Soho Food Feast 2013

A great day for a great cause. Some of the best restaurants in London gathered to raise money for Soho Parish Primary School. I wanted to eat everything. I pretty much did eat everything. I regret nothing. First off, fresh Jersey Royale oysters from The Wright Brothers:

The nice guys from Amalfi:

Koya‘s cod, udon and curry sauce (with a sneaky taco or two):

Treats from The Fresh Olive Company, and Ceviche‘s chilli sea bass:

Fantastic roast beef and horseradish manchets from Quo Vadis:

Kopapa were, as usual, fresh and innovative:

Fried scallops served with XO sauce and Chinese sausage from Terroirs were selling like hotcakes all day:

My favourites were sticky BBQ chicken and sweet potato fries (oh man) from Cabana:

For dessert, a slice of 10 Greek Street‘s salted caramel and chocolate tart:

Followed by some Mahón cheese with tomato jam by Brindisa:

Sake & Sushi Masterclass at Inamo

Last week, I was invited to attend an evening of sake-tasting and sushi-making hosted by Inamo, the pan-Asian restaurant on Regent Street.

Hi, Wilkes and Giulia!

While I do like sake, I can’t claim to know much about it. The masterclass was very informative. We tasted it both hot and cold… I’ve decided that I definitely like mine hot.

The other unique selling point about Inamo is its incredible interactive tables. You can order everything using these touch-sensitive tables, including food that projects onto your plate so you can see what you’re getting. Alternatively you can order a taxi, switch the camera to see what the chefs are cooking, or even change the virtual tablecloth pattern.

I love sushi, but this was my first attempt at making it. I constructed a plate of nigiri and uramaki with tuna, salmon and yellow tail. And how did they turn out? Let’s just call my style “hedious but delicious”. Here is how it is supposed to be done:

Many thanks to Inamo and Sauce PR for hosting a fun evening!

Isa

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