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So you’re off to the Taste of London. 4 hours and some of London’s finest restaurants, best producers, and some very fine booze. How will you manage?! Here are my top tips for your trip and those I plan to visit when I hit later in the day again.

Trinity London

Head to Trinity for the bowl of the festival, selected on Thursday by a group of judges – Pigs Trotters on Toasted Pain Poilane, fried quail, Gribiche sauce and crackling. A fantastic dish, and one which I sampled at the restaurant, I could not resist it again. Trinity sold the crackling of £ 1 pound a peg on Thursday, and on the quiestest day of the festival, sold 1,000 sticks. You know you have to go.

I have also tried their Chargrilled Asparagus Pheasants Fried Eggs and truffled Homemade Ricotta. Well, would not it be Trinitry if there were no truffles in there, and it was fantastic. I loved the soft texture and wonderful aroma of truffled ricotta and dipped lime green asparagus sticks in there, pull them on over pheasant egg yolk. Delicious! I ended up with a dessert of Homemade Vanilla Yogurt, English Cherry & Almond Crumb. Creamy and light, fruity with nutty crumb to the end, it would make a great breakfast too. While you’re there, get Adam to sign a copy of his fantastic new book “How to Eat In “.< p style =" text-align: center; ">

L’Anima

Next door Francesco Mazzei’s L’Anima, one of London’s finest Italian restaurants. I tried the Sardinian Fregola with Seafood Bottarga and Lemon. There was some clams in there too, and it tastes talked about the sea and the areas nearby. It is not easy to find a fregola dish in London, and it is fantastic, so try it. There was also a Purple Smoked Eggplant with Burrata with Basil & Chilli Jam as so fantastic and I plan to try later today.

Action Against Hunger Pop-Up

shareholder Against Hunger running a pop-up restaurant on taste. Simon Rogan of L’Enclume was there Thursday, and yesterday I sampled the delights Valentine Warner, a fabulous Grilled Deer Sandwich with Tarragon dressing. It was excellent, tender delicious hot deer encased in toasted sourdough with fragrant tarragon adjacent. Do check it out today when Paul Merrett will be cooking.

Taste of Barbados

Tuna with lentils, panacotta with plantain and it is FREE! Also nice cocktails for only six dollars a pop. The chefs have been flown over from some of the finest restaurants Barbados has to offer. It is a must.

Chapel Down Wine & Oysters

Pop over to Chapel Down and sample one of their excellent English wines, I love the sparkling, and has some of the oysters. It’s something I do on all Taste of London, I would recommend you do too!

Nyetimber

With possibly the most beautiful state, and some great English sparkling wine to start, save some of your dollars for a glass of award winning Nyetimber. A bit expensive but worth every penny. Try Forman’s London Cure Salmon with what a light smoked salmon, which almost has a sashimi-like quality to it. Very good.

Sipsmith

Artisan distillery Sipsmith from Hammersmith in London, is distributed up G & T have made with their fantastic gin. It is a good product, a great drink, and they’re really fun to boot.Try their vodka too.

O: TU Sauvignon Blanc

From Marlborough, O: TU Sauvignon Blanc and a single vineyard Sauvignon Blanc. It has lots of character and body and stand out from the more familiar limey Sauvignon Blancs from Marlborough. Buy it by the glass or carafe, or order some to be delivered home.

Clonakilty Black Pudding

Promise me that you will visit Clonakilty Pudding public to try their beautiful black and white puddings and Irish ispíní that I write about all the time. They are fantastic, a second user recipes that have been handed down through generations.

Bea’s Of Bloomsbury

I had a bite of a friends Bea’s of Bloomsbury’s cupcake, and yes, it is not your common or garden cupcake, moist cake with a lovely fruity cream topping. I loved it and I will be going back and checking out her shop in Bloomsbury.

David’s Chilli Oil

My favorite chili oil, David seller alone. It is not cheap at £ 10 a jar, but it is amazing and it lasts forever. His recipe is based on his childhood eating experiences in Asia. The umami hit comes from black beans – what he has done with them! Try it.

Isle of Wight Garlic Farm

Fresh garlic, elephant garlic, lots of garlic products. It’s great! I have a bag of fresh garlic now. I am sure that my colleagues will thank me for it on Monday.

Ones I did not try, but plans to are: Le Gavroche, Odette, Salt Yard, Fino & Launceston Place. More info on this soon.

Have fun!

