We were back to the world class event, Taste of London Summer 2015 edition. This year once again Celebrity Cruises is one of Taste of London Festival sponsor. They put up their enormous tent and the famous and fabulous #LawnClub and are offering, as expected, a delectable a three-course tasting menu. Their menu features food and beverage pairings from the restaurants and bars onboard including wines selected by Oz Clarke and craft beer from the new Gastrobar.
The
event was hosted by the Celebrity Cruises team including fleet food and
beverage director Thomas Szymanski, pastry chef Thierry Houlbert and
executive sous chef Josh Becker and founder of the brilliant, A Grape
Night In, Kiki Evans who presented the drinks experience.
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| Celebrity Cruises #LawnClub at Taste of London 2015 |
At this delectable tasting, we were taken on a cruise of discovery to sample some of the award-winning dishes paired with a selection of the wines and craft beer available on board of their luxury ships. Qsine, Blu and Luminae are restaurants on board of the ships and this tasting menu highlights some of their fantastic dishes.
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| Qsine’s signature ‘Spring’ rolls (meat and vegetarian) paired withPunk IPA (Scotland), the bubbles of the beer take away the fat of the rolls and cleans the palate |
Blu’s blackened Ahi Tuna with forbidden rice and baby bok choy paired perfectly with the fresh and clean Wairau River Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand)
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| Luminae’s succulent Lamb loin with tangy yoghurt dressing paired with a Ros, Chateau D’Esclans ‘ Whispering Angel’ from Provence |
Pop into their stand and book a place for the next tasting.
Other highlights of Taste of London 2015
The Daily Special
Another highlight is The Daily Special Restaurant each day featuring a different hot-spot eatery the line-up this year: Lyle’s, Koya Bar, Bubbledogs, The Dairy and Michel Roux Jnr’s Diner.
Champagne Laurent-Perrier Masterclass
The official champagne of the festival. Laurent-Perrier, one of the most distinguished family-owned champagne houses, has put together a fantastic champagne adventure all about learning the different key characteristics of three distinct champagnes. How to enhance an occasion by choosing the right drink.
Protégé by Ford, a taste of things to come
To experience a taste of things to come, the next generation of fine dining chef stars, head to Protégé by Ford, a pop-up restaurant serving 3-course tasting menu accompanied by a glass of Laurent-Perrier Champagne and end with your gift of the Taste 2015 recipe book. Tickets from £16 (stand up) to £84 (incl. champagne)
AEG Let’s Taste Live Cooking along
Live Cooking with TV chef Jeremy Pang from School of Wok and a chance to create your own gourmet food with professional hints, tips, and techniques. First-Served basis.
We also experienced a cook-a-long using AEG state-of-the-art combination induction hobs.
Other delightful experiences
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| Whisky tasting |
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| Fabulous food from Roka (dumplings) |
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| strange but true – beer infused ice cream from Menabrea |
We’ve tasted our way through some fabulous food and drink! When you first set foot at Taste of London, the sheer amount of stands and offerings can be quite daunting, and you may feel that you need more time to taste everything on your wish list.
Great top tips for visiting the event by Jeanne: Cooksister’s Taste Tips
and Taste of London 2015
Taste of London 2015 dates: from 17th – 21st June 2015
ADDRESS:
Regent’s Park
Outer Circle
London
NW1 5HA
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Disclosure: I was a guest of Celebrity Cruises at this event.
The food and drink look amazing, what a fab little event.
It's a great event, so much drink and food to try! R
This looks amazing. Wish I was a little bit closer.
Katie x
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I've never been – sure wish I had this year!
Hi Andrew, let's go next year, we plan properly and enjoy the day in London. R