Dinner by Heston Blumenthal: Brilliant Historic British Gastronomy
Posted: February 19th, 2018 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Foodies & Dining Scene | Tags: 2-Michelin Star, 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award, Alice in Wonderland, Ashley Palmer-Watts, British cuisine, British gastronomy, castle, Chocolate Bar, cocktails, Cod in Cider, Dinner by Heston, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, foodies, Hampton Court Palace, Harrods, Hereford Beef, Heston Blumenthal, historic gastronomy, King Henry VIII, King Richard II, Knightsbridge, Lewis Carroll, Mandarin Oriental, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, Meat Fruit, Pome Dorres, prestige pairing, Private Dining Room, Rice & Flesh, The Fat Duck, The King's Table, Tipsy Cake, Tudor dining, UK, Westminster Palace, Wine Pairing, World's 50 Best Restaurants | 3 Comments »Next up on my UK Restaurant Hit List is Dinner by Heston Blumenthal.
Heston is the legend behind The Fat Duck, which was crowned the #1 restaurant in the world in 2005. Dinner by Heston is part of his growing empire and is based in the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Knightsbridge, just down the road from the famous Harrods luxury department store.
The concept behind Dinner is one that Heston came up with because of the notorious reputation of English cuisine. He decided that it was an undue reputation and went back into old English recipe books set to prove that British gastronomy could compete with the best of them.
Opened in 2011, Dinner gained its first Michelin star within a year, with the second star in 2014. The restaurant is now headed by the former head chef of The Fat Duck, Ashley Palmer-Watts. Heston was the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.
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