Photo of your dinner (vol 2)

[Burwood]

Great place, oxo. Consistant high standard, nice views. The fish looks great

[Melman Giraffe]

Sticks. said:

Dibble said:

“Winner, winner, chicken dinner”. Not. With the ever present jam sponge and “custard”.

I've had a fair few hospital dinners and I have to say that looks better than any of them. During the longest stay friends would bring in food, I'd use the cafe at the hosp, and takeaway deliveries were a regular thing. It was a while back, to be fair.

Hope you're 100% and home soon. Btw, don't eat baked beans the day after a general anaesthetic. Don't ask me how I know that.

I read somewhere most NHS Trusts have circa £2 per patient per day to provide Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner along with the obligatory Tea and biscuits.

N

[Burwood]

Melman Giraffe said:

Sticks. said:

Dibble said:

“Winner, winner, chicken dinner”. Not. With the ever present jam sponge and “custard”.

I've had a fair few hospital dinners and I have to say that looks better than any of them. During the longest stay friends would bring in food, I'd use the cafe at the hosp, and takeaway deliveries were a regular thing. It was a while back, to be fair.

Hope you're 100% and home soon. Btw, don't eat baked beans the day after a general anaesthetic. Don't ask me how I know that.

I read somewhere most NHS Trusts have circa £2 per patient per day to provide Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner along with the obligatory Tea and biscuits.

N

Without even knowing the correct figure I can use common sense to conclude it is nothing like £2. The above meal is closer to £4-5 alone. I would think £10 per day. three meals, drinks, afternoon tea and other snacks.

[Melman Giraffe]

You might want to read this then.....

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/12/hospit...

13 trusts spending less than £5 a day on food, with just £2.61 a day spent by one NHS hospital

[21TonyK]

Burwood said:

Melman Giraffe said:

Sticks. said:

Dibble said:

“Winner, winner, chicken dinner”. Not. With the ever present jam sponge and “custard”.

I've had a fair few hospital dinners and I have to say that looks better than any of them. During the longest stay friends would bring in food, I'd use the cafe at the hosp, and takeaway deliveries were a regular thing. It was a while back, to be fair.

Hope you're 100% and home soon. Btw, don't eat baked beans the day after a general anaesthetic. Don't ask me how I know that.

I read somewhere most NHS Trusts have circa £2 per patient per day to provide Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner along with the obligatory Tea and biscuits.

N

Without even knowing the correct figure I can use common sense to conclude it is nothing like £2. The above meal is closer to £4-5 alone. I would think £10 per day. three meals, drinks, afternoon tea and other snacks.

I'd say £2 per day would be about right for ingredient costs, if anything that could be generous. Once you get into catering on a large scale cost per dish drops very quickly. I can do a better looking roast turkey dinner for 91p and pork for 71p per dish based on 75 people.

[dickymint]

21TonyK said:

Burwood said:

Melman Giraffe said:

Sticks. said:

Dibble said:

“Winner, winner, chicken dinner”. Not. With the ever present jam sponge and “custard”.

I've had a fair few hospital dinners and I have to say that looks better than any of them. During the longest stay friends would bring in food, I'd use the cafe at the hosp, and takeaway deliveries were a regular thing. It was a while back, to be fair.

Hope you're 100% and home soon. Btw, don't eat baked beans the day after a general anaesthetic. Don't ask me how I know that.

Discount for takeaway?

I read somewhere most NHS Trusts have circa £2 per patient per day to provide Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner along with the obligatory Tea and biscuits.

N

Without even knowing the correct figure I can use common sense to conclude it is nothing like £2. The above meal is closer to £4-5 alone. I would think £10 per day. three meals, drinks, afternoon tea and other snacks.

I'd say £2 per day would be about right for ingredient costs, if anything that could be generous. Once you get into catering on a large scale cost per dish drops very quickly. I can do a better looking roast turkey dinner for 91p and pork for 71p per dish based on 75 people.

[Vinnie the Panda]

Tickle said:

One of our favorite tavernas has the recipe on their webpage.

(http://www.agni.gr/food_and_wine/recipes/stifado.asp)

The only thing different I do is use picked onion vinager (3 table spoons) as it's a bit sweeter and use about 10 cloves instead of 3.

Usually use brisket in large chunks or whole but beef rib was nice... the bones come away when serving it

Oh, yes, as per the recipe a full glass of olive oil goes in.

May I ask where you got the baby onions?, I can't find them anywhere!

[Tickle]

Vinnie the Panda said:

May I ask where you got the baby onions?, I can't find them anywhere!

Use shallots if you can't get small onions or rummage round for the smallest onions in the green grocers.

[Du1point8]

Out at a meaty place.

Tartare to start:


veg:



Meat:


(L-R pork ribs, pork loin, beef cheeks x2, marble steak at front)

Marrow (just for me):



Food:


Sauces included parmesan butter, peppercorn and bearnaise.

[anonymous-user]

Du1point8 said:

Out at a meaty place.

Looks lovely.
What are the white cubes in the tartare and where is this place?

[Du1point8]

desolate said:

Du1point8 said:

Out at a meaty place.

Looks lovely.
What are the white cubes in the tartare and where is this place?

white cubes are small pieces of egg white.

It had egg yolk cooked 2 ways (one smoked), pickled onion, dried capers and small bits of Worcestershire sauce in gelatinous form, which made the meat pop.

The location, well if in Tampere, its here:
http://www.ravintelihuber.fi/

Note that if you use English translation on the site, I can assure you the meats are not

'Meats are masturbated in dry aged?
in cupboards in the dining room'

They are however dry aged in the dining room and would have loved to have one, but the rest of the people (OH's family) are not into too fatty a meat.

the racks:


close up

[anonymous-user]

Du1point8 said:

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The location, well if in Tampere, its here:
http://www.ravintelihuber.fi/

Note that if you use English translation on the site, I can assure you the meats are not

'Meats are masturbated in dry aged?
in cupboards in the dining room'

You never know with the Finns!
Thanks

[ChrisnChris]

I'm going to look very carefully at the ingredients of the meat rubs I have in the cupboard

[6th Gear]

Sous vide loin of pork 130/60mins
Cauliflower cheese
Sautéed courgette

Just missing a nice gravy/sauce. Will make next time.

Meat was super tender.

[Burwood]

Show off

[BrabusMog]

desolate said:

You never know with the Finns!
Thanks

I've had some shocking meals dished up when visiting our office in Rovaniemi

[Burwood]

BrabusMog said:

desolate said:

You never know with the Finns!
Thanks

I've had some shocking meals dished up when visiting our office in Rovaniemi

I has freshly killed moose, made into pies at Xmas. Yum

[illmonkey]

[BrabusMog]

Burwood said:

BrabusMog said:

desolate said:

You never know with the Finns!
Thanks

I've had some shocking meals dished up when visiting our office in Rovaniemi

I has freshly killed moose, made into pies at Xmas. Yum

That's how they curry favor with foreign stakeholders Turn up mid summer and it'll be pickled fish and long hours whilst it is light

[Du1point8]

BrabusMog said:

desolate said:

You never know with the Finns!
Thanks

I've had some shocking meals dished up when visiting our office in Rovaniemi

When up there a simple sauted reindeer with mash and lingon berries with lots of butter is delicious