To celebrate the creation of our new gin menu, we have decided to throw it a little welcome party!
The concept is very much the same as our original Eden Mill gin tasting menu. Except this time we have an additional course with Eden Mills new Golf Gin, However this is for a limited time. 6 courses with matching gin flight. This menu has been created by our head chefs and all designed with the gins in mind. There is a hint of asian influence throughout this new menu. The chefs have taken a lot of inspiration for this menu from asian styles of cooking and marinating but ensuring that the chosen seafood will match the individual botanicals and elements found in each of the unique gins. Meaning that they really activate and enhance certain flavours on the palette. Gin and tonic sharpens and refreshes the mouth, making it the perfect drink to enjoy with this style of cuisine. The flavors found in many of these dishes are the perfect complement to the spicy, dry flavours in gin. Also on the night guests can expect a complimentary drink on arrival, guest speaker from Eden Mill to discuss the pairings and botanicals found in the gins and also a surprise course using eden mills new golf gin! There are limited tickets to this event, so please book your tickets as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. You can book via the Website | Telephone | Email | App W: www.thetailend.co.uk T: o1334 474 070 E: eat@thetailend.co.uk A: Search; Tailend in App Store
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For the first time ever, we took Tailend on the road! Last weekend (11th&12th of June) we joined many other local producers at Crail Food Festival! This amazing annual event is held all over the beautiful coastal village of Crail.
This was also great for us as producers, we had the opportunity to meet potential new customers and also to collaborate with other local producers. As many of you know Tailend prides itself on working and supporting independent businesses, so this was a great chance to meet lots of new local foodies to work with. Over the 2 days we were situated in Marketgate. Right next door to the beer tent (which was very handy). The beer marque was also home to live music from local bands, which just gave off such a happy atmosphere. Gorgeous food, live music and beer on tap, definitely got us in the festival spirit! Also joining us in Marketgate were fellow foodies East Neuk cooks, Flat out Food, The Tin Van, Wood Fired Pizza & Anstruther Row Club. We were the only spot in the Festival where people could get hot food, so come lunch time we were very busy! We were the only seafood stand in Marketgate and offered a selection of cajun seabass or cajun salmon tacos, warm Arbroath Smokie with lemon, warm Hot Smoked Salmon and a range of seafood boxes (containing a choice of patè, salad, chutney, hot smoked salmon & oat cakes). We also had vacuum packed Smokies, Hot smoked salmon & a range patè for sale (smoked mackerel patè, arbroath smokie patè, smoked mackerel & blackberry patè). Considering this was our first time at an event like this, we got into our rhythm very quickly. All food was cooked to order and we made the salad boxes fresh to order too. Lunch time, Saturday. Our first day was a massive success, all the Tailend team had a great time and we even had to run back to the shop on market street for more stock! Come 4.30 we started to pack away and prep for another day fun filled day on Sunday. Sunday Sadly Sunday got hit with traditional Scottish summer weather, it was rainy and cold but the Tailend troops were in good spirits and got the stall set up ready for the day.
behind Tailend and where they could find our stall. We were kept busy through day down at the harbour but we still managed to find the time to exchange food for food with our neighbours up at Marketgate! In exchange for tacos we managed to wangle a pizza from the Tin Van, Soup from the East Neuk Cooks & the offer of beer from St Andrews Brew Co, but sadly we were all driving (damn car) so coffee for us instead! We loved making new foodie friends. We had an absolute ball at the festival and we have been bitten by the travelling bug! We are looking to get involved with other festivals and events in the area. So keep a look out for the Tailend the next time your out and about, you never know where you might see us!
A huge thank you to Graeme (from the honey pot, in Crail) and his team for organising such a huge event so well. Everyone working the event was so friendly and helpful, which was very comforting due to this being our first time out of the restaurant and onto the mean streets. A truly great weekend had by all! Until next year #crailfoodfestival click the link to see more highlights from the day www.crailfoodfest.co.uk . On wednesday the 25th we held a little event aptly named 'crafty tacos'. We created this with Luvians Bottle shop St Andrews, just a fun promotion where we made 6 different tacos and we matched them to unique craft beers & ales supplied by luvians bottleshop. (see luvians website below) -Cajun Seabass -Cajun Salmon -Jack Daniels Pork Belly -Tuna Satay -Veggie Chilli -Sweet Chilli Chicken & Haggis This was such a fun, simple event that worked really well! Definitely something we will do again, so be sure to sign up to our newsletter to hear about the next event. Read our review of the night from Spoon St Andrews here spoonuniversity.com/place/everything-need-know-tailend-taco-night/ Luvians Bottleshop st Andrews: www.luvians.com Spoon University: spoonuniversity.com Our Gin Tasting Menu has been a huge success and as much as we love the menu we currently have, we have decided to create a brand new one for summer '16!! Like the first gin menu we created last year, we invited the Eden Mill team in to test it out before we launched it to the public. We like to use them as our guinea pigs. We love to support local independent businesses (like ourselves), so our Gin menu is made up entirley of our incredible neighbour distillers Eden Mill of St Andrews(who also hold distillery tours & tastings, info can be found at the bottom of the blog). Gins work so well with fresh seafood it was the perfect match for us to work together and create something special and delicious for our customers. For this new gin tasting menu our chefs spent a long time deliberating which way to take the menu. In the end they have chosen an asian fusion direction. Inspired by Darren's recent trips to Australia where this style of food is having a huge moment! Our menu includes a lots of elegant flavours, sesame & soy. Our chefs are amazing and all the delicate beautiful flavours really come out incredibly in each and every dish! Especially in our Tuna dish, which was a clear favourite with the Eden Mill team.
