{"id":3083,"date":"2016-12-20T00:39:10","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-12-20T00:39:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:10","slug":"dinner-party-source-cook-eat-enjoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/lifestyle\/reviews\/dinner-party-source-cook-eat-enjoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning A Dinner Party? This New Concept Has Got You Covered"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/p>\nWe all love a good dinner party;\u00a0it gives us\u00a0a chance to socialise with a select group of our\u00a0nearest and dearest, we\u00a0have the place to ourselves so we\u00a0don’t need to worry about trying and failing to get the waiters attention,\u00a0(or that irritatingly loud group a few tables along), but\u00a0best of all we\u00a0can take our own alcohol along\u00a0and\u00a0avoid being stung with that surprise\u00a0bill at the end (who ordered that bottle of red!?)<\/p>\n
This is all great, however\u00a0someone has to cook, someone has to clear up, and we all have to pretend that we absolutely loved the food…enter Source. Cook. Eat <\/em>and head chef Paul\u00a0to solve all of your dinner party woes and serve you up with a supper club you won’t forget.<\/p>\n The premise is pretty simple:\u00a0Paul loves food,\u00a0he works as a food buyer and he loves to cook – so he is inviting you to come round\u00a0for a dinner party where he gets to cook for you. All you have to do is bring yourself, some friends you don’t mind spending an evening with, some drinks and some chat (optional) and Paul will take care of the rest.<\/p>\n We were lucky enough to sample one of the trial runs before this concept takes off and\u00a0the best way for us to showcase the exquisite experience is a run down of the menu.<\/p>\n Each month Paul uses his knowledge and connections as an experienced food buyer to search out the month’s\u00a0must have<\/em>\u00a0ingredient. For our visit, the pluot was the fruit of choice. The pluot is essentially a cross between a plum and an apricot, which takes the best characteristics of each to create a super sweet fruit with intense colour and flavour.\u00a0<\/p>\n …\u00a0when he started talking about this plum \/ apricot hybrid,\u00a0but he went on to tell us\u00a0that he first came across the fruit in Spain in 2010 whilst visiting a grower and\u00a0explained that he hasn’t been able to forget them ever\u00a0since. In order to showcase the versatility of the fruit, Paul based his July menu purely around the pluot. For the full story behind the fruit visit the website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Paul sources far and wide to bring you the finest flavours<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n What better way to sample the fruit whilst you mingle with your friends than with a pluot infused Old Fashioned? Whilst this is a Bring Your Own affair, Paul will knock you up a drink or two to sample the flavours and get everyone in the mood.<\/p>\n … not here. Our first\u00a0(yes first<\/em>) starter was an egg yolk ravioli with pea puree. When was the last time you saw someone take\u00a0this much care over a starter at a dinner party? We can confirm it tasted as good as it looks.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
Before we begin we should probably explain what a pluot is<\/h3>\n
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We thought he’d lost the proverbial pluot…<\/h3>\n
I’ll have my\u00a0Pluot Old Fashioned please<\/h3>\n
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A starter at a dinner party normally involves some crisps and dip…<\/h3>\n
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And just in case you were wondering how it’s made…<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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