"Hosted on selected dates throughout December and January, the Michelin-starred Notting Hill restaurant - run by Emily and her husband, Diego Ferrari - offers an annual festive celebration that now stands as one of the very few opportunities to experience Michel Roux Jr's cooking since the closure of Mayfair's Le Gavroche in early 2024. At a late-November preview, the Caractère team appeared just as delighted to cook alongside Michel as guests were to taste his dishes. "The chefs have all been asking for pictures with him in the kitchen," Emily noted as she welcomed diners to her neighbourhood restaurant."
"This rare professional collaboration culminates in a four-ish-course menu shaped by family tradition but refined with the elegant, polished touch that defined once Le Gavroche - and now Caractère. Louis Roederer champagne and canapés open the evening; Orkney scallops with braised, jammy leeks and a crisp of Ibérico ham follow."
"A second course of roasted wild sea bream with ribbons of pasta-like celeriac in a rich beurre blanc is both silky and indulgent. For the main event, the team leans into the classics: turkey. Though a Christmas staple, it seldom appears in fine dining for fear of dryness - a concern expertly avoided here. Black winter truffle-stuffed bronze breast is lacquered in glossy madeira jus. Dessert is a deceptively light chocolate mousse"
Caractère in Notting Hill hosts a seasonal Christmas dinner prepared by Michel Roux Jr alongside his daughter Emily, with service overseen by Emily and her husband, Diego Ferrari. The series runs on selected dates across December and January and provides one of the rare opportunities to taste Roux Jr's cooking since Le Gavroche closed in early 2024. The kitchen team welcomed Michel enthusiastically and front-of-house identical twins Ursula and Silvia Peberschlager will lead the dining room. The menu delivers a polished, family-rooted four-ish-course meal featuring Louis Roederer and canapés, Orkney scallops, roasted wild sea bream, a truffle-stuffed turkey breast in madeira jus, and a light chocolate mousse dessert.
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