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LOUISE MCLEOD

MASTERCHEF FINALIST!

Friday 26 July 2024 7.30pm

The Thresher’s Barn, Emmetts Grange

Simonsbath, TA24 7LD

Louise lives and farms on Exmoor with her husband and young daughter. She recently won a coveted place in the final of BBCs Masterchef, where she wowed the judges and chefs such as Pierre Koffman and Monica Galetti with her food.

Louise has worked with several Michelin starred chefs including Michel Roux Jr, Niklas Ekstadt and Malcolm Lee.

Louise is passionate about championing British produce and believes in cooking with true seasonality. Her food has been described as ‘bold and daring’, ‘precise and full of flavour’, and ‘the best of British’.

MENU

Wicked Wolf and summer savoury martini
Nettle sourdough with goats cheese custard

Crab and curd Bon Bon with Exmoor caviar
Pea, Broad bean and marigold salad
Burnt lemon gel

Louise’s home reared aged Whiteface Dartmoor hogget
Grilled little gem with mutton fat crumb
Courgette and wild garlic puree, courgette salad
Smoked Whey sauce

Honey panna cotta, Sweet cicely rhubarb, Thyme sable biscuit

Lollipop and Heather sherbert

Wine flight chosen by Louise with Corks and Cru, Bampton

WINE FLIGHT INFORMATION

Knightor Chardonnay, Cornwall (starter)

A beautifully restrained and elegant expression of Chardonnay. The nose displays an array of delicate citrus characters, melon and floral notes with a suggestion of candied peel. The palate is soft and well rounded. Initially it’s predominantly ripe apple and citrus fruit, but as this lingers more creamy toasty flavours follow.

Tbilvino Saperavi (main course)

Saperavi is Georgia’s most widely planted red wine grape, the grapes that make it are all hand-selected. It has a deep ruby red colour, good depth and complexity. There are hints of coffee, cinnamon and vanilla overlaying black fruit, particularly blackberry. On the palate, it displays typical Saperavi notes of cassis and a hint of liquorice, along with good acidity and slightly more tannin grip than other Saperavis.

Chateau Ramon Monbazillac (pudding)

Monbazillac is an appellation for sweet wines in the wider region of Bergerac, in south western France. The small, family vineyard lies on the southern bank of the Dordogne river. 

The wine is made using grapes shrivelled by `noble rot` which are picked and sorted by hand. It has a golden yellow colour with aromas of ripe apricots and candied orange, and is smooth and rounded in the mouth with perfect balance. 

Limoncello

A lemon scented liqueur famously from the Amalfi coast. Fresh and fragrant, it is made by macerating lemon peels in alcohol. Served worldwide after meals as a “digestive,”