Tandoori and truffles

Not on the same plate, you understand, but these were the courses on offer last Friday, the final instalment of Filling the Gap N15’s pilot scheme part 1!  It was, in fact, tandoori chicken or paneer with brown rice pilaf and chocolate cake with truffle topping.

                                   

The stunning, sunny day enabled us to throw wide the backdoors so that the kids could enjoy racing around the yard before, during and after they had eaten.  We had fewer customers than in previous weeks, many folks were picnicking, I believe, but this enabled us to take time and discuss what had come before with some of our cornerstone attendees.  The response made me emotional to say the least, although I hope I hid it.  People want more! They want us to do it again and to keep doing it!  They complimented the food, the venue and the atmosphere.  Renee and I were bowled over, every bit of angst, juggling, staying up late, getting up early and trialling dishes with our sometimes reluctant families (‘Not this again, Mum’) was worth it.  Now we really feel like we have a business of our very own.  We have even had our first review, thank you very much; please take a look at the lovely blog of our lovely friend Rachel: www.londinimum.wordpress.com

Our deepest and most sincere thanks go out to everyone who attended and supported us in many and various ways this last month.  You are invaluable to us and not just as paying customers.  Ian and Rich, our encouraging and often patient hubbies, had even planned a congratulatory surprise dinner on Saturday night.  Bless them, they are both balding and lovely.  Rich had to tell me, however, because I am a control freak who in his words ‘doesn’t do well with surprises’.  Guilty as charged.

So with much happiness and much too much delicious Malaysian food in our bellies we have set about planning our next steps………………………drum roll……………………………………………………….

Filling the Gap N15 will be reopening in May 2012 for three dates only:

·         Friday May 11^th

·         Friday May 18^th

·         Friday May 25^th

@ Salvation Army Hall, Terront Road, N15

We hope to see you there.

You gotta give the people what they want!  Modest aren’t we!