Christmas. A foodie’s dream season. A time when you can eat
plenty, go for walks (to the pub) and if you’re not eating food, spend time
thinking about your next meal. Oh I hope I am not on my own saying all that!
Taste of Christmas was on this weekend. In its new home in
Tobacco Dock. Being a short walk from my home plus receiving an email telling
me that with a code I could get a free pair of tickets, it seemed crazy to not
go along for Friday night dinner and drinks.
The Crowns (currency for purchasing food at the event) have
become slightly less value-for-money with 1 crown now costing £1 (it was about
50p last year), and so we plumped for just 2 taster dishes.
The Boy went for a Disco Burger (read: Slider) from DiscoBistro. ‘Rare breed beef, pineapple, bacon jam, cheese, bun sauce and pickled
onions’. I had a small nibble at the meat and it certainly was delicious- but
for £8 I would have preferred a normal sized burger.
I went for ‘half rack of bourbon BBQ ribs and slaw’ from
Beard to Tail. Now I was more than surprised at the 3 ribs presented to me, but
the slaw—which was sweet and slightly orangey- was very nice. I have heard good
things about ‘Beard to Tail’ so it was nice to be able to sample the food.
The absolute highlight of the visit for me, was watching the
wonderful Gizzi Erskine in action in the Electrolux taste theatre. Unlike other
years, this year I actually got a seat near the front! She prepared a great
turkey and stuffing mix- which made the whole room fill up with delicious
Christmassy aromas. I have been a fan of Gizzi's since someone purchased me 'Cook yourself thin' recipe book (Link to Amazon is here)
I get incredibly shy at the most random times, and so I was
too chicken to get a photo with the lovely Chef afterwards- but I did get this
one…
I know, silly! I’ll
blame the Champagne.
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| These were made of Chocolate! Amazing, huh? |
In previous years, I have moaned about the lack of food at
the event but this year I was slightly deflated to see that there were no stalls
where I could buy a Christmas decoration. Last year I came away with beautiful
sweet shaped baubles, cake decorations and other gourmet gifts but this year I
came away empty handed!
One thing Taste of Christmas has given me, is the start of
my Christmas feeling. The next day we went and saw the Christmas lights in
Oxford Street (lovely this year) plus I started my Christmas shopping!
Are you ready for Crimbo?
Lots of Love
xxx TTN xxx
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