Introduction to a Heston inspired dinner: Old Fashioned Lolly Shop

This is not a recipe post, sorry. It's a preamble. I have to wait until I get all the photos to do the food.

Old fashioned lolly shop dinner

So this is a dinner party that I can honest say I've been thinking about for a long while. In fact, I even dreamed about it. And while I wish I could have laid on the dream location I had in mind, the dinner itself was close enough!

The thought was to plan a whole dinner around a Lolly shop theme. The kind of lolly shop I remembered as a kid. I know from seeing him talk at his live show that Heston Blumenthal similarly reminisced about lolly shops from his childhood, so this dinner seemed appropriate for a pseudo-homage.


Pre dinner drink:

• Mini Brandy Alexander. (Okay largely because they are my favourite cocktail.. but they are kind of spiced-chocolate flavour, so suitably on-theme!)

Entrée:

• Not-Sea-Bass with Vanilla Butter

Mains: 

• Roast venison with chocolate sauce and beetroot puree
• Glazed Carrots
• Potato Rosti

Dessert: 
Lolly Shop Tasting Plate:

• Strawberry sherbet and liquorice
• Musk Lolly Ice-cream
• Vanilla-Malteser Ice-cream balls
• Apple Pie Caramels
• Rosewater Marshmallows
• Hot Chocolate

See you when the photos arrive!