We were recently invited to the Dog & Pickle in Ongar, Essex for an Evening with West Ham legends, Tony Gale and James Collins.
The menu started with a beef sharing platter, onion focaccia, whipped beef dripping butter, slow roast short rib croquets, gravy emulsion, beef tea with truffle brioche and chicken parfait.
Followed by a steak board to share for mains, tomahawk 45-day dry aged steaks served pink, beef shin and bone marrow mac & cheese, grilled organic corn on the cobs with beef butter, sweet pickles onion rings, thick cut triple cooked steak chips, watercress and shallot, steak sauces – bearnaise, blue cheese and pepper.
As if that wasn’t enough dinner then finished with a generous cheese board!
John suggested the wine pairings for the evening so all got to enjoy:
Cabernet Sauvignon (Organic), Zapam Zucum, 2019 Argentina
Le Volte dell’Ornellaia, Toscana IGT, 2020 Italy
Shiraz, Rogues & Rascals, Byron & Harold, Great Southern, 2020 Australia
Châteauneuf du Pape, Domaine La Mereuille, 2018 France
Brunello di Montalcino, Ferrero, 2016 Italy
Quinta da Prelada Vintage, Duroo, 2008 Portugal
What a brilliant night it was! We hope to see you again soon!