Whether or not you believe that St George really slew a dragon with his lance, or think it’s odd that a (probably) Greek soldier in the Roman army is somehow patron saint of England, we’ll still be marking the Feast of St George with a very special menu that flies the flag for England’s finest produce.
When contemporary-culture video magazine Crane TV asked our executive chef Anthony Garlando if he’d like to take part in a new series called ‘Chef’s Tables’, he leapt at the chance to take time out from the heat and frenetic pace of the kitchen to share stories from his career.
Crane TV’s team came to aqua shard and grilled Anthony about how he became a chef, lessons learned along the way, his influences and mentors, and, for this first episode of what’s to be a weekly series, mistakes made in his early years as a chef.
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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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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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The New Year brings new dishes to aqua shard’s menus. Our chef Anthony Garlando has sourced superb seasonal produce and used it to create some innovative flavour combinations in his signature Contemporary British style.
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When our executive chef Anthony Garlando set out to create the menu for aqua shard, he envisaged something that would be ‘an evolution of British cuisine’.
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