Coconut marinated wild seabass, candy beetroot and pickled walnut salad, pink peppercorn and lemongrass dressing, Brancott Estate at The Modern Pantry, Clerkenwell

Brancott Estate at The Modern Pantry lunch

ByQin Xie 14/02/201319/05/2020

Menu from a lunch at The Modern Pantry in Clerkenwell to try the latest release from Brancott Estate, the Chosen Rows, with a selection of Brancott Estate wines to match the food (Read my profile of Brancott Estate here):

Coconut marinated wild seabass, candy beetroot and pickled walnut salad, pink peppercorn and lemongrass dressing

Brancott Estate Classic Sauvignon Blanc 2012

Brancott Estate Sauvignon Blanc Letter ‘B’ 2012

Roast Gloucester Old Spot pork belly, preserved lemon and rosemary roast potatoes with tenderstem broccoli, roast red onion and fig relish

Brancott Estate Chosen Rows Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2010

Brancott Estate Terraces ‘T’ Marlborough Pinot Noir 2010

A selection of cheese, Hafod, Innes log and Beenleigh Blue, The Modern Pantry oatcakes and chutney

Brancott Estate Letter Series ‘B’ Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2011

Brancott Estate Classic Sauvignon Blanc 2012, Brancott Estate at The Modern Pantry, Clerkenwell

Brancott Estate Sauvignon Blanc Letter 'B' 2012, Brancott Estate at The Modern Pantry, Clerkenwell

Roast Gloucester Old Spot pork belly, preserved lemon and rosemary roast potatoes with tenderstem broccoli, roast red onion and fig relish, Brancott Estate at The Modern Pantry, Clerkenwell

Brancott Estate Terraces 'T' Marlborough Pinot Noir 2010, Brancott Estate at The Modern Pantry, Clerkenwell

Brancott Estate Chosen Rows Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2010, Brancott Estate at The Modern Pantry, Clerkenwell

A selection of cheese, Hafod, Innes log and Beenleigh Blue, The Modern Pantry oatcakes and chutney, Brancott Estate at The Modern Pantry, Clerkenwell

Qin Xie

Qin Xie is a London based food, wine and travel journalist and trained chef.

When not infiltrating Michelin restaurants as a kitchen tourist, she writes about food, drink and travel. Her work has appeared on Yahoo, FT, The Times and CNN.

Her first cookbook, co-authored with YS Peng at Hunan Restaurant, is out March 2014.

According to friends, her watch is always set to UTC -- ready for the next big adventure. In reality, she is happiest at the dinner table or by the sea.