Still going down that whole Asian/fusion route we had a tuna dish in mind that needed a big gin to stand up to it and hop is it! The tuna is marinated in a little soy, sesame, lime and honey and then rolled in black sesame seeds and lightly seared. Alongside it is a Asian slaw Mage with cabbage, carrot, chilli, lime, sesame, coriander and crispy fried shallots. Accompanied with that it is an avocado wasabi puree to add an extra little punch. 2nd course Seared scallops, pea puree, crispy pork belly and thyme oil. This scallop dish is one of the chefs favourites and they have been wanting to showcase it for a while! The scallops are sourced from the Shetlands and are beautifully sweet when cooked. Working in harmony with the sweetness from the pea puree. We felt the dish needed some saltyness and why we served it with crispy pork belly morsels! We thought a little woodiness from the thyme oil too would bring it all together! Therefor the best match (we believe) for this dish is the oak gin! With its sweet notes and rich oakiness we though it would really compliment the scallops... We tried garnishing the gin with a few different ingredients but settled on thyme, peppercorns and mandarin. The thyme to enhance the oakiness and woodiness, the peppercorns to give it a wee kick and the mandarin to bring out the natural sweetness too! 3rd course We couldn't bring ourselves to take the taco off the gin menu as it has been such a hit with out customers. So instead of taking it off we decided to reinvent the taco, this time using salmon. Blackened salmon taco w tomato, ramiro salsa. Blackened salmon is a Cajun coating on the fish which is then chargrilled to give it a crispy coating! We have served it with a coriander, tomato & ramiro salsa. With added lime to give it a citrus kick! We loved the original gin with this dish as it has that natural citrus zingyness to it that really compliments the spices in the salmon. We paired green olives in the original gin for this course. The olives pull out the coriander in the salsa and also pull the bitterness out the gin which makes the gin and the taco really work together to create an amazing flavour on the palette. 4th course Of course our fish and chips had to be on the menu! Our Tailend classic, humble haddock & chips and Eden Mill classic, Shipwreck IPA are just made for each other. The bubbles from the IPA work wonderfully to cut through the batter on the fish and the light golden flavour doesn't detract from the fish! In simple words, it just works! Surprise course Also with this menu, we have a special supplement course! When we get our hands on the new golf gin we are thinking to incorporate an additional course on as a pre dessert, a cheeky blueberry/blackberry sorbet with honey comb . Guests can opt to do it or not but this will only last for as long as we have the golf gin, so best book quick!! 5th course For the final course we were first inspired by the Love Gin and wanted to create a dessert around that. We have tried many different garnishes over the past few weeks and we discovered, through almost selling out, that the Love goes amazingly with grapefruit & rosemary. Initially we thought a bizarre pairing but it works beautifully. Pannacotta has always been a dish we wanted to try. So we thought why not pop all those garnishes from the gin into the dessert too! ...If its good enough to drink, its good enough to eat, Right?? We had such a great night, as always, with the Eden Mill team. As this was a pre-launch we asked them to give as much feed back as possible, what they thought worked and where they thought little changes could be made. So the menu we officially launch may be slightly different to this one after the final tweaks are done. Its amazing to have such a fun working relationship with our fellow businesses and when it involves eating food and drinking gin, its not a bad job! The new gin tasting menu will be launching soon and if you sign up to our newsletter using the form below, you will be the first to hear of our launch night and any other promotions or events we will be holding. To find out more about Eden Mill and/or about the tours they offer click the link below. We highly recommend their tours-very informative-very fun-tasting at the end-superb! As most of you know on Friday the 13th we swapped our jeans for tights and our aprons for capes all in the name of charity. Radio station Tay Fm created Superhero day and invited all local businesses to join in on the fun. Never one to miss out, Tailend signed up and soon everyone was choosing which hero they wanted and who would be the best dressed! Everyone made a great effort and was great to see the whole team working together for this great charity. As well as dressing