Saturday 18 June 2011

Ottolenghi Manna

Su has well and trully redeemed herself - Nopi was an excellent choice!
Underwhelming cocktails were outshone by a delicious little dish of roasted celeriac and yogurt puree with good bread. Simple but arresting flavours which was the theme for the whole meal - a succession of gorgeous dishes (and we sampled 16 from the menu, 4 from each section) most of which made us all go mmmm....
Highlights for me were the skordalia and broccolini (untempting-sounding, but divine); all 4 fish dishes, including an unctuous prawn and tarragon stew; chicken with myrtle salt.
All puds were lovely, as was the wine - a minerally white from Etna, and a juicy red from Campania. 9/10.

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