Thursday, 9 June 2016

A Birthday Treat - Decisions, decisions

I just have to say that as a vegetarian (for some 30+ years) it gladdens my heart that I can actually go out to eat and anticipate fantastic food. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I stopped eating out long ago because I became so sick and tired and being served yesterday's tomato sauce tipped over yesterday's pasta – not helped by the fact that I loathe tomatoes – much to the amusement of my meat eating friends.

Anyway – shall it be the chilled pea soup or the sweet potato and puy lentil dhal – hmmm. The dhal wins for both of us.



This is what it looked like :



The presentation was spot on and we were not disappointed on any level. The textures and flavours were perfectly balanced, particularly the soft lentils in the dhal and crispy ones garnishing the dish with the oil. I have to confess – I did something I'd never normally do – even at home – I mopped up the remaining sauce with the artisan breads and I don't care who knows it. I apologised to my friend before I indulged and her exact words were, “thank goodness for that” as she followed suit!

The best compliment I could ever give any chef/cook – I'm not a “mopper” or a “dunker” for that matter – it shouldn't be allowed, but that's another story – rules are meant to be broken.





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