‘Taste of the Solent’ Luncheon at Halliday’s
Sunday, 26 October 2008
Watery Lane, Funtington, West Sussex, PO18 9LF
Solent members are fortunate to live in a richly fertile part of the country surrounded by thriving farmland, where it is popular to find a place in the countryside for Sunday lunch.
This autumn we invite you to join us at the thatched cottage of Halliday’s of Funtington for a meal using seasonal produce from local farmers. The restaurant was established in the 1960’s by Bill and Barbara Halliday, for fine dining of the highest standard. Andy and Julia Stephenson have successfully carried on this tradition for the last 11 years, and they are committed to using the abundant variety of food produced in the area.
Andy Stephenson was trained at Highbury College, and went on to work in London for the brothers Albert and Michel Roux. He later spent three years improving his skills at Michelin-rated restaurants in the south of France, and a year as a personal chef on a luxury yacht. Before taking over Halliday’s he was head chef at The Angel in Midhurst, where his restaurant was awarded three rosettes.
With so much emphasis on food miles, ingredient traceability and the carbon footprint of what we eat, Andy has devised a menu using only locally grown and reared produce. Andy says: “All the ingredients on the menu have come from local producers, market gardeners and farmers, including Tim Hoare of Adsdean Farm, Andrew Tupper of North Brook Trout Farm, Charlie Foot & Trevor Bailey of Chidham Farms, watercress from Hairspring Farm, and flour from Lurgashall Mill at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum.”
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RECEPTION
Cocktails and Savouries
FIRST COURSE
Homesmoked Northbrook Trout
Relish of Homegrown Beetroot,
Granary Bread baked in Hallidays Wood Fired Oven
MIDDLE COURSE
Hairspring Farm Watercress Soup
MAIN COURSE
Butter Roast West Dean
Partridge “ Benedictine”
Traditional Accompaniments
Thyme Roasted Kingley Vale Potatoes
DESSERT
Baked Funtington Pear
in Pastry Leaves
Honeycomb Ice Cream & Garden Verbena Sabayon
CAFETIERE COFFEE
With Almond Macaroon Biscuits
SPECIALLY SELECTED WINES
Gamay de Toraine, Henri Marionet 2007
Viognier Chateau Ricardelle (France) 2006
Salentein Malbec (Argentina) 2006 |
