July 19th – GUMBO
Gumbo New Orleans – Higgin’s andouille sausage, chicken and shrimp in a Cajun spiced stew
OR
Gumbo z’herbes – McNallys greens and black beans in a Cajun spiced stew w/ barbecued corn
both over creole rice w/ McNallys tenderstem broccoli
July 12th – IRELAND
slow roast shoulder of Westmeath reared Tamworth pork
w/ floury new queens potatoes, sorrel salsa verde
and rapeseed aioli
OR
traditional Donegal potato farl
w/young Wicklow goats cheese, broad beans,
green peas and gooseberries
July 5th – MOLE NEGRO
Quesadilla de cecina
OR
Quesadilla de quesillo
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both served with traditional Oaxacan mole of arbol, cascabel and guajillo chilli with cacao and chilli
salsa roja, salsa verde tortillas and guacamole
June 28th – FRANCE
steak tartare
with hand cut chips and McNally’s organic dressed leaves
OR
tian Provencale
with young raw Wicklow goats cheese, summer bean salad
and Scéal bakery sourdough
June 21st – MIDDLE EAST
Shared plates of Mezze
labneh with sumac, baba ganoush, muhammara, mixed olives, pickles and fresh grilled za’atar flatbreads
with a choice of:
lamb kofte w/ zoug, yogurt and pink onions
OR
stuffed McNallys courgettes w/ spiced tomato
June 14th – TOSTADAS
Blue corn tortillas topped with three Summer-y aguachiles:
grapefruit + avocado + mint
tomatillo + grilled scallion + coriander
ginger + radish + chamomile
Choose seasonal greens or lime marinated blossom
Served with grilled corn and pickled jalapeno slaw
June 7th – N. THAILAND – LARB
Hot and Sour dish from N. Thailand / Laos border region of fragrant herbs, roasted peanut and toasted pounded rice flour.
choose between stir fried beef OR marinated mushrooms
both served with sticky rice, local fermented vegetables and condiments
May 31st – TRADITIONAL TUSCAN PORCHETTA
traditional Tuscan porchetta served with organic roast potatoes, garlic greens and bitter leaves, salsa verde and confit garlic
OR
for the vegetarians we have a slow cooked capponata to accompany the potatoes, greens, salsa verde and confit garlic
a very special dinner for us, celebrating some rare breed tamworth pigs from Westmeath
read more about why we are doing this dinner and where the pigs are coming from HERE
May 24th – JAPAN . AGEDASHI
Crispy fried silken tofu in a tentsuyu broth with steamed sushi rice, pickled vegetables and wakame seaweed, wilted spinach, mustard greens and dashimaki omelette
OR
agedashi braised pork on steamed sushi rice, served with pickled vegetables and wakame seaweed, wilted spinach, mustard greens and dashimaki omelette