As most of you know, food is in my blood - literally, historically with my father's side of the family, and figuratively when you ponder my early adult life. Though I sold Jinsei, I still manage to stay in the industry through consulting and purveying fine wine. So being in London, where restaurants have made such great strides in the last decade, is a great blessing.
Tonight that blessing may have reached its apex. A friend in Birmingham, Frank Stitt, sent me to the U.K. with a list of places he'd recently searched out and enjoyed. I've basically been following his list, and tonight I chose the Ledbury up round Kennsington Palace.
So what was my dinner? Okay, hold on to your treadmills -
Raviolo of Potato and Egg Yolk with Black Truffle, Onions Cooked in White Beer and Grated Vacherin
Snails in Mousseline of Herbs with White Carrots, Cepe Marmalade, and Roasted Oxtail Jus
Shoulder of Pyrenean Milk Fed Lamb with Baked Jerusalem Artichokes and Winter Savory Milk
Passionfruit Souffle
Not only was the cuisine superb, but the hospitality was first rate. I glanced at one other dessert, and the manager brought it to me free of charge just to compare with the souffle!
Now I know my meal was world class - far beyond what I deserve or need - so just imagine with me for a moment that heavenly feast, the one where the lions and lambs will join one another, set aside their pasts, and join all the Saints in eternally praising our Heavenly Father?
Cheers!
You better get ready for meatloaf when you get home!
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