The kitchen

Seasonal French selections

Seasonal French plates bring together garden vegetables, orchard fruit and bright herbs. Expect polished, unhurried cooking with fresh flavours and textures that feel at home in a botanical salon.

Golden roast chicken with orchard apple and vegetables on pale ceramic in warm light.

French cooking, with a garden’s brightness

Garden peas and fresh herbs on crisp country bread, lit softly against pale ceramic and oak.

Garden Pea and Herb Tartine

A crisp slice of country bread carries sweet garden peas and a fragrant tumble of fresh herbs.

Garden peas, country bread, seasonal herbs, olive oil

Roast Chicken with Orchard Apple

Golden roast chicken meets tender vegetables and the gentle sweetness of orchard apple, finished with a bright herb jus.

Roast chicken, orchard apple, seasonal vegetables, herbs

Warm plum clafoutis with toasted almonds on pale ceramic beside a clay blue napkin.

Plum and Almond Clafoutis

Soft baked custard surrounds ripe plum beneath a lightly toasted almond top; serve warm for its delicate contrast of fruit and crumb.

Plums, eggs, cream, flour, almonds