Tag: borough market

Martini Variations, Posts, Spirits

Some Recent Porn Star Martinis: a fruity and exotic cocktail with Absolut Vanilla and Passoã

Learn how to easily make Porn Star Martinis and home, as well as a nifty hint for pre-making and freezing them. The author describes the cocktail’s unique fruity flavors and the experience of buying passion fruits. They also offer a tip for storing pre-made martinis in jars for convenient future use. This is handy for those with only periodic access to fresh passion fruit but can also make it much easier to serve them at a dinner party! Continue reading Some Recent Porn Star Martinis: a fruity and exotic cocktail with Absolut Vanilla and Passoã

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Martini Food, Posts

More martini snacks and canapes

I’m just going to leave this here…    What could be easier than olives and cheese-stuffed peppers that you picked up at the shops on the way home? I particularly like the colour contrast of these two. Oh and the taste. You can’t go wrong with the lemony-buttery taste of Nocellara olive flesh, while the soft creamy cheese paired very indulgently with the sweet piccante … Continue reading More martini snacks and canapes

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Martini Food, Posts, Shellfish

A Martini with Crushed Oyster Shell

I drifted into borough market the other day and found myself standing in front of a fishmonger’s counter staring at all the produce. I couldn’t leave empty handed and suddenly felt a craving for salty, briny oysters so I bought a handful.I’ve made a martini with oysters before (you can see the blog post here). This time, though, I was inspired by a story I’d … Continue reading A Martini with Crushed Oyster Shell

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Posts, Venues

Bar Arabica, Borough Market, 2/5

A relatively pleasant martini was let down by bad service and poor value for money.   It wouldn’t take much to perfect their martini but some of the fundamentally poor elements of the restaurant will be more difficult to rectify.    Nestled under a railway arch in Borough Market, I had high hopes for this Levantine restaurant. However, the service wasn’t particularly attentive, the portions … Continue reading Bar Arabica, Borough Market, 2/5

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