Had a desk dinner last night at Dinner (chef Heston Blumenthal). Was very good, and everyone lapsed into food comas pretty much immediately after dinner. The concept is that they use old (like, circa 1300s) recipes, and recreate them using modern techniques. The first course was a risotto with oxtail. Basically, super-old-school mac and cheese. Second was "meat fruit", looked like an orange, smelled like an orange, but when you cut it open, chicken pate. This was definitely the high point of the meal. Main course, I had haddock, most people had pigeon... I had pigeon envy. Dessert was something called "tipsy cake", basically posh fried dough. Mostly white wines through the meal. Meat fruit.
