London Lunch

After the seeing the chocolatier's windows in the previous post, my walk carried on along the road to the Berkeley Hotel, where, after my last delicious lunch at Marcus Wareing's restaurant, I had to go back for more LOL!  This time I took my Mum along for her birthday treat.  

Pickled egg dip with pork scratchings - yum!

Speciality caramelised butter (right)

The specially made gluten free bread rolls
for my Mum!  The pastry chef even 
emailed me the recipe when we asked for it!

The restaurant's Friday tradition

Fish & Chip Soup - as good as ever!

Ballotine of duck and fois gras - delish!

Poussin 3 ways with turnips and
spinach - mmmmm!

Pre dessert of meringue yoghurt with
fruit and crumble.

Mum's gluten free chocolate and rhubarb
dessert with granita.
It was very rich - too much really!!

My egg custard tart with blood orange, yoghurt 

and granita.  The custard tart is the famous tart 

as made for the Queen in a competition 

by Marcus.

A birthday surprise - apple layers with jelly.

Some Columbian Chocolate ganache to finish.

Truffles to take home.

A Wander Off The Beaten Track - London

When I was in London the other week I went to my favourite restaurant Marcus Wareing at The Berkley (www.marcuswareing.com) for lunch:-

Canapes - Lobster and Lime

Fish and Chip Soup - DELISH!

Papardele Pasta, Beurre Blance and Truffle.

Pork Belly with Pork Scratchings, Turnip, Peas Pudding yum!

Pre-dessert White Chocolate & Cherry Mousse 

topped with Redcurrant

Dessert - Flapjack with Yoghurt Cream and Salted Walnuts

Meringue and Redcurrant Jelly 

To Finish a 70% Chocolate Ganache

 and Gold Leaf

I forgot to take a photo of my starter which was Lobster with a ravioli and a lobster bisque - it was beautiful to look at and eat!

After we left the hotel we then went for a walk to find the Christian Louboutin Boutique but we passed by some nice sights:-

A magnificent stag sculpture in a front garden!

A beautiful terraced street

An adorable sculpture in another front garden!

And from behind.

A manicured piece of topiary?

A groovy "mirror" look paint job on the Mini!

Cork Louboutin Platforms - wonder if they float?

The CL Boutique

We were pleasantly surprised at the friendliness of the SAs in the Louboutin boutique not that we bought anything - for me the shoes are too narrow, so I "only" have 2 pairs of the ankles boots but if I am honest they are not really comfy shoes so they get looked at rather than worn LOL!
After CL we went to Sloane Square checked out Liz Earle's skincare shop (lizearle.com) and then jewellers Kiki McDonough (www.kiki.co.uk) of interest because Kate, Duchess of Cambridge got her Christmas present earrings from Kiki.  Then to round off the trip we went to Harrods where I got my lovely new Tresors Retrouves.

Tresors Retrouves.