Guests at Jimmy's Supper Club at Annex East
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Jimmy’s Supper Club at Annex East, Stratford, dinner

ByQin Xie

Menu from a dinner at Jimmy’s Supper Club at Annex East, an Olympic inspired pop-up in Stratford, to preview their menu prior to opening; with food created by Jimmy Garcia of Southwest Supper Club and with wines to match selected by Gregory Andrews of Dvinewine (read my piece on Olympic supperclubs here):

A trio of canapés

Rene Mosse Moussamoussettes NV 

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Smoked duck breast with cherry three ways – cherry compote, cherry coke reduction and savoury cherry and Earl Grey tea muffin

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Boiled quail’s egg and beetroot salad with asparagus spears and balsamic reduction (v)

Riesling Reserve Andre Scherer 2011, Alsace, France 

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Trio of pork – crisp pork belly, confit cheek, pancetta crisp, spiced apple purée, Calvados jus

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Wild mushroom brioche bread and butter pudding with whisky jus

Le Petit Fantet d’Hyppolyte 2011, Vin de Pays de l’Aude

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Eton Mess – berry ripple meringues, strawberry cream, raspberry coulis, fresh berries

Moscato d’Asti Lumine 2011, Ca’ d’Gal

Petit fours

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.

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