Friday 17 September 2010

Menu - Week beginning September 20th

Moroccan carrot baguettes are back on the menu this week. Cinnamon, coriander and cumin blended with peeled, boiled and grated carrots and then mixed together to create a lovely Moroccan spice filling that we put with an olive tapenade and haloumi cheese. Exotic? We like to think so.

Redcurrants, black peppercons, vinegar and sugar cooked down to a jam creates the base for the other baguette we have on this week. Many people ask us 'what is that flavour in the baguette?' when we put it on. A simple spread of this jam really brings out and adds to the flavour of the Italian ham and the brie cheese.


Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Blackcurrant and Apple muffins 1.80
Sweet corn, spinach and cheese muffins 1.80
Carrot cake friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60


Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.30
Coppa cotta ham with apple butter, gruyere and rocket OR
Moroccan carrot, olive tapenade, haloumi and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Italian ham with red current jam, brie and spinach OR
Plum tomatoes, bufala mozzerella, basil, rocket and aioli

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Gem lettuce with tuna, olives, baby potatoes, dill, boiled egg pecorino and beans OR
Roats kumra with chatenay carrots, camargue red rice, basil and orange OR
Edamame beans with garlic and chilli

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Leek and goats cheese tart

Menu Week Beginning September 13th

Damson plums come into season only for four weeks every year. Small, almost grape like in size and dark, dark purple in colour they have a tartness on the tongue when eaten fresh, but when they are cooked into a tart, slice or muffin, the sweetness comes out and they show their true form. This week we are simply baking them into our sweet muffins. Nice.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Damson Plum muffins 1.80
Mustard, Thyme and Gruyere muffins 1.80
Carrot cake friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60


Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.30
Italian ham with apple butter, gruyere and rocket OR
Tuna rocket, tomato, aioli and oregano

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Coppa cotta ham, spring onion jam, rocket and brie OR
Welsh rarebit, saute mushrooms and spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Gem lettuce with tuna, olives, baby potatoes, dill, boiled egg pecorino and beans OR
Roasted butternut squash and parsnips with orange segments, dill, almonds and spinach OR
Edamame with garlic and chilli

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Spinach with roast tomatoes and ricotta


Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Jessica, Melissa, Jared, Caleb and Khan

Monday 6 September 2010

Menu - September 6th - Specialty Food Fair

The Specialty Food and Chocolate Food Fair is being held as we speak. Sunday 5th, Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th out at Olympia with over 550 individual exhibitors. We went out yesterday and had a good look around and it was amazing and inspirational.

Not just seeing our own suppliers such as Tea Pigs and Villanova, but also seeing the range of food and beverage avalable from many small independent suppliers. People who are all passionate about their business, who believe that their products is or will be one of the best and that there is a market for it.

As one of those small independents (though not exhibitng) I have a lot of respect for those who put in all the hours, reasearch, commitment, lack of sleep, money, passion, enthusiasm and belief. Plus, it is amazing to see how many options there are out there!! It is astounding where the food industry has come over the past 20 years in the UK, and it can only get better. I saw a quote out there "it is better to have eaten, than to eat". My sentiments exactly.

Blackberry muffin anyone???

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Blackberry muffins 1.80
Tomato and cheese muffins 1.80
Carrot cake friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60


Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.30
Italian ham with red currnet jelly, brie and rocket OR
Ricotta with basil and grilled quince

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Tuna with capers, dill, lime, aioli and spinach OR
Grilled tomato with courgettes, bufal mozzerella and rocket

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Gem lettuce with victoria plums, ham, pecorino and basil OR
Wild mushroom with spinach and goats cheese OR
Edamame with garlic and chilli

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Crown prince squash and chili


Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Jessica, Melissa, Jared, Caleb and Khan