Filed under: food processors, London, Review | Tagged: Food Festival, London Taste of London

So you’re off to the Taste of London. 4 hours and some of London’s finest restaurants, best producers, and some very fine booze. How will you manage?! Here are my top tips for your trip and those I plan to visit when I hit later in the day again.

Trinity London

Head to Trinity for the bowl of the festival, selected on Thursday by a group of judges – Pigs Trotters on Toasted Pain Poilane, fried quail, Gribiche sauce and crackling. A fantastic dish, and one which I sampled at the restaurant, I red wine could not resist it again. Trinity sold the crackling of £ 1 pound a peg on Thursday, and on the quiestest day of the festival, sold 1,000 sticks. You know you have to go.

I have also tried their Chargrilled Asparagus Pheasants Fried Eggs and truffled Homemade Ricotta. Well, would not it be Trinitry if there were no truffles in there, and it was fantastic. I loved the soft texture and wonderful aroma of truffled ricotta and dipped lime green asparagus sticks in there, pull them on over pheasant egg yolk. Delicious! wine cheese I ended up with a dessert of Homemade Vanilla Yogurt, English Cherry & Almond Crumb. Creamy and light, fruity with nutty crumb to the end, it would make a great breakfast too. While you’re there, get Adam to sign a copy of his fantastic new book “How to Eat In “.< p style =" text-align: center; ">

L’Anima

Next door Francesco Mazzei’s L’Anima, one of London’s finest Italian restaurants. I tried the Sardinian Fregola with Seafood Bottarga and Lemon. There was some clams in there too, and it tastes talked about the sea and the areas red wine nearby. It is not easy to find a fregola dish in London, and it is fantastic, so try it. There was also a Purple Smoked Eggplant with Burrata with Basil & Chilli Jam as so fantastic and I plan to try later today.

Action Against Hunger Pop-Up

shareholder Against Hunger running a pop-up restaurant on taste. Simon Rogan of L’Enclume was there Thursday, and yesterday I sampled the delights Valentine Warner, a fabulous Grilled Deer Sandwich with Tarragon dressing. It was excellent, tender delicious hot deer encased in toasted sourdough with fragrant tarragon wine cheese adjacent. Do check it out today when Paul Merrett will be cooking.

Taste of Barbados

Tuna with lentils, panacotta with plantain and it is FREE! Also nice cocktails for only six dollars a pop. The chefs have been flown over from some of the finest restaurants Barbados has to offer. It is a must.

Chapel Down Wine & Oysters

Pop over to Chapel Down and sample one of their excellent English wines, I love the sparkling, and has some of the oysters. It’s red wine something I do on all Taste of London, I would recommend you do too!

Nyetimber

With possibly the most beautiful state, and some great English sparkling wine to start, save some of your dollars for a glass of award winning Nyetimber. A bit expensive but worth every penny. Try Forman’s London Cure Salmon with what a light smoked salmon, which almost has a sashimi-like quality to it. Very good.

Sipsmith

Artisan distillery Sipsmith from Hammersmith in London, is distributed up wine cheese G & T have made with their fantastic gin. It is a good product, a great drink, and they’re really fun to boot.Try their vodka too.

O: TU Sauvignon Blanc

From Marlborough, O: TU Sauvignon Blanc and a single vineyard Sauvignon Blanc. It has lots of character and body and stand out from the more familiar limey Sauvignon Blancs from Marlborough. Buy it by the glass or carafe, or order some to be delivered home.

Clonakilty Black Pudding

Promise me that you will visit Clonakilty Pudding public to try their beautiful black red wine and white puddings and Irish ispíní that I write about all the time. They are fantastic, a second user recipes that have been handed down through generations.

Bea’s Of Bloomsbury

I had a bite of a friends Bea’s of Bloomsbury’s cupcake, and yes, it is not your common or garden cupcake, moist cake with a lovely fruity cream topping. I loved it and I will be going back and checking out her shop in Bloomsbury.

David’s Chilli Oil

My favorite chili oil, David seller alone. It is not cheap red wine at £ 10 a jar, but it is amazing and it lasts forever. His recipe is based on his childhood eating experiences in Asia. The umami hit comes from black beans – what he has done with them! Try it.

Isle of Wight Garlic Farm

Fresh garlic, elephant garlic, lots of garlic products. It’s great! I have a bag of fresh garlic now. I am sure that my colleagues will thank me for it on Monday.

Ones I did not try, but plans to are: Le Gavroche, Odette, Salt Yard, Fino wine cheese & Launceston Place. More info on this soon.

Have fun!

Filed under: food processors, London, Review | Tagged: Food Festival, London Taste of London