Dinner From Our Back Garden, 18th September At 6.30pm
Dinner From
Our Back Garden, 18th September at 6.30pm as part of Urban Food Fortnight &
in aid of St Mungo's Broadway Putting Down Roots
Dinner From
Our Back Garden is an evening of fabulous fayre and delectable dishes. It is a
celebration of local urban produce, all grown in London Bridge-based
allotments, after countless hours of care and cultivation by the the Putting
Down Roots (PDR) gardening project team. PDR is run by homeless charity St
Mungo's Broadway and supports people's recovery from homelessness by providing
opportunities to gain skills, qualifications and to progress into paid work or
volunteering.
Team London
Bridge, Putting Down Roots, The Table Cafe and Capital Growth will come
together for this annual al fresco refection as part of Urban Food Fortnight, a
feast of the fabulous local produce being grown, produced and cooked on our
city's doorstep. The gardens and allotments in London Bridge play host to a
plethora of fruit and vegetables from tasty tomatoes to the most magnificent of
marrows, scrumptious red onions to the most palatable of potatoes!
The food will
all be cooked on site at Melior Street Gardens by hailed local eatery The Table
Café. On a daily basis The Table Café use herbs and vegetables from the London
Bridge allotments and gardens tended by Putting Down Roots gardeners. The
mouth-watering menu includes:
The Table's
famous ranch burger with sweet pickled onions and pickled gherkins from the
Melior Street allotment. Brioche bun made at the restaurant and beef from a
small Welsh Black herd in Wales.
The Smokey
Mountain mushroom burger grilled Portobello mushroom and smoked cheddar with
baby spinach, heritage tomato, pickled red onion, and gherkin all from the
allotment.
Condiment
Table The Table Cafe will be showcasing a variety of produce they've been
collecting from the allotment over the last few months including marrow
chutney, pickled onions, a tomato and ginger chutney, damson jam alongside many
more delicious additions.
So if you're
ravenous after reading the menu, and with all proceeds from the evening going
to St. Mungo's Broadway Putting Down Roots, the question really is – what are
you waiting for? Click here NOW >
Time: 6:30pm
Date: 18 September 2014
Location: Melior Street Gardens
Tickets: £12.50 for adults / £6 for children -
under 13 years of age - (plus booking fee) Includes a welcome beverage (for
adult tickets), main dish and dessert. Drinks also available for purchase at
cash bar.
Purchase
from: http://bit.ly/VGEe6c
More
information: www.teamlondonbridge.co.uk/dinner
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