Friday 21 May 2010

Menu - 24th May - Here comes the sun

What a difference the sun makes. Waking up at 4:30 am to get into the kitchen for 6 am is no longer a struggle, waking out to get the bus is a pleasant experience, not a nightmare. Produce is fresher and will only get better as the season progresses, going home in daylight and still having time to enjoy it is a joy.

You feel like you can get so much more done! It is no longer a struggle to put in 8 hours, but is much easier to put in 14 or more.

Of course you know all this already, but I thought I would remind you. Try getting up really early and going for a long walk before everyone else gets going. The sunrise as it hits the building and the peace of no traffic or people is truly wonderful. London is a beautiful city, especially when it is quiet.

Then come in for breakfast, read the paper, have a fruit salad or freshly baked muffin and a coffee. The day is sorted. No better way to start.

Breakfast:
Porridge with condiments of muscovado, nuts and dried fruit, rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Traditional Bircher Muesli with compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn, dried fruit and nuts with compote 2.80
Ciabattini with creamed spinach, poached egg and shaved parmesan 3.80
Ciabattini with ailoi, English bacon, omelette and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissants with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.00
Croissanst with coppa cotta ham, spinach, tomatoes and talleggio cheese 3.80
Fruit salad 2.80
Seven seed bloomer toast 1.50
Cinnamon and Raisin toast 1.50

Pastries
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond croissanst 2.50

Own baked treats
Triple chocolate muffins 1.70
Kumara and chive savoury muffins 1.70
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Carrot cake friands 1.80

French retro Baguettes 4.00
Bacon, avocado, tomato, rocket and aioli OR
Roast aubergine with caramelised onion with apple, spinach and mayonnaise

Sea salt crusted foccacia 4.50
Bufala mozzerellla with plum tomatoes, basil, rocket and aioli OR
Italian roast ham with herbed ricotta and spinach

Salads 4.50 OR 6.50
Quinoa with roasted cashews, olives and orange segments OR
Cucumber strips (spaghetti) with steamed broccoli, roast tomatoes, pesto and rocket

Quiche 4.00 OR 5.50 with salad
Caramelised red onion with blue cheese


Enjoy the sunshine!

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Ruth, Krysty, Jessica, Piotr and Rachel

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