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Welcome to the
Habit - a seasonal treat of recipes, events and offers from the
award winning team at Blackfriars restaurant. |
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Events
We have some
fabulous events coming up to put a spring in your step - for a full
list of events please visit Blackfriars
Events Beer
and food matching with the Journal's multi award-winning beer
columnist Alastair Gilmour
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Friday
24 April 2009, £45 pp
Award winning
Journal columnist and beer writer of the year, Alastair Gilmour will
be on hand to recommend the North East's best beers and how they can
be well matched to food in our lively food and beer matching
event.
The evening
incorporates a six course meal of local mini classics including
scallops & black pudding served with Tyneside Blonde, mini fish
& chips with Matfen Magic and chocolate tart with Durham's
Temptation ale.
For a full menu of
beers and dishes visit Blackfriars
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Blackfriars
spring menu
Our new spring
menus have arrived and we've got delicious, seasonal dishes for
every occassion:
From our new
Express Lunch menu (2 courses for £12) try:
- Elsdon goats cheese tartlet, pear & walnuts, honey
dressing
- Pan-fried North Sea Mackerel with tomato & coriander salad
& basil crème fraîche
- Friars dark chocolate cake with Lindisfarne Mead marmalade ice
cream
Or why not make the
most of the light spring nights and enjoy some superb a la carte
dining?...view
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EAT!
Festival
2-17
May 2009 |
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The Newcastle
Gateshead Food Festival returns this year and we're more involved
than ever with events including:
- Fresh Fish Supper on Saturday 2 May when we'll be
collecting fish straight from the Newcastle Quayside to make some
really fresh dishes for the evening - book your early evening
table to be sure of the best fish!
- Slow Speed Dining on Friday 8 May - gourmet dining
where guests will move around a convivial table talking to
different diners over an 8 course tasting menu
- 3-for-2 Dining throughout May & June where you can
enjoy a 3 course meal in 2 participating restaurants and get the
3rd meal absolutely free!
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For more
information or to book your place visit Blackfriars
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Competition
Win two tickets to
our fabulous Beer and food matching event on Friday 24 April. To be
in with a chance of winning just answer the following question:
What
is the name of the award-winning beer writer who will be hosting the
event?
To enter just drop
a business card with your answer written on into the restaurant and
we'll pick the winner at random. |
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Chef's
top tip
Use plenty of salt
when par-boiling potatoes for roasties - they won't crisp-up in the
oven without it! |
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Tis'
the season for... Fish
April is a great
time for fish and seafood as the sea is at its coldest and fish at
its freshest...view
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Recipe
Roast
corn-fed chicken with wild garlic and St Georges mushrooms
This is a
beautifully light but flavoursome dish full of the joys of
Spring!!
Season both of the
chicken breasts with salt and freshly ground black
pepper then place, skin-side down, into a hot ovenproof frying
pan over a medium heat and cook until the skin is golden-brown, then
add the 6 peeled baby onions and ½ tsp caster sugar to
the pan....view
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Meet
the supplier
Fresh, local and
seasonal is inscribed into everything we do at Blackfriars. We take
5 minutes to talk to our real ale supplier, John Boyle of Wylam
Brewery...view
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