Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Marco - Stamford Bridge



Last night to celebrate the end of a tiresome period of our lives, we celebrated by going to Marco Pierre Whites restaurant at the hallowed ground called home by Chelsea FC.


Settling into our very French Bistro surrounds by losing ourselved in a huge corner leather booth, I ordered a glass of Laurent Perrier Brut Champagne, whilst the Hussyband indulged in a Martini (with olives of course).






We started off with seafood....half a dozen natural Colchester oysters for the Hussy, and a terrine of foie gras with sauternne jelly for moi. OMG. The FG was delicious, rich, buttery, and evil even with its side of toasted brioche to cut the richness, I would have been a very happy person indeed even if I had only gotten half the size serving.


Onto the mains....the special game of the day a confit of white duck leg - was too hard for Ger to resist. I went for the slow cooked pork belly. Both came with a side of braised cabbage (red for him, white for me) and the best mashed potatoes I have ever had.

No, I mean it. We had what are reported to be the best mash in the world when we dine at L'Atellier in Tokyo (Joel Rubuchons 2 starred Michellin restaurant). These were even better. Creamy without being cloying, perfectly seasoned, potatoey. Yum




For those of you who dont know. MPW was the youngest chef ever to be awarded 3 Michelin Stars) and he first chef to ever give them back to concentrate on his family and enjoy cooking and life again.

I would highly recommend a visit to this, and most likely any other of his establishments, and I look forward to trying more of them!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Food Blogger Connect June 5-6 in London

I have tickets booked and am going for the entire weekend....Hussyband is wonderful in letting me have a weekend of food blogging heaven.

To quote from the website:

"THE International Food Blogger event of the year, FBC 2010, will be bigger and better than ever! We’ve put together a truly incredible weekend jam-packed with networking, exchanging ideas, food and fun in exciting London and specifically tailored for the requirements of the food blogger: an information-filled conference, 2 days worth of sessions presented by an accomplished panel of world-renown, award winning food bloggers covering a wide array of topics, each at the heart of food blogging. The speakers will be here to share their experience, insight and secrets into important food blogging issues, each session to be followed by interactive workshops and roundtable discussions, to encourage asking questions, share information and learn from the best!

The Event will kick off on Friday June the 4th at
The Hempel Hotel with a meet & greet, wine tasting, cocktail dinner, and a session on how to monetize your blog. Saturday June 5th will be held at The Rooftop Gardens and will be jam-packed with information from award-winning guest speakers…Oh and we’ve managed to squeeze in some fun too! We will be finishing things off in true food blogger style on Sunday the 6th of June at The Hempel Hotel in London with a few more sessions, awards, awesome prizes and of course how could we forget brunch!
The event is open to anyone who is or wants to be part of the food blogosphere. Food Blogger Connect 2010 is open to all, and you don’t have to be a long-time blogger to attend. Are you thinking of starting your own food blog? Then this is your one and only opportunity to come and find out what it takes from the best in the industry. Food Blogger Connect is also open to non-UK food bloggers as well as food industry folks."


http://www.foodbloggerconnect.com/