Nice soft bread with a olive oil/balsamic vinegar dip
The calamari caesar salad - roasted button mushroom caps, artichoke hearts, roasted red bell peppers and topped with a generous amount of fried calamari.
Comfort: Nice decor.
Last course - Dessert delight palate. I liked the macaron the best and Hubby liked the fudge.
For those of you who do not wish to spend so much for lunch but would still like to have a Michelin experience here, then try their set lunch menu (3 courses for £30.) The Simpson's restaurant is a restaurant-cum-hotel so if you have had too much to drink and do not fancy driving home, then you can choose from one of the 4 bedrooms available.
Beware when dining at UK Michelin restaurants! A discretionary service charge is added to the final bill, in this case 12.5%!
Comfort: Relaxed setting in a lovely Grade II listed mansion.
Service: Excellent service.
Price: Expensive. Our total bill came to around £250.
Food: 9.5/10. Really great tasting food! Classic French cooking.
Location: Simpsons Restaurant, 20 Highfield Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3DU
Website: http://www.simpsonsrestaurant.co.uk/
Lackerli is a traditional spice biscuit made of honey, almonds, candied peel, and Kirsch. The texture is very similar to that of a gingerbread. You can taste (and smell) the spice with every bite. We finished the whole pack in a day! Lovely.
Location: Confiserie Schiesser, Marktplatz 19, CH-4051, Basel, Switzerland
Website: http://www.confiserie-schiesser.ch/From time to time, I will post some recipes of food that I cooked at home. Hopefully this will inspire you to cook and try these dishes. Eat healthy, be healthy :-)
King prawns in black pepper sauce
Serves 2-3 people
Ingredients
A dozen fresh king prawns, peeled and de-veined
2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped
2-3 stalks of spring onion, cut into 3cm length
1 big onion, cut into quarters
2 tbsp Delichef Black Pepper Seasoning Mix (or any Black Pepper paste / sauce you can get your hands on)
3 tbsp cooking oil / olive oil
1. Place the oil, garlic and onion into a wok. Fry in low heat until garlic turns golden brown.
2. Next, put in the king prawns and stir fry for another 4-5 minutes.
3. Add the pepper paste and 5 tbsp of water.
4. Lastly, add the spring onions and cook for another minute.
King prawns in black pepper sauce