An Alternative Christmas with FoodCycle and Forgotten Feast

This December, FoodCycle are teaming up with Tom Hunt’s Forgotten Feast to create an Alternative Christmas banquet at the Brunel Museum on the banks of the Thames in London.

You can enjoy a ‘Forgotten Feast of 7 Fishes’ including carpaccio of scallop, and risotto nero or a vegetarian Italian feast including pumpkin and sage risotto with foraged salad, and garbanzo stew with borlotti and glut tomatoes. Even better, before dining, guests will be treated to an exclusive guided descent into the underground Grand Entrance Hall of Brunel’s Thames Tunnel, one of the great wonders of the Victorian age and the first tunnel under a river anywhere in the world, which was closed to the public for over 140 years.

Earlybird tickets are now on sale for £35 and proceeds from the event will go to FoodCycle, to help serve more meals for people at risk from food poverty, and to the creation of more Forgotten Feast events.

There will be a cash-only bar selling delicious wines to complement your meal.

The Feast of 7 Fishes is eaten on La Vigilia (Christmas Eve) in Italy. Traditionally 7 or 13 dishes are served after the seven sacraments and thirteen apostles. The meal is best served family style in big serving platters to bring people together. Tom will be representing 7 forgotten fish, sourcing fish that are often neglected or not usually seen on British menus. Come and sample an unforgettable celebration of taste created using delicacies that would otherwise be forgotten.

Menu

Forgotten Feast of 7 Fishes Menu
- An Italian inspired Christmas feast -
Due to the sheer volume of food surplus we are able to pick the highest quality ingredients. As we are sourcing surplus food the menu is subject to change.

Antipasti
Carpaccio of scallop frills and megrim sole
Baccala mantecato - salted dab pate with saffron
Salmon trim fish cakes with aioli verde

Primi
Risotto nero with cuttlefish
or
Pumpkin and sage risotto with a foraged salad

Secondi
Forgotten fish stew of gurnard, pouting and red signal crayfish with cheeky bacon
or
Garbanzo stew with borlotti and glut tomatoes
Served with
Sorrel salsa, buttered chard, caramelized fennel, roast tomatoes
Cleo the sourdough

Dolce
Clementine chocolate fondant with Salcombe dairy ice cream