Most of the light in here comes from the fire and the candles. We like it that way.
move to carry the candle
We light the fire at four. By six the flames have settled into embers, and the kitchen cooks with whatever heat the fire has to give: fierce and fast at first, slow and soft by the end of the night.
Tonight, in seven courses
The tasting menu
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I
Bread & smoked butter
the oven is the first thing we light
II
Beetroot from the ashes
buried at five, dug up at seven
III
Leeks, egg yolk, brown butter
black outside, sweet inside
IV
Fish over vine cuttings
a quick, hot fire
V
Beef from the grill
then it rests by the embers
VI
Something small and cold
a pause before dessert
VII
Chocolate & smoked caramel
the fire's last job of the night
A night of service
Fire, knife, plate, glass.
From the menu
Short menu,long fire.
The menu changes with what the farms bring and how the fire behaves. These are a few dishes we like to cook.
Grilled on the bone, bone-marrow jus, chips in beef fat
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Dark chocolate, smoked caramel V
Burnt milk ice cream
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smoked butter✦vine cuttings✦beetroot in the ashes✦brown butter✦charred leeks✦oak & beech✦smoked butter✦vine cuttings✦beetroot in the ashes✦brown butter✦charred leeks✦oak & beech✦