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I promised you a slightly larger mid-month newsletter… here it is!
It's the return of the Zoom on one of our ingredients ... when I realize that I have never presented to you licorice. L'Actu presents the future packages that we are going to put online and the What's New in London, the English Dog Bowl or how the Chovets were branded with a tinplate by their good year across the Channel.
All these sections are obviously the good excuse to send you our monthly menu which always meets as much success and satisfaction with our kind customers. I let you (re-) discover it below with relish ...
See you soon for your reservations!
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The SQUARE of LONDON Concept of local jars
TO TAKE AWAY Hot or cold
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Special Curfew
OPEN 7 days on 7 from 10AM to 20PM
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Carrot & barley velouté, coriander salsa verde Roasted butternut salad, chickpeas & feta, puffed pumpkin seed, soy sauce & sesame Perfect egg, frozen lentils with tomato, mascarpone & tarragon, smoked pancetta
Hake fillet, pilaf rice with candied lemon & saffron, zucchini fricassee, crayfish & liquorice sauce Almost veal, roasted sweet potatoes with thyme, mushroom cream Organic pasta, endive fondue with grapes, béchamel sauce with brie
Caramelized pineapple with honey, coconut whipped cream & its rock Soft figs & nuts, cinnamon custard Old-fashioned chocolate cream, salted butter caramel sauce, vanilla shortbread
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Zoom on ... LICORICE
Licorice is a perennial plant native to southern Europe and Asia. It is also a herbaceous plant that measures between 1 meter and 1,5 meters high. It has large pinnate leaves, 7 to 15 centimeters long, composed of 9 to 17 leaflets, and small purple flowers one centimeter in diameter, arranged in inflorescence. Its fruit is a flat pod, 2 to 3 cm long, which contains many seeds. Licorice preferably grows in rich, moist soil and it needs a warm climate, such as around the Mediterranean, the Southern United States, the Middle East, North Africa and the Mauritius. Once planted in a climatic zone suitable for it, licorice tends to become invasive: even after uprooting the roots, the smallest fragment left in the ground will generate a new plant… worse than bamboo, you will ask me? I don't know.
A peu d'histoire: liquorice was known to the Greeks and Romans, to Theophrastus and Saint Hildegard, who used it in particular to clear the voice. Mixed with roasted quackgrass root, it was used in the composition of the so-called “hospital” drink which was once on bedside tables in all hospitals.
Therapeutic virtues: licorice is renowned for its benefits due to the active ingredients that compose it. In particular, it can help soothe sore throats and coughs. It also helps reduce digestive disorders and joint pain. In addition, it is known to have a satiating effect and it is also a very refreshing drink (who remembers the antesite of our childhood?). It is mainly its roots that are used in herbal medicine. But its leaves and stems can also be (the famous "licorice stick). However, it should not be abused. Taken in large quantities and over a long period of time, some of its components could be responsible for water retention, increased blood pressure and the loss of potassium in the body.
Finally, with a low caloric intake and not representing anything particularly interesting from a nutritional point of view, it is only a little pleasure touch ... confectionery, component of pastis de Marseille or aroma of our hake of March (this crayfish & licorice sauce is quite simply a treat!), it's decided, we are not going to deprive ourselves of it!
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In association with Loire Secrets, we are working hard to concoct you dreamy weekend getaways ...
"Retro-bike-troglo", “Bulles & Champigny à la folie”, “Jungle Adventure in Saumur” with the family, “Micro Adventure wine & solex” for a weekend with friends or even “From Saumur with Love” for lovers… it gets you wet. the mouth is not it?
The concept: all-inclusive packages where you just have to worry about finding the right date. We take care of everything else. They will be bookable on our site very soon… In the meantime, I present them to you in photos…
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We came back from England with memories in our heads, you know that? But also with the desire for concrete memories that we did not have time to buy due to the unexpected closing of the stores ...
Don't worry, we won't forget them and will bring them back to you on our next trip… but in the meantime, we noticed that all the addresses that respect themselves have a " DOG BOWL ". Yes, our animal friends being very well treated in the UK… (there are almost as many English people as there are pet dogs or cats!), They are welcomed in hotels / restaurants like royalty.
We therefore thought we would equip Le Londres with its Dog Bowl.
It's done! He's cute, isn't he?
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