SAVOUR & S I P
CELEBRATION
CHINESE NEW YEAR FEAST
Students will earn their stripes for the Year of the Tiger on 3 February, when The Park at CRC hosts a Chinese New Year evening to showcase its cookery pupils’ talents. The three-course meal is priced at a very reasonable £15, with starters including pork spring rolls and sweet chilli sauce, steamed sea bass with red chard and pepper coulis, or sweet and sour cauliflower. For mains, there’s Peking duck pancakes, steamed chicken, noodles with shrimp and Chinese tofu, while dessert brings cotton cheesecake, coconut and lemongrass rice pudding with caramelised mango, or nian gao (Chinese New Year cake) with sorbet.
New Opening!
Gastro-nauts land in Cambridge Having taken Bury St Edmunds by storm, the team behind independent eatery Gastrono-me has announced plans to open in Cambridge by March. Moving into the Bridge Street building formerly home to Bella Italia, the new restaurant will follow the template of its Suffolk sister site, with an eclectic menu and laid-back vibe. From brunches to late-night cocktails, it’s an all-day affair, and diners can expect delicacies such as dark chocolate porridge, lox bagels with potato rosti, and a unique soufflé egg wedge. Favourites from the Bury branch making their way over to our city include American-style pancakes, plus pillowy bao stuffed with braised brisket. To drink, you can try nitro cold brew, beetroot and white chocolate lattes and a range of inventive alcoholic cocktails. Speaking about the opening, co-owner Gemma Simmonite said: “My husband Mike and I met at drama school and turned our lives upside down, originally opening a deli and bakery. We found our calling in Gastrono-me back in 2011, and are now realising our dream of expanding our business into other parts of the UK. We love the historic market town feel in Bury, and Cambridge holds that same charm, but on a city level. It’s the perfect setting for the next stage of our adventure and we’re excited to become part of the city’s buzzing restaurant culture.”
38 FEBRUARY 2022 CAMBSEDITION.CO.UK
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