as beautiful as london is, and as much as i love this city... there are times when you need to escape. we did just that; and took advantage of a beautiful late summer sunday to make an escape to richmond, london. to the petersham nurseries, to be precise. a dreamy, offside garden hide-away, in midst of pots and plants. so relaxing and peaceful. and the food...! oh, the food. have a loot at it for yourself. we had:
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raw baby vegetables served in a clay pot, with baba ganoush
whole artichoke with mustard dressing
risotto with herbs
flower salad
roasted stuffed red peppers
roasted quail with flowers
a limeaid with mint
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roasted quail with flowers
a limeaid with mint
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and some more good, healthy things. (side note: to be honest, i didn't get to eat that much healthy food in london... i was too busy and too distracted... oh, and the flapjacks, that i discovered... those certainly didn't help much either...). the cookbook i acquired there, arabesque, by greg & lucy malouf (the chefs at the petersham nurseries café) will soon be featured and reviewed here. it will be good! it's currently my good-night-lecture, accounting for a lot of sweet dreams, indeed...
looks like such a great trip! the dishes look so tantalizing. thanks for sharing this I absolutley love nature. gigi. food and beauty blogger @ www.gigikkitchen.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletedear gigi thank you! it was so beautiful! are you familiar with cooking mezze?
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scarlett
everything looks so idyllic! great pictures, they really capture the atmosphere of the nursery.
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Deletethx for your comment. yes, idyllic indeed, utterly paradise like. i want to live there. and only ever eat this kind of food. life is too short for dull places... :)
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scarlett
you always manage to be at the exact places where i wanted to be ;) thank you for the wonderful pictures. hope you had an amazing time in london. love, su
ReplyDeletesu...! haven't seen or heard from you in a while! though i just visited your blog. i hope all is well in berlin? are you traveling at the moment? petersham nurseries was divine! you'd love it. happy sunday eve (watching tatort, too? ;))
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I have been there for a quick visit but that food looks amazing. I must return there!
ReplyDeletedear kate if i lived close by i'd know how to spend my sundays... :)
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