ELISHA EATS
GET STUFFED Both Provenance (bottom right) and the Burleigh Arms (left, below) offer inventive renditions of a delicious vegetarian roast meal
Hopefully you can go into the festive season safe in the knowledge there are tasty vegetarian options out there
See Elisha’s Instagram @elisha.eats for up-to-date reviews of eats around Cambridge festive season safe in the knowledge that there are tasty, interesting and worthwhile options out there. After all, nothing gets you into the Christmas spirit quite like a delicious meal! braised lentils, goat’s curd and crispy kale, before finishing up with a mince pie tart, black forest trifle or cheese plate. Hopefully now you can go into the
guests. Three out of the five starters are vegetarian-friendly and all six desserts are vegetarian or vegan, ranging from a classic Christmas pudding or mince pie to an apple, fig and chestnut crumble with bay leaf custard. And while Mill Road’s Buren might not strike you as a particularly veggie friendly establishment (the menu features a lot of beef), the festive menu sounds lovely. Start your meal with a parsnip soup with curried oil, then move onto roasted squash with
and butter pudding, which takes six days to make from start to finish. The banana bread is dehydrated and then soaked in custard before being cooked again, giving it a wonderfully crisp, caramelised exterior that contrasts with a rich, dense interior. It’s served with a hot brandy sauce that melts the vanilla ice cream, so you end up with a hot-cold, crispy-soft dish that’s somehow nostalgic yet novel. The Old Bicycle Shop on Regent Street also offers a lot of choice for plant-based
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