Last night my Valentine took me to The Ledbury for dinner.
The food was utterly spectacular!
Hang on & I'll walk you through the menu.
We started with a couple of canapes & ice cold champagne, before moving on to our amuse bouche.
A quails egg in batter with the runniest yolk, perched on puree with truffle shavings.
Next we had Cornish oyster chantilly & tartare with horse radish & dill.
The crispy, rich oyster was offset perfectly by the fresh, delicate tartar.
It was paired with a 2008 Sauvignon Blanc called Ignaz Niedrist.
I know very little about wine, but I know what I like & this was just superb.
Dry with hints of melon, pear, mint, sage and apricot .
Unbelievably fresh.
Roast scallops with grilled leek & seaweed puree (his favorite course of all).
Paired with a 2008 Riesling Smaragd, Ried Loibenberg from Austria.
Followed by roast turbot with blood orange, pinenuts, cauliflower & crab.
The wine was a white 2008 A.A. Badenhorst from S.A.
Next up was the hand rolled macaroni stuffed with rabbit & chanterelles with a veloute of toasted hay & thyme.
My favourite dish, really gamey & rich.
Just delicious.
The wine was a 2009 French Santanay, Vieilles Vignes.
Our last savoury dish was an aged fillet of cumbrian beef with smoked onions & perigord truffle, which we had with a 2005 Cote-Rotie, Domaine de Bonserine.
Our pre-desert was meringue with clementine crush & ice cream.
Fresh, sour & exactly what we needed after our mains.
Then we had a banana gallette...
Ginger mouse...
... and an incredible passion fruit soufflé.
All washed down with champagne.
It was one of the most romantic evenings of my life & today I'm feeling like a very lucky lady!
My delicately opened card revealed the best pressie I could have hoped for...
A new blog!
I've been meaning to make the jump to WordPress for a long time now, but just had no idea where to start. So my gift is a designer & a developer to help me get to grips with it!
Who needs roses when you can have html coding?!
He knows me too well.
I highly recommend The Ledbury, the food was just fantastic.
It has 2 Michelin stars and is widely regarded as the best restaurant in London.
The tasting menu is around £195 per person (with wine).
Call +44 (0) 20 7792 9090 to book & knock a loved one's socks off!
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you lucky lucky thing :) xx
ReplyDeleteI have been WAITING for a blogger to review The Ledbury, thankyou!
ReplyDeleteWill book in this afternoon.
Great pics.
Wow...looks beyond incredibly! You lucky girl, and what a cute thoughtful gift! I'm not jealous...not jealous at all :)
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What a lovely present! x
ReplyDeleteWhat's amazing dinner!
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures and valentine's day!
xoxo
Lulu
Wow this looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteLooks DELISH, lucky gal.
ReplyDeleteI live literally around the corner from there yet never go. Thanks for motivating me :) x
ReplyDeleteWow that all looks amazing! Definitely going to check that restaurant out as well.
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Aren't you the luckiest !
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I just love reading every single one of your blog posts, they're so well written and easy to read. Also your food posts are always fab and leave me feeling rather hungry! What a lovely present too, I'm sure the new blog will be fantastic.
ReplyDeleteLucy xxx
Glad you enjoyed the day and made the best out of it.
ReplyDeleteYou are also looking very stunning in the photo above - very classy and for the occasion! I think the gift was very thoughtful and personalized, you are right to consider yourself lucky ;)
You need to do a style post for us, girls, as well - what to wear to look sophisticated and elegant :)
Thank you for posting x
Oh my god, it all looks amazing! Looks like such a good evening - and a really thoughtful gift as well! xx
ReplyDeleteThat food looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm currently running a giveaway for the chance to win a Clarisonic Mia! I'd love it if you could check it out on my blog. xx
Sounds and looks amazing! Lovely gift too! X
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing - beautiful courses. What a great present - good luck with tackling Wordpress!
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious!
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Ooohh looks like you had a lovely time! I can't believe you're moving to Wordpress! I've been gazing at your blog longingly for weeks wondering if I should make the jump to Blogger! :)
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Please package up your metabolism in string and brown paper and send it up north to me ASAP.
ReplyDeleteGreat gift - I looked at Wordpress but it was beyond me!
As always I adore your photography! I have had the Ledbury on the list for two years now, so I will definitely have to make it happen this year.
ReplyDeleteI just set a blog up on wordpress with some girlfriends actually, and I still know hardly anything, but my only tiny bit of advice is that it's pretty rigid and doesn't allow plug ins unless you're self hosted. You probably already knew that though which just shows how basic my knowledge is! x
Great review and lovely pictures. Very helpful thank you
ReplyDeleteOMG it all looks amazing!
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Valentina de Pertis
that dinner looks superb, you are indeed a lucky lady!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a spectacular night. I'm envious of the new blog. I want to move to Wordpress too, but I'll have to learn it myself. Sigh. Looking forward to seeing your new digs.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had the most amazing evening, can't believe how many courses there were! Look forward to seeing your new word press blog, that is the best present I've seen yet! xx
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ReplyDeleteIt all looks and sounds absolutely divine! You look very beautiful too and what a perfect and very thoughtful present!
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Sweet :-) We went to Claridges for Valentine's day afternoon tea, brought the baby as well, being 15 weeks old, just not old enough to leave at home hahahaha ;-) 10 years since Husband proposed...
ReplyDeleteHave been dying to try the Ledbury for ages... Every one says that it's brilliant...
ReplyDeleteAdorable pressie - do you think that you might be able to pass the name of the designer on (I'm on Wordpress currently and very much struggling with my blog design)? Or is that too cheeky to ask? If so, please don't worry about it... x
What a great dinner! I got a new blog for Christmas - best present ever!
ReplyDeleteOh darling amazing!! Just amazing!!!
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Congrats on the new blog... though I love yours as is! I just started my own using WordPress and it is so simple and customizable! Take a look: www.theupstatenewyorker.com
ReplyDeleteXoxo Steph
So lovely!
ReplyDeleteI've been using blogger for 3 years now ( work and personal blog) but I'd be interested in knowing why you want make the move to Wordpress...
Cheers lovely x
This is absolutely scrumptious and you looked gorgeous. Where is your dress from? also do you have any tips for how you do your hair? it always looks so perfect!
ReplyDeletepersonally i think your valentine is the lucky one. you are stunning. ;)
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