AA Foodies Night in Cork

You all know I was heading for Maryborough House Hotel last night courtesy of AA Foodies & what a night it was. Basically, I was looking forward to a night out with pretty good food in good company. My friend, Elke O'Mahony, was also among the chosen and now I have another Twitter buddy, Claire. The positives to my night were:
meeting such a lovely welcoming staff in Bellini's, who anticipated often before I thought I needed more water or wine; & regularly nudged me to my seat to enjoy the latest creation from the kitchen;
the time that each person from AA & Maryborough took to ensure everyone was being looked after & not just the AA Foodie 10 (I like 'people watching');
Executive Chef, Brendan's, patience as he allowed us to make suggestions where we thought some tweaking was necessary - note the word 'tweaking' as I, for one, couldn't fault the dishes, quality, execution and presentation. I've often said it but I really do enjoy what a chef creates from an idea; a basic recipe; the simplicity of presentation; the combination of flavours. Sometimes I have an idea; I might suggest it to a chef, but then, for me, the joy is in seeing what the chef does with all of that to create something memorable. Of all the dishes, the salmon starter was incredible as was the pork loin and finishing with the chocolate dessert (no menu to hand so have to cull from my memory). As soon as I can, I'll scan the menu as it is a lovely adventure to be explored & savoured.

This is the blog that wasn't posted last Thursday due to a thunder storm. Hopefully, it's a case of better late than never! So today you get two for one.
Until tomorrow...
Avril

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