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We are delighted to announce that Raymond Blanc will be joining us on 12th February 2020 for our monthly Food Book Club at the Galvin Green Man.
Restaurant Chelmsford Food Book Club
Galvin Green Man – 12th February
Galvin Green Man – 12th February
Raymond Blanc is acknowledged as one of the finest chefs in the world. Completely self-taught, his influence on gastronomy has been so great that he has been honoured with both an OBE from Britain and the equivalent of a knighthood from France. Raymond is Chef Patron of the acclaimed Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire, having retained two Michelin stars for an astounding 35 years.
Raymond will be in conversation with Chris Galvin discussing his new book The Lost Orchard. In his own words:
‘I began to dream about an orchard filled with thousands of fruit trees. Each one has its heritage in a village or a county that used to thrive on that particular variety. They tell the story not only of what we have lost in Britain but also what we could regain.’
Following the Q&A with Raymond Blanc we will serve a two course lunch cooked from the book.
Tickets cost £60 and include two course lunch and a signed copy of his new book rrp £20.
Please note this event is fully booked
The Lost Orchard
Raymond and his team have spent the last seven years planting an orchard of 2,500 trees in the grounds of his hotel-restaurant in Oxfordshire. Yielding about 30 tonnes of fruit for his kitchen each year, it is full of ancient and forgotten varieties of British apples and pears, along with walnut trees, quince, medlars, apricots, nectarines, peaches, plums, damsons and cherries. A further 600 heritage fruit trees have been added from Raymond’s home region of Franche-Comté in France.
The Lost Orchard is a love letter to some of these lesser-known varieties of fruit Raymond holds dear, complete with beautiful illustrations, fascinating stories and of course delicious recipes.
