Last night I ate deadly food at Cafe de Mort, a restaurant that had a short life of just two evenings. We were served a variety of foods and drinks known for their poisons, toxins and deadly effects on humans if consumed in uncontrolled portions.
I was greeted at the door with with a cocktail of champagne and absinthe that contains the deadly botanical wormwood.
We were then seated for a 5 course meal. I ate fugu sashimi, pufferfish, and famous in Japan for the deaths resulting from incorrect preparation. If done right it makes your tongue tingle. If done wrong ... death by delicacy.
With the deadly false morels I drank by now the very pedestrian snake wine. Well actually I passed on this tipple and opted for a nice glass of London water.
The final dish a sweetmeat that included peanuts, cacao and nutmeg, all of which contain toxins was accompanied by sunset rum 84.5% ABV!!.
I have survived to tell the tale and also to tell you why I agreed to partake in such a deadly meal.
The foundation of charities "remember a charity" in collaboration with chef Gregg Wallace are raising awareness of the importance of leaving something to charity in your will.
Over dinner I chatted with representatives from charities who really are struggling with lack of funds. We are more likely to donate to the pandas than we are to an organisation that will look after our Granma and Grandpa when they have dementia. We will all get old, we can't escape it, unless we over do anything on the menu of course ...
