Well I think that's what I'd like to have but unfortunately it doesn't happen everyday. However today was definitely a champagne day as we went to a gourmet evening with Simon Rimmer at Earle's Restaurant in Hale. It was in association with Louis Roederer Champagnes - yes they make some of the really good stuff!
It was a fabulous 3 course dinner, although we were treated to fabulous hors d'oveurs first:
Peach & buffalo mozzarella wrapped in parma ham
Ricotta, spinach & sun-blushed tomato roulade
Truffled white onion soup
Served with a glass of Roederer Estate Quartet Anderson Valley - very nice sparkly stuff.
For starters we opted for:
Potted Mushrooms with cheese soldiers
Chicken & wild mushroom ravioli with foie gras cream sauce
For mains it we chose:
Grilled fillet of turbot, chargrilled new potatoes & asparagus with sun blushed tomato & olive tapenade
Pan roasted lamb loin, broad bean & feta cannelloni, creamed spring cabbage with port & shallot sauce
And to follow we had:
Strawberry Plate – Strawberry & cream jelly, strawberry & mint crème brulee & strawberry shortbread
A selection of Lancashire & Cheshire cheeses, carrot chutney & cheese biscuits
What could complete the evening - meeting Simon Rimmer. He made time after our dessert to come and join us at our table for a chat. What a thoroughly nice bloke he is. You have to respect a chef who still talks about an evening meal as having your tea. It's a northern thing.
We've decided that we should find a fabulous restaurant once a month. We both have such hectic lives it was nice to chill out and be spoilt on a Wednesday evening. We'll definitely go back to Earle's, it was splendid.
For those that pop in to see my cards and crafty bits, I'm sorry for the little distraction, but a girl also needs food for her soul. So now mine is singing I'm hoping my creativity over the next couple of days will too.
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