On Sunday the
public car park very close to us turns into a Farmers Market. We have been
going to it from the time we came here to study at the Le Cordon Bleu. Quite an
interesting place and the produce on offer changes dramatically with the
seasons. The Asparagus in spring and early summer is absolutely top class. The glorious
tomato in many varieties during summer is something we never get to see in
Mumbai. Game during autumn. This Sunday we planned to have a meal at home. We
got ourselves delightful bread from the market which the baker told us was
baked in a baked bean tin. Very nice dense heavy bread. This accompanied our
English Ham, Italian Parma ham, Smoked Salmon [heavy smoke], Shropshire Cheddar,
Truffle Brie and the most delightful Vacherin Mont d’Or. Delightful.
On another note, Jamie Oliver has
now started several restaurants around Britain. They are generally located in
large malls. The largest mall in all Europe is a brand new one called Westfield
at Stratford. We decided to have a look at it. It is very large. It was a
Monday morning and schools are on half term breaks so the mall was absolutely
crawling with people. Children and mothers of all shapes sizes and colour were
thronging the mall. The food court which had the fast food outlets all bunched
together was bursting at the seams. Jamie’s which is a large two level
restaurant in the mall complex is where we decided to eat. They served half
portions so that was a relief. HRH the Queen of Kutch ordered a Squid Ink Risotto
with Crab while I ordered a Pasta Carbonara. The Polenta chips seemed so
attractive that we ordered a bowl of them. The food was really good. This place
is recommended.
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| Pasta Carbonara |
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| Squid Ink Risotto with Crab |
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| Polenta Chips |
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