Another week another menu to plan. Take some of the pressure off this week and pimp up your mealtimes with something new; here are five eats we want to try this week.
For Modern Californian: SOLA at Home
After their successful launch for Thanksgiving, Victor Garvey’s modern Californian restaurant SOLA is back with SOLA at Home round two with two new menus, Omnivore (pictured above) and Vegetarian. Seeing as the restaurant won its first Michelin Star this evening, this is one menu I shall definitely be ordering. The Omnivore menu begins with Cured chalk stream trout, dill bavarois and Cold soup of almond and roasted garlic with smoked mussels, chive croutons and roasted tomato coulis, followed by Scallops ‘Diplomate’ baked in the shell with black truffle butter and lemon thyme. The centrepiece A5 Wagyu beef Chateaubriand with Telicherry sauce poivre is accompanied by Radicchio agrodolce and Potatoes Saint Jouvain. Dessert is Dark chocolate croustillant, honey, rosemary, sea salt and there are handmade Mignardises to finish. The Vegetarian menu replaces the cured trout with Pickled beetroot tartare, horseradish bavarois, vegan caviar; substitutes Fondue of ratte potatoes and preserved morels with 36-month Comté for the scallops; and instead of chateaubriand has Jerusalem artichoke Wellington with whole grain mustard, vegetarian demi-glace and roasted red pepper jam as its main course. Both sound fairly irresistible…
Both menus are priced at £89 per person and just forty boxes for two will be on sale every week, plus selection of wines from SOLA's list will also be available. Orders can be placed until midnight on Sunday for delivery within the M25 on Thursday and nationwide on Friday. Order online at www.solasoho.com
For Peruvian: Floral by LIMA Box
If you’re missing your Peruvian fix, Floral by LIMA has launched the LIMA Box, a unique new dining experience available for nationwide delivery.
Floral by LIMA has launched the LIMA Box, a new and unique dining experience available for delivery nationwide. The finest Peruvian experience for your family, loved ones or colleagues and ideal for gifting. Each box for either two or four contains four courses along with a voucher for a complimentary bottle of wine upon your next visit to the Covent Garden restaurant. With dishes including Tuna Tartar 'Acevichado' with avocado mousse, mango and tiger's milk, Slow Cooked Short Ribs with corn puree, aubergines and criolla sauce in the standard box and Scallops ceviche with puka tiger’s milk, yellow chilli pepper sauce, tobiko caviar and jesuralem artichoke crisps and Milk fed lamb seco with sweet potato and pumpkin purée, black quinoa-broccoli, Brazil nuts powder and ‘botija’ olive shards in the Lux box. From £75 for 2 / £140 for 4. Available from www.coventgarden.london
For Healthy Snacks at Home: Good Canteen
I can’t be the only one struggling with snacking whilst at home. Thankfully Good Canteen arrived this month, an innovative new snack subscription with a curated selection of health snacks and drinks designed to target different ‘food swings’ at four key points in the day - 11am, 3pm, 5pm, and 9pm. With vegan and gluten-free options available all boxes can be customised to dietary requirements and each includes drinks and snacks for five working days, along with added extras like herbal teas, fresh ginger and turmeric. The selection of brands will change on a monthly basis, with partners including Karma Bites, Love Raw, Something and Nothing Seltzers, Jarr Kombucha, Soffles, Raw Press, Minor figures Cold Coffee Brew, Meda CBD drinks, and many more.
Prices start at £30 per box. Customers can select their weekly orders to arrive one Friday a month or every Friday, with the snacking ritual to commence the following Monday. Order at www.goodcanteen.co.uk
For Soul Food in South London: Bando Belly
There’s a new eatery opened in Peckham Levels this month with its own signature soul food fusion cuisine. Bando Belly’s flavours are inspired by America, the Caribbean, south east Asia and multicultural London, with a unique menu of dishes we can’t wait to try. With dishes like Bara Tacos (fried bread with a chickpea filling), Slow Roasted Lamb Ribs with a South East Asian influence (topped with smacked cucumbers, fish sauce, fresh mint), Soft Shell Crab with a delicious and fragrant soy caramel drizzle, Old Bay seasoned Shrimp, Philly Banh Mi Cheesesteaks, Korean-inspired Fried Chicken Burgers, and its special Deep-Fried Oreos, you might need to loosen your waistband…
Prices for main dishes start from £10 and sides are available from £5. www.bandobelly.com
For the Best Hot Chocolate: Knoops
Ok so this is a drink rather than an eat but it’s worth a mention. Having visited the original Knoops hot chocolate shop in Rye I was beside myself to discover they’d opened in Clapham Junction…just as I was about to move house. With another outpost in Kensington, they are the perfect pistol after a long walk, but their iconic chocolate flakes are also available to buy online to make at home with a host of different strengths to choose from, like the 72% single origin from Peru with notes of banana caramel and cashew. There’s also a great range of recipes to try online at www.knoops.co.uk.
