Monday 1 November 2010

Action Against Hunger @ Fernandez & Leluu

It was my privilege to attend a charity event held at one of London's most renowned supper clubs, Fernandez & Leluu, last week. This event was hosted by unearthed to raise awareness and funds for Action Against Hunger, a humanitarian organisation committed to ending child hunger.

unearthed specialise in continental food and it was with their range of products that Fernandez & Leluu rustled up dinner. Much of unearthed's range has a Mediterranean bent so it was quite apt that Spain was the main inspiration for the menu. And what an inspired menu it proved to be...


To kick off, we had a selection of ham, Spanish potato omelette, oyster mushrooms, duck mousse and my favourite, pork rillettes. This was followed by sweetcorn veloute with chorizo film. So far so good.


Next up were flamenquines, made with pork loin, pepperoni and ham. I was a big fan of these meaty croquette-like tapas and they went really well with the mustard although the other herby dip was good too.

More pork in the form of meatballs followed. These were pepped up with cider and figs and were served with a Russian salad. These must have been good, as I forgot to take a photo of the salad!


By this stage of the evening, much wine had been consumed and if it wasn't for the rest of my table reminding me, I would've forgotten to take a photo of the Serrano ham salad with champagne poached pears. This was my favourite dish not least because of the amazing champagne poached pears. Sadly these are unavailable in the shops, as they are Fernandez & Leluu's own special creation.

There was yet more food to come in the form of baked rice, with chorizo, spare ribs, and probably some other stuff topped with tomatoes and potato slices. It was well worth the wait.


After this, I was quite full and would've been quite happy to call it a night but there was the small matter of dessert. I found some space for churros and chocolate, which was a great way to round off a great evening.


It was a shame that it was a school night, as I had to leave the party early. That said, I had a fantastic time and I'd like to thank Simon and Uyen for their excellent food and warm hospitality. I also feel more than a bit of a numpty for not having previously been to their wonderful supper club.

I'd also like to thank the other Simon from unearthed for holding this event and providing the ingredients. I was very impressed by the standard of the products, especially the pork rillettes, chorizo, meatballs, and Serrano ham.

If you'd like to do your bit for Action Against Hunger and have some fun at the same time, please check out their Fight Hunger Eat In campaign. Alternatively, if you buy any unearthed products in-store, 1p from each sale will be donated to this worthy cause.

Click here For Fernandez & Leluu's take on the evening and here for a recipe for those amazing Champagne poached pears.  

7 comments:

  1. It was great to see you at F&L Mr Noodles, hope you are now a supper club convert! Glad you stayed until the baked rice(my favourite dish of the evening) and churros were also excellent.

    Luiz @ The London Foodie

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  2. I'm super jealous that everyone had such an awesome time! I should have gone! GAHHH... and it's so great seeing a team like AAH, Unearthed (AWESOME biltong from Unearthed) and F&L working together for a good cause.

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  3. I am so annoyed that I had to go even earlier than you and missed the churros and baked rice, they sound like two of the dishes of the night. Never the less, it was a buzzing, fun night.

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  4. LF - it was good to catch up with you and yes, I have been converted to the supper club concept. H'ever, I'm still NOT going on Twitter!

    Catty - it's a shame you couldn't make it. You would've loved it and it was all for a good cause.

    Gworm - it was a top night. Shame you missed the baked rice and the churros but I'm sure they'll be on the menu at F&L in the future!

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  5. Thank you so much for coming Mr Noodles - we hope to see you here again many times enjoying noodles.
    It is an honour to be featured on your blog x

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  6. Was very nice meeting you at F&L, Mr Noodles! Let me know how you liked Bistro Delicat.

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  7. F&L - I will be back! Thanks again!

    Ute - It was nice to meet you too! If all goes to plan, I'll be at Bistro Delicat tonight and you'll get to read about it on the blog in due course.

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