river cafe inspired

my friend, michael hoare (hd chef @ the chelsea) & i declared whilst chatting one day that we are both big fans of the river cafe cook books....from there a plan/menu was devised to have a long lunch with our families, inspired by the river cafe cook books. 

i was assigned to the bruschetta & dessert (i got the easy options)....while michael put his hand up for the pasta dish & the poultry main.

our menu comprised of:

bruschetta (1) garlic & oregano white beans w roasted balsamic cherry tomatoes & grated reggiano

bruschetta (2) grilled zucchini w pan seared onion, pancetta, basil & sliced salted ricotta

 pasta - freshly made tagliatelle w fig, chilli & double cream (recipe from the river cafe cook book easy, silver cover pg 90)

main - baked chicken in milk w sage (recipe from the river cafe cook book easy, silver cover pg 146)

michaels roasted sebago potatoes w rosemary, lemons, olive oil, sea salt & cracked pepper

dessert - pressed bitter sweet chocolate cake w clotted cream (recipe from the original river cafe cook book, blue cover pg 292)

i have plenty of tasty looking pics for you to see how the afternoon flowed...i am now thinking we choose another cook book that inspires us & we do it all over again!

above my bruschetta...

chilli & ripe figs for pasta

grating lemon zest for pasta

making fresh tagliatelle...

pasta was served...tagliatelle w fig, chilli & double cream

michaels potatoes ready for baking & chicken seared ready for the oven

main meal ready for serving...delicious!

let us eat & drink...

 pressed bitter sweet chocolate cake ready for serving w clotted cream