The Session: beer and food
I had lunch today in my local The Jerusalem Tavern. Hytham, an old mate from school, came along.
The pub was reviewed as a lunch venue by The Londonist recently (they quoted from this blog). Much of the food is sourced locally. The meat comes from nearby Smithfield Market, the bread from St John Food & Wine. Add to that a line-up of five or six St Peter's cask ales, including organic bitter, IPA, mild and fruit beer, and you're laughing.
We settled for burgers, and drank a couple of pints of St Peter's Mild and Golden Ale to wash them down. Great stuff. Don't get distracted by the pseudo-science of "matching" specific beers with your meal. Just get stuck in, it's all good for you.
Information:
The Jerusalem Tavern is at 55 Britton Street, Clerkenwell, London, EC1M 5UQ (Tel: 020 7490 4281, map). Note that the pub is closed on weekends. Food is served at lunchtime and on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
14 comments:
Jesus *&^%$# Christ! Stonch, did you shave? What's the story with that? You look more like Peter Gabriel now than a member of Al Qaida. Check this out: http://www.multinet.no/~jonarne/Hjemmesia/Favorittartister/peter_gabriel/peter_gabriel_5.jpg
Grew my hair back, lost 30 pounds, shaved beard off...I needed to counteract the effects of the beer!
Alright, you're on the pull now. Just remember what Yoko Ono did to the Beatles.
someone's got to do it.
I like your simple approach to the subject, a few pints and a burger. Simple food is nearly always the best, you can't fall off with a bag of crisps with your pint! Seabrook of course.
"Grew my hair back, lost 30 pounds, shaved beard off..."
Good for you, Stonch.
How'd you do it?
Lose the weight, I mean. I already know how to shave and let hair grow...
A lot more running and a little less beer and food.
Get the beard back, the world needs more beards.
Oh no it doesn't :-)
I don't think the beer world needs more beards - there are quite enough already.
Yeah, no more beards in the beer world: I've had mine since 1989, and I'm tired of you bastards always trying to look like me!
hhm well I was 9 in 1989, but I have been sporting one pretty consistantly since 2000. More beards less bitching and the beer world would be better.
Ok so I just wanted to use lots of b's in that sentince.
Funny. There was a post a few months ago where you were either the comment maker or the subject of a comment about girth and I thought: "screw this, I am dropping the weight and drinking the beer." 200 sit-ups a day now. I hope the monks and other fine brewers appreciate this.
Alan -AGBB
stonch, recently you admitted you liked wine and now you've shaved your beard off. are you going all nancy on us?
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