The celebrated dish appeared: sliced, tender boiled calf meat with fresh chopped chives.
Serves 2-3 astarterrter for the labneh whole milk yoghurt 1 litre plain fine sea salt 1 tsp to serve podded garden peas handfuls ham good-quality, air-dried, 8 slices tender pea tops handful, plus any with nice flowers mint leaves small 12-16 small nasturtium leaves a few extra-virgin olive oil sourdough bread toasted For the labneh, put the yoghurt in a bowl, add the salt and mix well.
And how good it was -- a fresh white wine, some grilled sardines, still with the scent of the sea, puff potatoes, a green salad, a slice of tender beef with a light tomato sauce and for dessert sweet pears.
I learned to love the truffle-scented squash tart, sliced into a footlong strip and tucked under slices of tender poached lamb.
The beef dish starred slices of tender, medium-rare steak over a stir-fry of baby bok choy, baby carrots and zucchini slices.
Cook until the apple slices are tender.
Slices of tender, pink duck breast passed muster on two tries.
4. Add carrots, and continue simmering for 30 minutes, or until slices are tender.
Another main course, slices of tender lamb crusted with rosemary, is almost its equal.
Another hit was filet mignon tataki, very rare slices of tender steak over a salad nicely dressed with vinaigrette, with a garnish of fried shallots.
