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| ===== Silent Convivium ===== | ===== Silent Convivium ===== |
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| //The soup bowls remain warm for a while in the guests' hands, while the soup warms their bodies. One by one the candles are moved from the solitary space to the three tables of the silent convivium. The sound migrates from the tiny speakers to a volume of sound raining down from the roof. At the same time, a sweet, zingy scent emerges from the far corner of the room. Finally a warm yellow light illuminates the convivium and the guests are invited to find their place at the tables. A cool lemony sorbet is served to cleanse their palate. The sounds of smoking and steaming envelop the room. Glowing embers and bursting liquids, mingling with the voices from the kitchen. A beetroot wine is served. Thick and earthy, sweet and bitter. In the middle of the table the waiters place a steamed garden, complete with soil and colourful 'compost' made of steamed root vegetables, served with small shovels. The sounds weave in and out, adding timbre to the silence and short soft conversations. The garden is followed by a fluffy steamed dumpling and its two smoked sauces, piquant tomato and smooth cream. The flow continues with sweet basil seed water and a robust red wine, paired with wood wrapped mushrooms and tea steamed spinach, that come with potatoes wrapped in smoke. By now the silence is slowly becoming less silent, as the sharing of meals cooked on fire cannot but incite conversations. Conversations about the food, the taste, the sound, the experience. To awaken the palate a fresh green juice is offered just before the doors to the dessert room open.// | //The soup bowls remain warm for a while in the guests' hands, while the soup warms their insides. One by one the candles are moved from the solitary space to the three tables of the Silent Convivium. The sound migrates from the tiny speakers to a volume of sound raining down from the roof. At the same time, a sweet, zingy scent emerges from the far corner of the room. Finally a warm yellow light illuminates the Convivium and the guests are invited to find their places at the tables. A cool lemony sorbet is served to cleanse their palate. The sounds of smoking and steaming envelop the room. Glowing embers and bursting liquids, mingling with the voices from the kitchen. A beetroot wine is served. Thick and earthy, sweet and bitter. In the middle of the table the waiters place a steamed garden, complete with soil and colourful 'compost' made of steamed root vegetables, served with small shovels. The sounds weave in and out, adding timbre to the silence and short soft conversations. The garden is followed by fluffy steamed dumpling and two smoked sauces, piquant tomato and smooth cream. The flow continues with sweet basil seed water and a robust red wine, paired with wood-wrapped mushrooms and tea-steamed spinach, arriving with with potatoes wrapped in smoke. By now the silence is slowly diminishing, as the sharing of a meal cooked over fire and smoke cannot but incite conversation. Conversations about the food -- the taste, sound, experience. To awaken the palate a fresh green juice is offered just before the doors to the dessert room open.// |
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| ==== Energising Smoke ==== | ==== Energising Smoke ==== |
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| Light one stick of [[http://www.cieldazur.fr/fr/plantes/gamme_comp.php?cat=12#Citronnelle|Citronelle Incense]] a few minutes before guests arrive. | Light one stick of [[http://www.cieldazur.fr/fr/plantes/gamme_comp.php?cat=12#Citronnelle|Citronelle incense]] a few minutes before guests arrive. |
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| ==== Tea sorbet ==== | ==== Tea sorbet ==== |
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| * handful fresh or dried lemon balm (melissa officinalis) leaves | * handful fresh or dried lemon balm (//Melissa officinalis//) leaves |
| * handful fresh or dried verbena leaves | * handful fresh or dried verbena leaves |
| * 300ml water | * 300 ml water |
| * juice of 1/2 lemon | * juice of 1/2 lemon |
| * 1 table spoon of honey | * 1 table spoon of honey |
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| Boil the water and infuse it with the lemon balm and verbena leaves for 15 minutes till the colour becomes light brown. Strain the leaves. Let the herbal tea cool down, add honey (not above 50C) and lemon juice. When completely cooled pour the liquid into an ice-cream maker. Leave it turning in the until the mixture thickens. Transfer to a container and place the sorbet in the freezer until needed. Serve one small scoop per person. | Boil the water and infuse it with the lemon balm and verbena leaves for 15 minutes till the colour becomes light brown. Strain the leaves. Let the herbal tea cool down, add honey (not above 50°C) and lemon juice. When completely cooled pour the liquid into an ice cream maker and leave it turning until the mixture thickens. Transfer to a container and place the sorbet in the freezer until needed. Serve one small scoop per person. |
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| ==== Steamed garden ==== | ==== Steamed garden ==== |
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| //(inspired by the "Vegetables Under the Garden" of the Tippling Club and the "Vegetable Field" of Noma, "Yellow Beet in Salt Crust" of In de Wulf and "Mushroom Dirt" of Martha Stewart)// | //(Inspired by the "Vegetables Under the Garden" of the Tippling Club and the "Vegetable Field" of Noma, "Yellow Beet in Salt Crust" of In de Wulf and "Mushroom Dirt" of Martha Stewart)// |
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| //Garden vegetables ('compost')// | //Garden vegetables ('compost')// |
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| * 1 purple carrot | * 1 purple carrot |
| * 1 orange carrot | * 1 orange carrot |
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