High, higher, dinner in the sky!

  What an experience! Today we had lunch in 45 metres in the air by Dinner in the sky. As a person who is slightly scared of heights it felt like I was facing my fears. I'd never do a bungee jump or sky dive, no, I need food to lure me to the skies. It worked!

 Dinner in the sky is in Helsinki at Rautatientori for this week only, so go if you can (and are not too scared!) It was definately worth it.

 The table is being set.

 "My only regret in life is that I didn't drink enough Champagne"
John Maynard Keynes

 One of the chef's greeted us once we got up.

 Beef tartar

 Salmon tartar for me

 Cheers! At this point I was still very uncomfortable and couldn't really look down or turn on my chair. After a few sips of Champagne it got a lot more relaxing though.

 Main course of slow cooked monkfish, chanterelles and artichoke purée.

 Dessert of Oolong tea mousse, tomatoes and berries. Not our favourite, but certainly something different.

It was fun, but I was rather happy to get back to street level!

Double party!

A couple of weeks ago we had good reasons to celebrate, with the chef getting older and us just having returned from Paris after getting engaged! Champagne, a lot of good food and friends, what else do you need? The pictures are mostly by my friend Ekaterina, we loved the results! Thank you once more.

Ta-dah!

I have to mention our rings, we made them ourselves from silver clay here. It was a fun day and we love the rings. Most people have never heard of this technique or this company so I thought I should share.

Menu du jour

Champagne is always a good idea! This one came from Paris.

Mushroom and truffle

Food!

The menu included asparagus salad, endives with tiger prawn mayonnaise, mushroom and truffle tartlets, smoked whitefish, Andy's famous focaccia, selection of charcuterie, Munster cheese, Bleu d'Auvergne, asparagus frittata, dark chocolate cake with lemon curd & mascarpone as well as  macarons (not home made this time...).

Recipes coming soon...

My Paris

 Hello again!
The spring has been busy, working, studying and other stuff. I have been itching to write about our trip to Paris, here you go finally! In this post just some of the thousand photos I took during our five days. Our trip revolved around food, naturally, and I will be posting more in depth info of the restaurants we visited. And yes, I loved the city, it was even better than I had imagined! I am not an overly romantic person but Paris charmed me, the atmosphere was amazing. We also got engaged in Paris, and couldn't be happier!

View from Montparnasse tower during sunset

Shakespeare & co bookshop - loved it!

Brasseries everywhere

Tour Eiffel at night

Lovelock bridge near Notre Dame, very crowded

Ahhhhmazing crepes & cider at Breitzh cafe in Marais

RIP Jim Morrison @ Pere Lachaise cemetary

Space Invader street art everywhere

View from Pompidou museum of modern art

Andy Warhol @ Pompidou

Pierre Herme macarons, my favourite!!

The perfect picnic

Laduree Macarons

 To be continued....

Sunday Brunner

Breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner all in one, what's not to love?

Today we had a friend over for "brunch" as an advance thank you for taking care of our dog while we're away on holiday in Paris.

Menu du jour:

Saint Clair Vicar's Choice Sauvignon Blanc Sparkling, Marlborough, New Zealand

Beetroot Carpaccio with Goat's Cheese

LaiLai Pinot Noir, Chile

Herb crusted Salmon Fillet with Creamed Leeks and Sugarsnap Peas

Vinho Verde Alvarinho, Portugal

Metsuri Cheese with Fig Jam and Rye Crispbread

Rose Flavoured Macarons

Taltarni Brut Taché, Tasmania, Australia

Table setting

The best wine today, unusual sparkling out of Sauvignon Blanc that worked as an aperitif as well as with the starter and the main.

Beetroot carpaccio

Vinos

Herb crusted Salmon Fillet

I <3 Creamed Leeks

Lovely Johanna

Main Course

Metsuri Cheese

Rose - Macarons AND Bubbles

Pretty happy with these, although half of the batch failed - but more about that in a post coming soon...

 So this is what you might get for taking care of our dog - who wants to be next? :)

Ps. Consumed life encourages you to drink responsibly !! (In other words, we did not finish all those bottles of wine during this meal)