At my initial foray into the world of supper clubs, I sat myself down next to the lovely Wendy. To cut a long story short, after a lot of wine and chatter, she told me that she was starting to enter the Supperclub world, and was looking to host a Pudding Club… cue weeks of excitement, menu discussions via twitter with excited attendees, and the next thing I know, I’m knocking on Wendy’s front door.
We were welcomed in to her lovely living room, where a long table was set for us. We chatted and mingled for a few minutes, sipping Pink Lemonade until it was time to begin.
A trio of starters. A cocoa rich chocolate mousse, a delicate pomegranate and prosecco jelly, and a beautiful buttermilk pannacotta. I’m not usually a pannacotta fan – it can be too rich and milky for me, but this was beautifully creamy, slightly tart from the buttermilk, and with a lovely speckle of vanilla. The strawberry sauce on top was perfect too.
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After that came the lovely sticky toffee pudding – mini portions were spot on,
served with the most amazing toffee sauce, and a thick vanilla custard....
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fresh fruit pavlova…
…cheesecake
two ways – baked rum and raisin, and fridge-set cherry…
At this point, I couldn’t continue with the full portions, and shared pieces with one of the other ladies!
And finally, on to our 'dessert'...
A trio of icecreams - ginger and coconut, keylime pie and raspberry.
It was a wonderful night - good food, good company and a good host. It was relaxed but meticulously organised, and a perfect treat.
If you're interested in knowing more about Wendy, her catering business, or her supper clubs, she can be found at http://insideoutchef.com/
OH MY GOODNESS. There is not one thing in this list I wouldn't climb a mountain for. You lucky girl!
ReplyDeleteI would quite like to come to a supper club, especially a pudding related one! I am definitely going to check it out.