up, we held a bake sale and we also had a very sweet little 'guess the name' Spider-Ted to be won! Black Canary, aka Carron, brought in home-made goodies to sell on the day. (An amazing baker as well as heroine!) Cash for Kids is an incredible local charity that aims to help all local disabled, disadvantaged and vulnerable children. That help comes in all sorts of formats, be that a day out, books for school, health care equipment or just someone they can talk to, Cash for Kids is there for them. We are very happy and honoured to have helped in some small way to their cause! All Staff working that day donated their hard earned tips to the charity. Customers were also extremely generous, and without their kindness we wouldn't have had such a great day. Customers were also able to buy a donation through their Tailend loyalty app. For every 500 points they gave to us Tailend would donate £2.50 to the charity. Grand Total Raised: £575.25 !!Yay!! We are so pleased to have been able to raise so much money for Cash for Kids and knowing how much it is going to help support local children in our area. A massive achievement for everyone who helped out! Thank you so much for all your donations and support during superhero day. Sign up to our newsletter and we will let you know what other future fund raisers we will be taking part in. On the 13th of May, Staff here at Tailend St Andrews will be dressing up as their favourite superheroes, all to raise as much as possible for Tay Fm's charity Cash for Kids! Tay Fm's Cash for Kids goal is to support disabled, disadvantaged kids and vulnerable children living across our area (both tayside & fife). A minimum of 80p of every £1.00 donated to cash for kids goes to the children and will help make a real difference to our local children. It is so important that all children feel that they can live life to the fullest and reach their full potential, which in some cases may not have been granted to them without this support! Any donation would be greatly appreciated! Below is an idea of how your donations could help.
£10- Could mean that a child living in care will not be forgotten at Christmas £50- Could enable Cash for Kids to give a happy memory to a child living in poverty £100 - Could help a family to purchase bedding and other essentials for their children £250 - Could allow Cash for Kids to buy sports or reading equipment to help children develop £500 - Could go towards buying a specialised wheelchair for a disabled child £1000 - Could provide Cash for Kids sensory equipment for children with learning difficulties We are hoping this will be a great day, please feel free to bring the kiddies along to meet their favourite characters! Please be somebodies hero and help as much as you can! See you then Heroes!! WITH SUMMER FAST APPROACHING (Despite the current weather) ST ANDREWS STREETS ARE SOON TO BE BUSTLING WITH THE STEPS OF HUNDREDS CURIOUS TOURISTS. ALL LOOKING TO SEE THE HIGHLIGHTS THIS GORGEOUS HISTORIC TOWN HAS TO OFFER.
JUST RECENTLY WE OFFERED ONE OF THE FIRST SUMMER GROUPS OF 2016 AN INCREDIBLE SEAFOOD FEAST!! THE GROUP ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE MENU WE HAD CREATED AND WE WERE SO PLEASED THEY GOT TO TASTE THE BEST TAILEND HAS TO OFFER!!! COURSE 1 - FRESH OYSTERS W LEMON
COURSE 2 - MUSSELS IN WHITE WINE, CREAM & GARLIC SAUCE COURSE 3 - SEAFOOD PLATTER; LOBSTER IN GARLIC BUTTER, SCALLOPS W HAGGIS & CARROT PUREE, KING PRAWN SKEWER AND BATTERED HADDOCK GOUJONS! COURSE 4 - HOMEMADE CRANACHAN CHEESECAKE W RASPBERRIES & HONEY THE SEAFOOD PLATTER WENT DOWN A STORM WITH OUR GUESTS AND THEY NEARLY CLEARED US OUT OF OUR MUSSELS! ITS SUCH A GREAT FEELING WHEN CUSTOMERS LEAVE WITH SMILES ON THEIR FACES AND HAPPY TUMMIES. IF YOU HAVE A GROUP YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK IN OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HOLD A PARTY HERE AT TAILEND, DONT HESITATE TO CALL OR EMAIL US WITH ANY QUESTIONS! We cannot believe it has been a week since we hosted our first ever champagne tasting event. On the 24th of March, in partnership with Luvians bottle shop, St Andrews we created a 5 course, Taittinger champagne tasting event here in our restaurant in St Andrews. We absolutely loved the experience of planning and hosting an event and cannot wait to hold more in the future. We decided to try and make this experience as special as possible for our guests. After we had finished decorating, the Tailend was virtually unrecognizable. We kept to White, Gold with a hint of Red to mimic Taittinger labels. White roses and candles laced every surface. Paper pompoms, name cards and menus also matched the Taittinger labels. Magnums of champagne on ice and to welcome our guests in we had our very own Aviva Gillman