The Seven Weeks

WEEK ONE — THE RETURN OF THE CHEF

The lights are on again. Someone has been cooking while you were away, and the kitchen remembers everything.

TO START — choose one

THE PRAWN COCKTAIL THAT WENT TO THAILAND

  Local prawns, avocado, lime, chilli and a Marie Rose that picked up an accent

THE FRENCHMAN IN CHIANG MAI

  Chicken liver parfait, warm toast, tamarind and onion relish

THE PUMPKIN THAT WAITED UP (V)

  Roasted pumpkin velouté, ginger, brown butter and toasted seeds

MAIN COURSE — choose one

FALLING OFF THE BONE

  Lamb shank braised until it gives up its secrets, rosemary, garlic, jus

THE COLONEL’S CHICKEN

  Pan-roasted chicken, proper gravy, a whole head of roasted garlic

THE MUSHROOM THAT KEPT A SECRET (V)

  Wild mushroom and tarragon pithivier, Madeira sauce — cut it open to find out

TO FINISH — choose one

THE GREENLAND INCIDENT 🔥

  Baked Alaska, tropical fruit, Italian meringue — set alight at the table

THE LAST WORD

  Dark chocolate, coffee and salted caramel, in a small pot with a lot to say

THE CRACK HEARD ROUND THE ROOM

  Vanilla crème brûlée. Listen carefully.