Claudio Bincoletto, chef, horticulturist and raconteur..
What Claudio brought with him from his own foraging trip…
Omelette with hop shoots, garden nettle, calendula petals, campion.. and delicious!
Satisfied customers…!
We took a turn around the House Gardens to see what was edible there..
Rose petals for so many applications – candied, syrups, jams, ices, for Bellinis…. This is Cerise Bouquet. with Lady Hillingdon, below
…. not quite what we meant by wild food foraging…
The ultimate prize – bee pollen – a fantastic, intense burst of flavour – and sure to be included in a future menu…?
I won’t give away more as there is so much to learn from this very knowledgeable man and his Wild Food Walks are a regular part of the Petersham Nurseries calendar. I found the whole experience quite fascinating – what to pick, when, how, the season, how to use, what to cook, how to cook – just amazing. I’ll be back for more….
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/8877174/On-the-trail-of-wild-food-with-a-master-forager.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/0/19894988
http://foraginglondon.wordpress.com/tag/foraging/
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