My Kiwi friend Cathryn made the trek south of the river to watch New Zealand beat the French by 23 points to 11 yesterday evening. The match wasn't as one-sided as last week when the All Blacks demolished their opponents by 47 points to 3, but the best team won with a minimal amount of cheating - French player Elissalde might want to watch the video replay to identify the Kiwi who downed him with a punch to the jaw off the ball just before he was replaced by Yachvili, and there was definitely stuff going on in the scrum, but that's to be expected.
Anyway, as a sort of celebration, after the match had finished, we headed off to the Anchor and Hope for a late snack.
Cathryn ordered acorn-fed ham with salsify, trevisse and quince (trevisse is a bitter red leaf - I asked the waitress) while I plumped for pigs head and gribiche with a side of lentils. Hey! Who would turn down the chance to try pig's head when it's on the menu?
We finished up with a muscat caramel custard.
Once again it was all delicious. It always is at the A&H, just as the atmosphere is always relaxed and the staff friendly and knowledgeable about the food they are serving.
The pig's head, by the way, came in the form of battered, deep-fried cubes of pulled meat and looked as appetising as it tasted - very good and very 'porky'... just as well, I guess.
Posted by Dom Pannell at November 19, 2006 9:54 AM | TrackBack