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New Tickets

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I changed the trifle. Poached peach, raspberries, white chocolate pastry cream, bourbon soaked sponge, basil jelly, vanilla cream, candied pecans and a pecan tuille. Also the chocolate cake came off for something a little more speedy to plate over the season. Chocolate pudding(gf), rumdrunk cherries, cherry gel, candied corn and (burnt marshmallow-caramel roast vanilla) ice cream.

The squeeze between Xmas and NYE

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I thought all my Christmases had come at once walking into work on boxing day and a technician was fixing a fault with the oven. A note on my prep list informed me that if the oven wasn't going to be fixed in time we had to find a replacement for the soufflé. I got to work so excited to have a service without that damn soufflé. The oven tech said it was out of his hands better call a sparkie. Sparkie came and had it fixed with about 5 minutes to spare, bastard. The dish went on as a special today. It comprises of passionfruit sorbet, mint pannacotta, vanilla Italian meringue and nemesis cake crumbs. Goes alright.

Festive fun at Ricky's

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The sago Plum Pudding strikes again. Steamed Plum pudding takes center stage wearing a veil of white chocolate pastry cream accompanied by the luscious eggnog ice cream atop crushed popcorn and almond tuille. And to its right the unmistakeable rhubarbra currently sitting in her own juices. Sorry I don't know what has gotten into me. A slight variation on Nana's, this time I steamed the cakes in the combi oven after the bowls being badboybubby mummified in cling wrap. Best effort yet. Nana traditionally served hers with a lemon sauce here I chose the rhubarb in its place. The currents are just for show really ultimately the tasted way to tart but hey. Whatever At 16 bucks a throw. Whatever.

Festive petit fours

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Chocolate pudding, fruit mince pie, Turkish delight parfait, bishops bread. Caramel slice, gingerbread.

The last months functions

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Over the last few months we have been rife with functions. These are some of the many petit fours for the roaming dessert option.  Lemon Meringue Tarts Orange syrup cake, orange zest white chocolate, saffron pashmak ↖Date Brûlée Tart Pavalovas chantilly cream, berries, passion fruit gel

Xmas Hard Core

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It's been a while since I posted anything. It's starting to get all Christmassy up in here again. I've taken the liberty of downloading too many Christmas albums to play at work during prep hours to get every one into the Christmas spirit! Eat this whilst humming along to Mariah Carey's  "All I want for Christmas is you" Eggnog brûlée  Gingerbread Red currents Pistachios  Popcorn  butterscotch