Candlelight Christmas 2012
There was a new look to the Candlelight Christmas dinners in December.
The
hugely popular series of seasonal music and festive food added an
up-tempo experience courtesy of the Birdland Duo with their jazzy twist
on some traditional songs.
Pianist Matt and vocalist Lorna got the evenings off to a foot-tapping start with their own arrangements of Yuletide favourites
The
entertainment was followed by a four-course dinner provided by
award-winning chef Anthony Morgan from Belbroughton, with guests
choosing from a specially prepared menu of:
Pre-starter
Tomato and red pepper soup
Starter
Pressed smoked chicken and papaya terrine, toasted brioche, coriander oil.
Or
Red snapper and haddock fish cake, horseradish and lemon cream
Or
Warm young leek and cheddar tartlet, with rocket salad, balsamic dressing
Main
Traditional Roast Worcestershire Turkey with chestnuts, apricot seasoning and poached cranberries
Or
Slow cooked Blade of Herefordshire Beef “Bourguignon” with roast shallots, smoked bacon, wild mushrooms and red wine
Or
Oven baked flat mushroom, layered with its own risotto, fresh tomato sauce
Panache of vegetables and potatoes
Dessert
A plate of English local cheese, with celery, chutney, grapes and crackers
Or
Individual Christmas pudding with brandy custard and stewed plums
Or
Raspberry and vanilla crème brûlée, cinnamon shortbread biscuits
The
dinners, on three Fridays leading up to Christmas, attracted more than
three hundred guests who rounded off the evenings with some rousing
carol singing.
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