SAUCE LOVES… NATIONAL VEGETARIAN WEEK
National Vegetarian Week is in full swing! To celebrate, we’ve compiled a round up of spots across the UK, serving up irresistibly tempting vegetarian and vegan dishes.
From aubergine parmigiana and stuffed courgette flowers to Michelin-starred vegan menus, it’s all about making the most of fantastic veggies!
A vegan burger at Skylon
In honour of #NationalVegetarianWeek, the team at Skylon restaurant have created a special vegan burger, available for £16.00 until 21st May. Comprising a spiced quinoa and black bean patty, topped with smashed avocado, smoked pepper aioli and mango slaw, it’ll leave you wondering why you ever needed meat anyway! http://www.skylon-restaurant.co.uk/
Ultimate Vegan Burger at The Chop Houses
This Ultimate Vegan Burger is available at all three D&D London Chop Houses for National Vegetarian Week. It features a Spiced beetroot and chick pea patty with a gluten-free bun, wild rocket, charred capsicum pepper, onion and tomato sauce, beetroot and ale pickle, a pickled gherkin, onion crisp and triple-cooked chips. Grab the burger for £14 at Butlers Wharf Chop House, Paternoster Chop House and South Place Chop House. http://www.danddlondon.com/whats-on/events/vegetarian-week/
One Part Plant
Founded by nutritional adviser Jessica Murnane, the programme aims to encourage guests to enjoy at least one purely plant-based, gluten and soy free, meal daily and reap the benefits in taste and nutrition. One Part Plant inspired dishes are available in partnership with D&D London at Bluebird, Skylon, Blueprint Café and Coq d’Argent. http://blossom-city.danddlondon.com/?gclid=CjwKEAjwl9DIBRCG_e3DwsKsizsSJADMmJ11T3gkhTR_R6fAbl_rPhIy_3ZWyCALnPNg71yPYLdZShoCgK_w_wcB
Tom’s Kitchen vegetarian burger
Specially for National Burger Month, Tom’s Kitchen have launched its very own veggie, gluten-free burger including a sweet potato and chickpea patty with sun-dried tomato mayo and aubergine & shiitake relish, topped with pickles and heritage tomatoes. The burger is available for £16 at Tom’s Kitchen restaurants in Chelsea, St Katharine Docks and Canary Wharf, as well as the recently launched Birmingham site. https://www.tomskitchen.co.uk/
Sartoria
Savile Row’s Sartoria is serving up a new spring menu from renowned Italian chef Francesco Mazzei that celebrates the best ingredients the season has to offer. Antipasti include Stuffed courgette flower with baccalà and Romano pepper sauce, a beautiful dish perfect to enjoy on the restaurant’s terrace with a Spritz. #BlossomCity17 is a campaign from D&D London that celebrates the arrival of spring with a range of flower-inspired menus, cocktails and floral installations throughout its London restaurants. http://www.sartoria-restaurant.co.uk/whats-on-mayfair/events/blossom-city-at-sartoria/
Radici
Aubergines are being celebrated on the menu at Islington’s Radici, make the most of this seasonal vegetable and try Francesco Mazzei’s classic Aubergine Parmigiana, or have it grilled on one of the fantastic pizzas, for something a little bit different there’s also an indulgent Aubergine and chocolate cake. #BlossomCity17 is a campaign from D&D London that celebrates the arrival of spring with a range of flower-inspired menus, cocktails and floral installations throughout its London restaurants. http://www.radici.uk/
Relais & Chateaux, Gravetye Manor, West Sussex
George Blogg has created the perfect recipe for summer this salad elevates the humble beetroot with curd from High Weald dairy cows. The dish includes nutritious seeds and the white balsamic made from the Trebbiano grape. Gravetye Manor is a proud member of Relais & Châteaux, an association of exceptional hotels and restaurants committed to protect, share and showcase the richness and diversity of dining and hospitality throughout the world. Stays at Gravetye Manor are from £325 per room per night, based on double occupancy. For reservations contact http://www.relaischateaux.com or 00 800 0825 10 20
For full recipe see here (https://www.dropbox.com/s/6486qdifochjfa7/Gravetye%20Manor%20db.pdf?dl=0)
Relais & Chateaux, The Royal Crescent, Bath
A delicious, but simple meal with an added kick created by David Campbell. The recipe has only three main ingredients – goats curd, apple and parsnip – it is the perfect recipe to try out at home. The Royal Crescent is a proud member of Relais & Châteaux, an association of exceptional hotels and restaurants committed to protect, share and showcase the richness and diversity of dining and hospitality throughout the world. Stays at Royal Crescent are from £281 per room per night, based on double occupancy. For reservations contact http://www.relaischateaux.com or 00 800 0825 10 20
For full recipe see here (https://www.dropbox.com/s/ymlc4i46766bfbc/The%20Royal%20Crescent%20Hotel%20db.pdf?dl=0)
Michelin-starred vegan dining at Pollen Street Social
Bringing the first Michelin-starred vegan menu to London’s dining scene, Jason Atherton’s Pollen Street Social will offer guests a selection of dishes free of all animal products throughout National Vegetarian Week. The dedicated five and eight course tasting menus span creative starters, main courses and desserts including braised broccoli stem, lemon purée, toasted almonds and seaweed and sea buckthorn sorbet with coconut and showcase Atherton’s flair for seasonal produce, high quality ingredients and beautiful presentation. http://pollenstreetsocial.com/
Italian vegan set menu at Theo Randall at the InterContinental
Throughout National Vegetarian Week, one of London’s most prominent chefs, Theo Randall, is contributing to London’s burgeoning animal product-free dining scene with his Italian vegan set menu. Priced at £29 for two courses or £35 for three, the menu spans antipasti, pasta and risotto options as well as side dishes and desserts. Standout options include linguine with violet aubergines, tomatoes and basil and risotto with courgettes, San Marzano tomatoes and basil, enabling vegan and vegetarian guests the opportunity for a full dining experience at his restaurant at the InterContinental, Park Lane. http://www.theorandall.com/
Six course vegetarian tasting menu at La Dame de Pic London
At acclaimed three Michelin-starred French chef, Anne-Sophie Pic’s first UK outpost, La Dame de Pic, guests can opt for a six course vegetarian tasting menu. Showcasing Anne-Sophie’s unique culinary identity and elevating vegetables, herbs and fruit to a new level, the dishes are rich in powerful and unexpected flavour combinations such as pasta parcels with lightly smoked Pélardon cheese and seasonal wild mushrooms with Tonka bean and voatsiperifery pepper as well as heirloom carrots infused with pine tree buds and geranium rosa and provide a unique opportunity to experience plant-based fine dining this National Vegetarian Week. http://ladamedepiclondon.co.uk/