Good food guide dinner at Lenclume

[sped98]

Fantastic 15 course dinner at Lenclume , Cartmel ,Cumbria hosted by the Good food guide team.Simon Rogan and Guest chef Jason Atherton.

( Champagne Billecart salmon Brut nv )

Pickled ‘Purple Azur’ with fresh curds, Rocket and hazelnut

(Carrot juice and fennel seed )

Smoked Fowey oyster and chicken royale With cabbage pesto

(Semillon 2007 vasse felix ,Margaret river , Australia )

Salt and vinegar crispy rice, cod ‘yolk’, watercress, Cream of egg and garlic

(Sauvignon blanc , Gewurstraminer viognier 2008)

Cornish crab, various radishes, Brown bread ice cream

(Reisling grand cru kitterie 2005 , Alsace , France )

Vintage potatoes in onion ashes, Whey sauce and sorrel

( Celery and English truffle juice )

English squid served in a back to front risotto, Roasted squid consommé

(St Joseph 2007 Gulgal , Rhone valley France )

Hay baked sweetbreads and parsley Caramelised cauliflower and ramsons

(Heskett Newmarket Brewery , Scawfell Blonde )

London-cure Salmon, horseradish, roasted cucumber, Cucumber chutney

( Chateau Moutin 2008 , Graves , Bordeaux , France )

BBQ pork cheeks and pig skin, Artichokes and spring onion

( Hawkshead Brewery , Brodies Prime )

Valley deer, slow-roasted beetroot, oats-seeds-nuts,Gin sauce

( Pesquera 2003 , bodegas fernandes , ribera del duero , Spain )

Cream crowdie with douglas fir and rhubarb

( Reisling Botrytis 2007 , heggies estate , eden valley , Australia )

Blood-orange, creamed goats curd, Sangria

( cairn o mohr , Scottish red and blackcurrant wine )

Thyme custard and iced apple, beetroot and cobnut crisp

( Cowmire hall , crosthwaite , Ancient Cumbrian cider )

‘Tiramisu’

( Gaillac doux rennaissance 2007 , domaine rotier , south west france )

Aerated chocolate , Kendal mintcake ice.

[Prawncrackers]

Thanks for sharing Alan, absolutely stunning food and photography to match. I was just wondering about this meal the other day, so I'm glad you've posted these. But now you've made me wish I should have gone to this gastronomic tour-de-force!

Just a couple of things though: What is back to front risotto? And where is the picture of the BBQ pork cheek!?

[sped98]

Ahhh , the BBQ pork cheek has somehow gone to the top of my pics ....and i dont know how to get it back into place....soz.

The back to front Risotto , was really good , the squid was chopped finely and incorporated into the creamy base, which on first impression looked like the rice...but wasnt.The roasted squid consomme was then poured into the dish....Now that was an amazing flavour and finished the dish perfectly.Was a great night and the thing that really impressed me was the matching drinks...white , red and dessert wines , beers , cider and fresh veg juices.

[tim g]

they do something like that risotto @ the ledbury