The weeks since March 25th (when I last wrote) have just flown by! There were the SA Blog Awards (and congratulations to all the winners!), private functions galore, another cookery course, a new winter lunch menu at Barristers, Paddy and my 6th anniversary, and the meal of a lifetime! Thought I'd focus on the latter...
Well, as the heading says, "There's nothing like a good marriage!" And this goes for the marriage between menu and wine list - in other words, food and wine pairing. To celebrate our great union, my husband took me to dinner at Rust & Vrede's new restaurant which is run by extremely talented chef, Dave Higgs (talent and good looks!) And here we witnessed a true marriage of food and wine. Highly 
talented Sommelier, Neil Grant, passionately explained the choice of wine with every one of our 6 courses - at times we looked at each other in disbelief, like the De Trafford's Straw Wine that he chose to serve with dessert that included banana ice-cream, and nothing kills wine like banana... We were knocked off our chairs!
What's more, acclaimed potter, Dave Walters, was commissioned to create a range of crockery that reflects their unique style. I was gob-smacked by the entire experience! Although expensive, we felt it was worth every cent! Send them an e-mail to book, or call them on 021 8813881 to secure your reservation.
