Dear London Town

Here’s a quick look at the actual Nom Nom Nom ’09 event sponsored by QypeUK and the Cookery School last Sunday.

Shopping took place at the Marlyebone Farmer’s Market.

We were given bags from the school and a 40gbp limit to produce a 3-course meal for 4 people.

After we returned with out goods, we were given stations and we set all our goodies out.

Photo credit: Chris Osborn/QypeUK

Then it was time to cook:

Photo credit: Chris Osborn/QypeUK

Finally, we plated it up for the judges to review. Starter: Prawn Summer Rolls with peanut sauce

Photo credit: Chris Osborn/QypeUK

Main: Thai Green Curry with chicken, tri-color peppers and courgettes served with Jasmine Rice

Photo credit: Chris Osborn/QypeUK

Dessert: Honey, lime and mint dressed berries over vanilla ice cream

Photo credit: Chris Osborn/QypeUK

The judges’ review of our meal was:

• Tom: The dishes were very good, with some great tastes overall. This team made a great effort and produced some great flavourings!
• Rosalind: Lovely idea, however the food needed to be a little tastier (think salt).
• Dan: A lovely selection and combination, but it needed more care in the finish and cooking.
• Alegra: Summer rolls were my favourite, they looked very sexy. Seeing the prawn through the wrapper made me think of silk knickers.
• Jenny: I liked the South East Asian focus, the summer rolls were very refreshing.
• Nick: Started looked great and very appetising. It was a lovely summer dish that followed through on taste, and I especially loved the watermelon for its colour and freshness.

We didn’t win, but we did take home lots of goodies!

Congratulations on a job well done to all the finalists!

For more pictures, see my full set, Tom’s set and the official QypeUK Nom Nom Nom 09 set. You should also check out the excellent documentary on the Qype blog.
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