Yet another delivery of beautiful produce direct from Rungis market in Paris.  These fabulous aubergines and garlic make the basis of a wonderfully simple pasta sauce as follow

1 small Roscoff onion finely sliced
1 aubergine cut in to 2cm cubes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic finely chopped
1 jar of Pomodorina (chopped tomatoes)
2 or 3 large basil leaves
Salt and pepper to season

Gently saute the onion and aubergine until softened and lightly golden.  Add the garlic and continue to saute for 2-3 minutes.  Add the Pomodorina, stir thoroughly and cover.  Allow to cook gently for 15-20 minutes.  Season to taste.  Finely chop the basil and stir through at the end of cooking.  Serve with tagliatelle. 

All ingredients available from Broadway Deli.

Aperol Spritz

Aperol Spritz is a delicious Italian aperitivo, much loved by the indigenous Venetians - many of them drink it for breakfast!  Whilst we aren't suggesting an early morning drink, it is wonderful once the sun gets over the yard arm.

It's very simple - add 2 parts Aperol, 3 parts Prosecco, 1 part sparkling water to a glass of ice cubes and garnish with either a slice of orange or an olive, depending on your preference.  All ingredients are available here at Broadway Deli (mainly because it's one of Louise's favourite drinks!) 

Enjoy.

Our beautiful little shop

There are many advantages to working in such a beautiful location, but a particularly welcome one is all the amazing images of our shop which are sent to us.  The shop is photographed many times every day, in glorious sunshing, driving rain and heavy snow.  We are also proud to be the subject of a great many paintings and sketches and when these come into our possession (people are very kind!) we are delighted to hang them on our walls.  When you are next in the shop why not see how many you can spot?  You might need to take your time over a really good cup of coffee to make sure you get them all!

One of my favourites is the little work of art given to us recently by the very talented Barbara Beale.  Barbara is a fellow Londoner now also living here in Broadway and until taking a well earned retirement was also a fellow trader running Beales of Broadway.  We think a second career in the art world beckons Barbara!

Fool Brittania with Dom Joly 1st September 2012

We were delighted to play a supporting role to Dom Joly's asbo vicar in his new series Fool Brittania which started last night.  The following website gives detail of screening times http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/fool_britannia/episodes/1/1

The filming was done earlier in the year and it was fascinating to watch this kind of programme being made at such close quarters.  Dressed as an eccentric and oddly behaved vicar, Dom stood outside the shop whilst the film crew were hidden in Tisanes tearooms over the road.  Dom's microphone was hidden in the wheels of our fresh produce display barrows.   The asbo vicar took issue with a child (actor) playing with a remote controlled car and smashed the car to bits with his cricket bat.  Many unsuspecting passers-by were fooled into thinking this was a real incident.  Cotswold resident Dom has filmed a lot of his new series in the beautiful locations this area has to offer.  We were very pleased to have been part of it all.  Please let us know if you recognised us.