinea fowl guinea fowl chicken roast chicken chicken roast chicken halibut halibut Dover sole Dover sole turbot turbot crab crab scallops scallops Chaource Chaource goats cheese goats cheese sashimi sashimi sushi sushi seafood risotto seafood risotto fish stew fish stew fish pie fish pie oeufs en meurette oeufs en meurette mayonnaise mayonnaise salmon salmon grilled fish grilled fish poached fish poached fish puréed vegetable soup puréed vegetable soup vegetable soup vegetable soup garlic butter garlic butter prawns prawns snails snails fried fish fried fish gougons gougons chips chips fish fish fish and chips fish and chips mussels mussels moules marinières moules marinières clams clams spaghetti alla vongole spaghetti alla vongole food:pasta, rice & noodles food:pasta, rice & noodles seafood shellfish seafood shellfish oysters oysters cheesy nibbles cheesy nibbles gougères gougères cheese cheese food:fish & shellfish food:fish & shellfish food:chicken & poultry food:chicken & poultry food:soups & starters food:soups & starters ham
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Lamb and porcini kebabs with sage and parmesan

Lamb and porcini kebabs with sage and parmesan

Posted on March 19 2015 at 07:44

Maybe I've got a bit overexcited with all the sun this week but the barbecue season doesn't seem that far away so it was good to find Dan Vaux-Nobes' 101 BBQ and Grill recipes arriving through my letterbox.

Tags: pinot noir Tuscan red Chianti Italian red wine drink:red wine parmesan sage ceps porcini lamb and porcini kebabs lamb kebabs food:beef & lamb
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Possibly the best truffle dinner ever

Possibly the best truffle dinner ever

Posted on February 9 2012 at 07:20

Did I want to go on a truffle trip to Spain at the end of January? Balmy Barbados seemed like a better option but since that wasn’t on the cards and the enquiry came from an old friend I said yes. The 2 day visit - the annual Viñas del Vero ‘Days of Wine and Truffles’ in Somontano would include an outdoor picnic in the foothills of the Pyrenees (eek), a truffle hunt and - the clincher - a multi-course truffle menu by one of the region’s most talented chefs followed by a gastronomic brunch. “Bring the Gaviscon”. my friend sagely advised.

Tags: truffles food:veg & salads claret Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon sherry Somontano Viñas del Vero Bordeaux blend Blecua drink:red wine Chenin Chardonnay Clarion Gewürztraminer drink:white wine fino sherry drink:sweet & fortified wine chocolate truffles food:desserts & cakes truffled cheese cheese oysters food:fish & shellfish pork fat pig's trotters food:pork veal food:beef & lamb cardoon chestnut potato ceps truffles food:veg & salads Truffle dinner truffle truffle dinner Spain Gonzalez Byass La Taberna de Lillas Pastia Huesca Somontano Tio Pepe Vias del Vero Bodega Blecua drink:white wine Gewürztraminer drink:red wine Spanish red
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I’m totally with @rocketandsquash* that a well-judged side makes a meal. Last night’s cold roast chicken (revisiting the @zunicafe method which is SO good) enlivened by generously buttered new potatoes and broad beans with lashings of parsley. I double podded most of the beans but kept the skin on a few of the smaller ones for contrast cos I’m not a bean skin fascist and tbh I like the taste. Do you ALWAYS double pod them these days? * who has written a brilliant book called On the Side from which this is not a recipe but I’m channelling the inspo. . . . #beans #broadbeans #favabeans #potatoes #newpotatoes #sidedish #ontheside #mondaynight #bowlI’m tasting wines online with @thewinesociety1874 this morning and so far this sherry has got my highest mark. It’s a really nutty dry amontillado from @williamshumbert (think grilled hazelnuts and salted treacle toffee) and at £17 for a full size bottle ridiculously good value for a 12 year old wine. If you’re not a member of the Wine Society you should be (I am myself). They’re a non-profit making co-operative with really experienced buyers and offer brilliant value for money. This is the best sherry I’ve tasted all year and that’s saying something from a hardcore sherry fan. What to eat with it? Well meaty tapas like chorizo and albondigas but above all a really good mature sheep cheese, Manchego being the obvious example . . . #sherry #sherrylover #amontillado #thewinesociety #notsponsored #wine #winetasting #instawine #winestagramIt may have felt more like a fairground tent than the French bistro we were used to but that didn’t stop @littlefrench_bristol being its usual warm, welcoming self on the first night back after lockdown and - as it happened - their first anniversary. As you can see they now occupy an outdoor space outside the church next door. Too excited to take decent photographs of the food but did manage to snap @freddybirdfood’s famous scallops. We also shared lamb chops and kidneys, crab, roast chicken and chips and onglet and chips - and an excellent green salad in case you think we were being unhealthy (heaven forbid!). Massive kudos too to all the waiting staff who adapted to the new situation with great charm and cheerfulness. It’s taking a huge financial investment for restaurants like Freddy and @nessa_bird’s to make themselves COVID-safe and keep on their staff so if we want them to be there for us in another year’s time we need to support them over the coming weeks and months. If you live in or near #Bristol I hope you will. . . . #littlefrench #bistro #scallops #freddybird #restaurant #restaurantsareback #eatlocal #eatout #supportsmallbusinessI really like this thicker cut smoked salmon which you can serve Russian-style with chopped egg, red onion and capers - and also a shot or two of frozen vodka were it not lunch time. The salmon is from a new smokery to me called @smokin_brothers and really is quite smoky - which Is a Good Thing In my book. Thinking a lightly peated whisky would be nice with it too. You may notice the lemon wedge looks a bit stunted but I was clean out of lemons which shows I’m really not a pro at this game. Still, this is what I’m actually having for lunch. #notsponsored but #gifted so thank you very much @smokin_brothers. Good luck to you. PS If you wanted to embellish this a little further I’m thinking a few blinis or mini new potatoes topped with sour cream and caviar (or, more realistically, lumpfish roe) would be a good addition. Or some dark rye bread (I had wholewheat sourdough on the side) . . . #salmon #smokedsalmon ##smokingbrothers #lunch #instafood #foodstagram Follow on Instagram

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