Beets and curds at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

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The Room at The Elephant, Torquay, dinner

ByQin Xie 06/07/201119/05/2020

Tasting menu from a dinner in the Michelin starred The Room at The Elephant, Torquay, as a guest of Simon Hulstone where wine and courses are optional:

Beets and Curds

Candy, golden and Cheltenham beets, elderflower, Vulscombe goats cheese, tansy

Rioja Bianco 2009 Montelciego, Rioja, Spain

Ham Hock

Tortellini, toffee pea, salted pecans, shoots

Vouvray 2009 Domaine du Vaufuget, Loire, France

Halibut

Parsnip, lardo, verjus, spring onions, golden sultanas, flowers

(St Aubin 1er Cru 2008 ‘La Chanteniere’ Domaine Gerard Thomas, Bourgogne, France)

Duck

Roasted breast, celeriac puree, pak choi, spiced honey, pain d’epices

(Pinot Nior 2008 Tindall Vineyard, Marlborough, New Zealand)

Cheese

Choice of artisan Westcountry cheeses from the trolley

Aleatico di Puglia 2009 A Mano, Puglia, Italy

Cheesecake

Passion fruit, vanilla, honeycomb, citrus

Noble Riesling 2009 Paul Cluver, Elgin, South Africa

Coffee

Coffee or tea with petit fours

Elephant grain on table at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

View from window at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

Sun mirror at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

Pot of salt and pepper with flower at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

Illuminated wine glass at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

Beets and curds at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

Scallops at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

Ham hock tortellini in toffee pea soup at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

Crab roll at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

Crab balls at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

Halibut with parsnip and lardo at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

Roasted duck breast with celeriac puree at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

Duck tongues at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

Cheese and crackers at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

Passion fruit cheesecake at The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay

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.