SAVOUR & S I P A MONTHLY ROUND-UP OF GASTRO GOINGS-ON AROUND CAMBRIDGESHIRE Food News
SMALL PLATES DINE INTO THE NIGHT Reeling from the success of its Friday and Saturday bite- size evening dishes, The River Terrace Cafe in St Ives has expanded its later opening hours. Alongside a daily food, cocktail and coffee menu (which sports brunch staples such as avocado toast, grilled cheese sandwiches and a full English), in late spring you can expect the cafe doors to be held open until the sun sets on Thursdays, too. Before then, a plethora of small plates are on offer with a medley of flavours: sample the pointed cabbage, tomato and pepper ragu with tahini – or the king oyster mushroom and bok choi noodle salad – all while sat in a Grade II* listed, Tudor-era manor house overlooking the river. What more could we want?
HIGH SOCIETY LIQUID DINNER
Cambscuisine, a group of six pubs and restaurants across Cambridgeshire including the Cambridge Chop House, has a jam-packed schedule for this year. Its glorious Wine Society dinner returns for 2022 on 3 March, at The Cock in Hemingford Grey – only the second event yet. Guests will be off to a good start with canapes and fizz at 6.30pm, followed by a four-course meal of ham hock and foie gras terrine, smoked haddock ravioli, venison, lemon tart and a chutney-accompanied cheeseboard. Wine from Languedoc-Roussillon – the region from which the Cambscuisine Wine Society procures all its stock – will be harmonised with each dish, while experts are on hand to lend their knowledge. This sociable evening promises to be an informed, but informal treat for the senses. The Wine Society is free to join and tickets for the event are £68 per person, and can be booked via the website.
FINE WINE On the grapevine
Those with a taste for sumptuous tipples can’t miss The Wine Rooms’ themed, weekly wine-tasting Wednesdays. Deep dives into the produce of far-flung, sun-washed regions such as Verona, Tokaj or the Piedmont Mountains are on the menu, alongside choice canapes to match. These bubbling events will quickly become the high point of your week. The Hills Road wine bar and shop has a smattering of sweet and savoury sharing platters to pair with your drink discoveries, such as cauliflower steaks or ricotta and blackberry crumb cake. Follow each week’s theme on social media and don’t forget to book online.
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