Blue moon evening - Friday August 23rd 7-00pm

Here it is - the promised menu for the Blue Moon event - on Friday August 23rd.
The bad news is - that we're absolutely sold out!
The good news is -  that if the weather is looking good a few days beforehand - we'll do what we did last month, and sell some more tickets, but  for the outside tables only. Do let us know if you'd like to be on  the last minute list.

Middle-Eastern Mezze

at Peppercorn Kitchen Café  on    Friday August 23^rd 2013

First stage

Courgette Moutabel                                      Labneh with pistachios

Spiced labneh                                                    Labneh rolled in za’atar                

Labneh with sumac                                          Parsnip Moutabel

Walnut Tarator

                               

                               

Beetroot‚ orange and black olive salad                                  

Spiced Moroccan carrot salad                                                    

Fattoush                                                                                             

Second stage

White fish with rose petal salt                                                   

Spiced saffron fish with aubergine                                          

Marinated mackerel with preserved lemon &potato      

Sujuk roll (lamb)                                                                              

Aubergine‚ feta & butternut stack                                          

Pomegranate & lamb kebabs                                                    

Third stage

Pistachio & frangipane tart                                                         

Orange & vanilla Crème Caramel                                              

Greek yoghurt & honey

Poached cardamom apricots with Chantilly cream and an almond biscuit                                                                                                                                                

Long time - no post!

It's been ages since I last posted on the Peppercorn blog - for which I apologise profusely. I shall try to behave more diligently forthwith!
Summer was fantastic wasn't it? The whole of June and most of July seemed to be heavy with promise; the sun shone nearly every day and we all felt as though we were on holiday. Going home from work and sitting in the garden with a glass or two of wine was de rigueur and the outside tables in the Peppercorn Kitchen garden were full to burstibg with hungry, happy groups of locals and holidaymakers.
August seems to have brought all that to an end - but hopefully this is a temporary blip and summer will roar back in.....?
Our blue Moon events have really taken off and the Jerusalem evening in July was so popular that we even sold garden tickets - the weather was so settled we just KNEW that it'd be balmy in the evening and it really was. Eventually almost all the diners de-camped to the garden which was candlelit and really very pretty. The  date of the next evening will be finalised this Wednesday - so watch out for news of this which will be posted on our Facebook page.
Our menu continues to develop - and we are loving the local fresh fish which is in abundance at the moment. Butterfiled local sardines is only beaten in popularity by the Persian shredded lamb with minted yoghourt and flatbreads. We're struggling to roast enough lamb shoulders to keep up with demand! The really exciting news is that we are in the process of sourcing goat meat to add to the menu - can't wait!
We have starting making a selection of ice creams to sell and consequently the pudding menu is much more exciting - we even make two sorts of iced lollies using only fruit and sometimes yoghourt - so it's ideal for children, too.
On hot days - the ever popular salads are back on the menu - they were so popular last year that everyone has asked us to put them back on the menu this year. With pleasure!
Have you all been to gaze in amazement at our new colour scheme in the cafe? If not - come and visit soon - it's pretty zany!! See you soon.