5 Things You Need to Eat This WeekBy Angelica Malin
If last week’s Top 5 was all about seasonal, this week is all about special – the one-off items you can’t get at the shops and leaves you childlike with excitement. Topping our list is a mix of Easter treats, like the toffee apple brioche at Tess Ward’s Easter pop-up, and unusual drinks, like the truffle cocktail served at new Venetian-inspired Cartizze Bar. You can read more about it here. Whether it’s a special treat to be shared, or enjoyed alone al desko late in the office, we say it’s about time you tried:
What: Nobu, the Michelin-star Japanese restaurant, has gone and outdone everyone by creating these special edition eggs in white, dark and milk chocolate just for Easter. Apparently the look of each egg is inspired by the principles of simple Japanese design; the ‘Nami’ is inspired by waves, the ‘Zen’ by the traditional rake pattern of Japanese garden and the ‘Piramido’ is an ode to Japanese urbanity and geometry. Fair enough.
Where: Available to purchase and collect from Nobu, 1st Floor, The Metropolitan Hotel, 19 Old Park Lane, London W1K 1LB from Wednesday 2nd April. Each egg costs £30.
Why: If you love someone enough to spend £30 on an Easter Egg for them, then… Marry them.
2. Jean-Paul Gaultier Eclairs at PAUL
What: It’s beautiful when two powerhouses come together, in this case a legendary home of fashion and the home of simply sensational hot chocolate. PAUL has teamed up with JPG to celebrate Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk at Barbican Art Gallery from 9th April to 25th August 2014, with a beautiful breton-striped pastry, filled with white chocolate cream and a chocolate striped topping.
Where: Available at all 32 of PAUL’s UK Stores from 9th April for a limited time costing £3.15 each.
Why: We’ve tasted them, we can report back that it’s all good news.
3. Toffee Apple Brioche and Butter Pudding at Burnt Toast
What: Superstar young chef Tess Ward is hosting a special supper club this Easter Weekend, serving a three-course feast for four days to celebrate the humble British grain. The menu celebrate artisan food, and you can expect lots of bunting, help-yourself toasters and yummy cocktails provided by Smatts.
Where: Maida Hill Place, Westbourne Grove, 18th-21st April – £35 per head, tickets available here.
Why: Toasters on the tables people, toasters on the tables.
4. Dessert Burger at Honky Tonk
What: Honky Tonk (both Clapham and Chelsea branches) has launched something special just for Easter: the Dessurger – a dessert burger. The Dessurger is a chocolate dessert meets a classic burger; a combination of a brioche bun with a warm chocolate mousse, fresh strawberries and icing sugar. It actually looks rather delicious, although we’d like some reports back please.
Where: Honky Tonk Chelsea, 6 Hollywood Road, London, SW10 9HY
Why: It’s a good ice breaker, if nothing else.
5. Truffle Liqourice Sour at Cartizze
What: Cartizze is a newly opened Venetian-inspired bellini and cocktail bar on Lancashire Court. There’s a very cool, classy Italian feel running through it – try the Truffle Liquorice Sour (£12) which is one of the weirdest, most wonderful, things we’ve drunk all year – a mix of whiskey, lemon, liquorice, egg white and truffle oil, it’s not for everyone but it’s a real talking point. Read more about the bar here.
Where: 4 Lancashire Court, Mayfair, London, W1S 1EY
Why: By the by, the bartenders all look like Calvin Klein models.
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