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What's new in this newsletter? A delicious menu of course! Winter vegetables, simmered pork cheeks, the famous 1001 nights curry, ORGANIC pasta, raspberry confit and even a Carrot Cake! There is something for every taste ! Rosemary is our favorite, in salty or sweet version, discover it in the menu and in the Zoom of course. The essential of February: the DIVE BOTTLE in News. And finally, What's New in London… or how to Enhance your Family Celebrations ...
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The SQUARE of LONDON
Fresh & local jars concept
Open every day
12h to 16h30
ON SITE OR TO TAKE AWAY
Hot or cold
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OPEN
7 days on 7
BRUNCH
every Sunday !
11h30-15h
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Mushroom rillettes with tomato
Goat cheese quiche - rosemary on an eggplant caviar and puff pastry bar
Lentil soup with bacon
Pollack steak, Indian vegetables, rice & 1001 nights curry sauce
Simmered pork cheeks, grapes, prunes and organic farfalle
Organic bird tongues with perfect egg, tomato fondue, anise parsley sauce
Couscous with winter vegetables, harissa sauce
Clementine salad, rosemary infusion
Lemon cream & raspberry meringue confit
Carrot chocolate cake
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Zoom on the ... ROMARIN
When I had the idea to tell you about rosemary, I was far from imagining that there was so much to say… I will let you discover it… in detail!
A little history…
Rosemary has been the subject of numerous historical and legendary mentions. The ancients had great veneration for him.
They were used generously at all feasts, whether they were nuptial ceremonies, funerals or secular celebrations. Brides wore rosemary wreaths, symbols of love and loyalty. We also put sprigs of rosemary under the pillows to chase evil spirits and nightmares. The Egyptians placed twigs of rosemary in the tombs of the pharaohs to strengthen their souls. Rosemary is a symbol of remembrance and friendship. Greek students made crowns from it which they wore during exams for stimulate their memory.
During the plague epidemics, rosemary was very popular: twigs were burnt to purify the air and sachets were carried on oneself, which one breathed when passing through places affected by this terrible disease. History also goes that the Queen of Hungary, who suffered from chronic rheumatism, was freed from her problems thanks to a remedy made from rosemary when she was 72 years old.
Calories and nutritional information of rosemary
Like other aromatic plants, rosemary has above all medicinal properties, discovered over the centuries. If the Greeks used it to strengthen memory and stimulate the intellect, the benefits of rosemary are much more extensive. Bursting with flavonoids, it has in the first place a antispasmodic action et stimulating. It is also used for relieve tensionwhether they are of muscular or nervous origin. This is the reason why it is readily recommended during fatigue and temporary depression.
In addition, rosemary contains phenol acids, substances which have the effect of stimulating bile secretions and facilitating their expulsion. Suffice to say that it is then an outstanding ally for all those who suffer from digestive as well as gastrointestinal problems. In addition, it also has a diuretic effect. In infusion or decoction, rosemary is a real toxin hunter.
Finally, the rosemary effectively relieves rheumatic pain. A few frictions of its essential oil allow stiff joints to regain a second youth.
How to cook and taste rosemary
Consume it as a condiment, always finely chopped so that its needles do not disturb the palate. Rosemary enhances savory dishes by bringing them a Provencal touch. For the more daring, do not hesitate to sprinkle your desserts with rosemary! It will thus wake up fruit-based preparations. It also goes well with dark chocolate and ganaches. Also, consider infusing it in your creams and ice creams to flavor them with its sweet scent.
Idea!
To bring an original and fragrant touch to your barbecues, substitute stems of this plant for the traditional wooden spikes. Take care, before skewering, to remove the leaves (except those at one end) but do not throw them: slipped them inside a small bag in a closet, they will keep the moths at bay of your laundry.
Finally, I can't help but bring you this legend ... Rosemary was originally a plant with white flowers. Before giving birth to the baby Jesus, Mary, would have placed her blue cape on a rosemary planted in front of the stable. The wrapper would have rubbed off on the shrub and that's how rosemary blooms blue ever since. Some see in this legend another possible origin for the name Rosemary, namely "Rose de Marie" (the English name being Rosemary).
There is only one thing left for you to do: run to SQUARE to taste it on the salty or sweet side… Rosemary is the favorite of the fortnight!
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THE DIVE BOTTLE
"They say that the Dive is the largest natural wine fair ...
They say that the people there are a little crazy and the atmosphere is quite ole-ole ...
All this is not false-false ... "
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DIVE WHAT?
"Phew pseudo-in offs, the Dive is first and foremost a great party!
A sort of Saint-Vins-Vivants one month after New Year's Eve ...
The winegrowers meet there their brothers in the land and meet their public, more and more numerous, more and more emotional, because these wines create links. Tight.
Beyond the taste of the wine, the selection of the Dive is due to the good man. Sometimes even beautiful. The family grows each year, swelled by young motivated young people or discreet forgotten. There are even uncles in America, cousins in Africa, ancestors in Georgia, brothers in Italy. "
Text stolen from the propaganda office Sylvie Augereau and Michel Tolmer. Thanks to them.
In short, the 1th DIVE BOUTEILLE is in Saumur, on February 20 and 3 in the most beautiful cellars in the world. More info HERE.
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London is also an opportunity for great family reunions! This weekend we (almost) privatized the hotel for a BIG event… the 50th wedding anniversary of my own parents!
We will also be delighted to welcome your joys and family reunions: lunches or brunch for up to 30/40 people, accommodation for young and old, massages for the most tired, wine tasting for the most motivated, all in a family atmosphere ... " like at home " ! We will be happy to study all your requests and good ideas.
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