playing Violin. The atmosphere we had created was beautiful and the perfect background to the main event- the food & fizz! Upon arrival we greeted our guests with their first Taittinger Champagne and lead them up to our beautifully decorated conservatory. During the evening our guests enjoyed a total of six different exceptional champagnes all from Taittinger. They learnt about the regions they come from, the grapes used and the foods they will compliment. In the conservatory we had set up an Oyster & Champagne bar, this is where guests enjoyed their first course (oysters served with a champagne & lime granita). The saltiness of the Oysters matched perfectly with the lime in the granita. Our head chef Kris and manager Katie manned the Oyster and Champagne bar, describing the dish pairings and pouring champagne. Our waitresses kept everyone topped up of Taittinger bubbles and complimentary roaming canapés. Once our guests had tasty nibbles and had experienced their first course, we invited everyone to take their seats in the restaurant. Kevin, the UK Director of Taittinger champagne, came along for the evening to discuss the pairings we had created and why they all worked so wonderfully. He also told the story of Taittinger and the family history behind the company. His enthusiasm, and knowledge of Taittinger was captivating and really helped our guests engage with the brand. Whilst Kevin was discussing Taittinger, the kitchen was busy preparing the 2nd course. Seared scallops with mango puree, chilli & mango salsa dusted with a sprinkle of sesame seeds. Accompanied by Domaine Carneros, a favourite amongst our guests. A delicious pairing – Tailend favourite! For 3rd course, chargrilled tuna, butterbean puree, roasted tomatoes served with semi-dried tomato & garlic pesto. C'est magnifique! We matched this course with a red from Taittinger, Avant Garde- Pinot Noir. This meaty fish needed a wine of higher density to really compliment. The Pinot Noir was the only choice for us. Fourth, was our most famous dish! Our light crispy Humble Haddock served alongside our twice fried chips and homemade tartar sauce. This is our best seller in Tailend and attracts customers from all over the country! Kevin had chosen Taittinger Perlude to serve with this course. 2 company best sellers together. The crispness and the bubbles from the champagne help cut through the fat from the batter and the chips. Making them the perfect pairing! Finally, it was time for dessert! White chocolate and vanilla panacotta with strawberry sorbet and a shortbread & hazelnut crumble, served alongside the only rose of the evening – Taittinger Brut Rose. We definitely saved the best for last! By this point most of our guests are feeling slightly merry. We rounded up the evening by thanking all our guests and wishing everyone a safe journey home! After months of planning we were disappointed it was over so quickly. We are already planning our next one, watch this space! View our gallery of the evening below If you would like to hear about any future events we may hold please sign up to our newsletter. If you would be interested in holding any of your own events at Tailend, please email Sam@thetailend.co.uk
Happy Easter Weekend While you all may be busy planning your easter egg hunts, please don't forget to book your table with us! We are always incredibly busy over the Easter Holidays and we would hate for anyone to miss out on our AMAZING fish and Chips (If we do say so ourselves) If you pop along on #EasterSunday we have a little fun planned for your little bunnies!
We have an Instagram frame and Easter bunny ears for them to wear. Why not take a little photo to remember your special weekend? #MakingMemories Just a little fun while you get your Sunday lunch #LoveTailend **JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF CHAMPAGNE, FUN & AMAZING FOOD** ON THE 24TH OF MARCH, IN PARTNERSHIP W LUVIANS ST ANDREWS, WE ARE HOSTING AN EXCITING EVENING OF FINE CHAMPAGNE & DELICIOUS SEAFOOD! ON THE EVENING GUESTS CAN EXPECT AN APERITIF ON ARRIVAL, 5 BESPOKE COURSES W COMPLIMENTING BEVERAGE FOR EACH, WE ALSO HAVE A GUEST SPEAKER COMING TO DISCUSS THE HISTORY OF TAITTINGER CHAMPAGNE AND EXPLAIN THE PAIRINGS WE HAVE CREATED BETWEEN SEAFOOD & CHAMPAGNE. ************** THE EVENING IS ONLY £55 PER PERSON AND WE ARE OFFERING A SPECIAL DISCOUNTED RATE OUR LOYALTY APP MEMBERS OF £49 PER PERSON. WE HAVE LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE, BOOK NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!! BUY YOUR TICKETS BELOW!! TO BOOK OR FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE DONT HESITATE TO CONTACT US T: 01334 474 070 E: EAT@THETAILEND.CO.UK |
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