Highlands was such a success for our AGM meal, the food was fantastic, we wanted to promote it again to give people the opportunity to book in advance.
In particular as we are such a romantic bunch you might want to consider Valentines night for something a little different...its not on the actual night but it maybe the something special you were looking for...
Anyone wishing to make a booking please call Joan on 608563 (between 9.00am and 1.00pm)
Tuesday 18th January – Healthy Eating Lunch
Wednesday 19th January – Big Breakfast
Monday and Tuesday 24th/25th January – Burns Night – this is run by our Culinary Skills students who attend an evening course
Thursday 27th January – An evening working with Chefs from Bohemia Restaurant
Wednesday 9th February – Afternoon tea
Tuesday 15th February – Valentines Lunch
Thursday 17th February – Valentines Dinner
WEEK COMMENCING 21ST FEBRUARY – HALF TERM
Thursday 3rd March – Restaurant closed for private function
Thursday 10th March – Italian night
Thursday 17th March – St Patricks Night Dinner
Thursday 24th March – Restaurant closed for private function
Thursday 31st March – An evening working with Chefs from Atlantic Hotel
WEEKS COMMENCING 11TH, 18TH AND 25TH APRIL – RESTAURANT CLOSED FOR EASTER BREAK
Thursday 5th May – Last Dinner production
Tuesday 10th May – last Tuesday lunch production
Wednesday 11th May – last Wednesday production
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
New Year Promises
I was considering what to write to kick off 2011 and thought I should revisit why I joined Slow Food a few years back.
There was a Slow Food conference set up by Alasdair Crosby at Haute Vallee School. I was intrigued by the range of information offered there and decided to Google everything I'd made notes about. That led me to Michael Pollan.
If you ever need a single source of inspiration to realise the situation we find ourselves in when it comes to understanding food then Michael Pollan is your man. He is currently compiling a new book of homespun wisdom provided by readers to a New York Times article.
His book "In Defence of Food" provided me with the simple idea of "Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much." His twenty rules are sound examples of good advice. One of the best was"don't eat food your grandmother wouldn't recognise."
His investigations in to our eating habits and the science behind the food constructed for us really opened my eyes to what lies we are being pedalled and how much junk food surrounds the needs we have created. The choices of what we eat and how we cook it are ours.
Jersey has some of the best produce in the world promoted by some of the best chefs. Cultivate in the fields or found in the cold waters surrounding us. Reducing the distance from field to plate provides not just the freshest and nutritionally sound food available food but ensures we keep local producers employed. So by applying the common sense principle of buying local we realise the ambitions of both Slow Food and Fair Trade in one simple act.
Our small but growing band of Jersey Slow Food enthusiasts are trying to spread the message of "Good, clean and fair" and get as many people interested in promoting and eating good food. Cooking and eating are implicitly on our agenda for this year and we hope to see you at as many events as you can get along to.
We are also open to any suggestions for the kind of events you would like to see as this convivium is driven by its members. We would love to hear from you.
As for my New Year resolutions - eat as little processed food and adopt the simple idea of "eating less and moving more"... Happy New Year.
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