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Monday, December 3, 2012

~Lunch with Adriano Zumbo at Rick Stein at Bannisters~~


We are back at Rick Stein at Bannister's again this year...
we were there earlier this year to celebrate Mr Armchair's special birthday....
(read about it over here)
This time for Lunch and a Book Signing with none other than the one and only Adriano Zumbo


The table


The Menu


The view


The wine



A Salad of Lobster, Avocado, Green Beans and Foie-Gras


Grilled Fillet of Barramundi with Clams, Peas, Asparagus and Parsley
Nothing is too much trouble at this Restaurant......my version is a gluten free one......the difference between this and others is the Sauce
Often I have experienced gluten free version meals at other places......yep, all without the sauce
I even had gluten free bread as opposed to other places......they just leave you with an empty plate


The Macaron Master himself......Zumbo giving us Question and Answer time


Signing his books 


Even got a pic of him and me


Amaretto Creme Brulee with New Season's Berries


The Macarons for our table


and here they are with his book as a backdrop


Turning the yellow one over it was all golden......how beautiful I thought

We had a lovely lunch......met other Zumbo fans......JoJo was cared for by Respite Care......what a great  day to kick back and be fussed over
Thank you so much Rick Stein at Bannister's......you've done it again
Howcome everytime we go there I get addicted to seafood all over again!!!
Bon Appetit......Dzintra

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Hello, my name is Dzintra Ingrid ... have been known as Ingrid and since our Sea Change I have started to use Dzintra ... pronounced without the D ... (but still known as Ingrid, I know, it's confusing ...)

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