Category Archives: Food & Wine

An evening at City View restaurant – February 2025

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We had a lovely evening at City View restaurant at Shooters Hill Sixth Form College.  The final year students treated us to their fine dining menu while first year students demonstrated their front of house skills.  Good food and service and excellent company in a restaurant with a truly spectacular view.  The Jerusalem artichoke  veloute with smoked apple and thyme was definitely the dish of the day receiving praise from everyone!

“A million thanks for organising this evening’s dinner. Good food and company to match.  Simply GREAT …!”

“A lovely evening.  Students did very well, lovely food.”

A snifter of port at Carolyn’s! – December 2024

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Our very own wine expert Carolyn hosted 18 members for a port tasting in December. We began the evening with a white port,  tasted first on its own then with a bit of tonic to sample Port Tonic which is much loved in Portugal. We were really surprised by this: “nicer than Gin and Tonic”!… Continue reading

Lunch with a view – October 2024

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A group of 12 members of Lee Green WI and two friends visited City View Restaurant at Shooters Hill College.  We had a wonderful meal prepared and served by the students who all doing their NVQ levels 2 or 3. The food was divine – a lovely lunch menu to choose from which included soup,… Continue reading

Our visit to Oastbrook vineyard – September 2024

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After a dreadful week of pouring rain 34 Lee Green WI members and friends set off on another vineyard trip, and we were blessed with glorious sunshine! This year our destination was to Robertsbridge, just inside East Sussex and close to Bodiam Castle. Oastbrook Estate is in the Rother Valley, which has become a hugely… Continue reading

Ladies who lunched, April 2024

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Twenty of us enjoyed a fine dining experience at City View restaurant, part of Shooters Hill Sixth Form College where the food is prepared by advanced catering students, supervised and guided by professional chefs from the hospitality industry.  We were treated to choices from Billy’s menu including his crispy squid with spiced oil dressing, a… Continue reading

Sherry tasting with Carolyn, November 2023

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  Following last year’s enthusiastic chat about sherry on our Make Do And Meet WhatsApp group and to coincide with International Sherry Week, our very own wine educator Carolyn hosted this sherry tasting event.  Carolyn presented an informative talk about the different sherry styles and the methods of production and then we got down to… Continue reading

Sunday Lunch at The Clink, June 2023

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On Sunday 25th June about 30 members of the WI successfully negotiated the security processes and vetting system at Brixton Prison to sit down in the Clink Restaurant for a 3 course Sunday lunch. The  food was prepared and serviced by prisoners who are working towards gaining a City and Guilds National Vocational Qualification. The… Continue reading