Marco Pierre White Visit

[TerryMcCann]

I see Dandara were offering a Marco Pierre White franchise restaurant opportunity in the Examiner last night.

 

To be housed withing the complex they are building up by Tesco and also having some kind of association with Frankie Dettori.

 

Certainly sounds like a classy establishment.....

[Lonan3]

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Despite its tender flavour, there has always something unsettling about a plate of steaming horse meat.

Now, however, Paris chefs and butchers are reviving the meat's fortunes by offering it as a trendy and healthy alternative to beef, pork and lamb.

"One of my biggest challenges is to get British and American diners to try it," said Otis Lebert, a chef who runs the bustling Taxi Jaune, in the Marais district of Paris.

As he sliced up horse steaks yesterday, Mr Lebert said: "We produce all kinds of dishes with the meat, and it is much better steak than beef."

As well as a classic entrecote with fried potatoes, his signature dishes include a plump horse cut called "le poire" — or pear — which he presents with a generous slab of foie gras melted over the top. He expects to sell at least seven, priced at £14 each, every night.

"Horse meat is relatively low in fat and high in iron," said Xavier Panier, a doctor specialising in nutrition and homeopathy. "The food horses eat is extremely natural, and so their meat is easier for our bodies to assimilate."