The Foragers Martini at BOCA Dubai
A Spanish restaurant focussed on sustainability serves up a foraged martini in the heart of Dubai’s financial centre. Continue reading The Foragers Martini at BOCA Dubai
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A Martini with Blackberries
This is a serving for Autumn, or Fall, depending on your culture. Summer has officially ended in the Northern Hemisphere. As the leaves change colour and warm weather fades, a new crop of natural goodness appears from the land. Blackberries have come into season and they are widely available in producing regions. There is something whimsical about marking the passage of time and seasonal produce … Continue reading A Martini with Blackberries
BYOB at Ar Bòrd, Dervaig
This is a beautiful, intimate restaurant in Dervaig on the Isle of Mull, Scotland, sourcing a wealth of good quality local produce. Continue reading BYOB at Ar Bòrd, Dervaig
Sea Urchin Caviar
Caviar in almost all of its forms goes very well with a martini. Sea urchin is one example – although it’s not to everyone’s taste. It is very much a delicacy in Japan, where it is known as uni (うに) but it is not as widely consumed or farmed in the West. It is creamy and rich with a slightly pungent aftertaste. You can get … Continue reading Sea Urchin Caviar
A Roasted Seaweed Snack
If you live somewhere around the UK coast, you may have access to gutweed (Ulva intestinalis), which you can harvest, wash and roast into a highly tasty snack. If the sea in your area is clean, head to a rocky beach and seek out rockpools, and/or areas where fresh water runs into the sea. Here you may find bright green, but somewhat unappetisingly named ‘gutweed’. … Continue reading A Roasted Seaweed Snack
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
The Martini Socialist 