Today is St Patrick’s Day, also known as Lá Fhéile Pádraig or the Feast Of St Patrick, so what better way to celebrate than with a fine Irish feast? March 17th is widely accepted as being the date on which Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, died in 461, and has been celebrated in Ireland and around the world ever since. Falling during Lent, fasting requirements are lifted for the day, hence its association with being a day for big parties and indulgence!
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Officially there’s only one Pancake Day – or Shrove Tuesday, to give it its proper name – which this year falls on Tuesday 4th March. But we think you’ll like our special pancake dishes so much that we’re making them available not just on Shrove Tuesday, but for the rest of the week as well, until Friday 7th March inclusive.
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You’ll probably know that Shrove Tuesday – also known as Pancake Day and Mardi Gras, or ‘Fat Tuesday’ - is a Christian tradition, whereby rich ingredients including milk, eggs and sugar are purposely used up before they are given up for the fast of Lent.
Less well-known-about however is Collop Monday, the day before Shrove Tuesday. This was traditionally the day to use the last of the meat in the house, (a ‘collop’ is a piece or slice of meat) which was usually bacon, served with eggs. The fat used to cook the bacon was then kept and used to cook the pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, ensuring that nothing went to waste.
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Print and online reviews can be great for getting a feel of our cuisine and ambience, and photo-sharing sites like Instagram are brilliant for seeing a snapshot of what our food and decor actually look like. But what better way could there be to get a sense of the full aqua shard experience than a cleverly put-together video of a visit?
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One of our strongest commitments at aqua shard is to use in our dishes the very best British produce and, where we can, to champion small, interesting and independent suppliers. Our Tain salad, new to the Market Lunch menu for February 2014, does just that by using as its main ingredient Caboc cheese.
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Weekends are made for relaxing and indulging, and from Saturday 1st February 2014 you’ll be able to do both as we introduce our new Weekend Brunch menu.
Served every Saturday and Sunday from 11am until 3.30pm, Weekend Brunch offers a wide range of starters, main courses and desserts from which guests can choose three courses for a set price of £48.
As you would expect, breakfast at aqua shard is no ordinary start to the day. In creating our breakfast menu we wanted to offer an extensive range of popular dishes with the kind of contemporary, individual touches that we have become known for.
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