This upcoming weekend is going to be very exciting: I’m heading out to London to meet the one and only Heston Blumenthal. Yes, he of the Fat Duck and the brilliant BBC-series ‘In search of perfection’. Why do I get to meet him, you ask? Well, last year I participated in Chez Pim’s Menu For Hope raffle, where all kinds of fabulous prizes could be won. Such as this one:

“A unique historic British menu for two at the Hinds Head from Heston Blumenthal. Heston will meet the winner and present  autographed copies of all his three books. The more public side of Heston Blumenthal is the pre-eminent chef-scientist at the Michelin three-star restaurant The Fat Duck, while  the side lesser known is the passionate researcher and restorer of  historic British dishes.  The lucky winner of this prize (and a guest) will dine on a menu that is literally a representation of British cuisine from the 17th and 18th century.  Heston promise that they will be outstanding, and some of them will never have been tested before!”

At the time, I had rather limited funds and only bought two tickets for the raffle, but that was enough: I was picked as the lucky winner for this prize. Due to some scheduling conflicts it has taken longer than anticipated for us to plan this dinner, but this Saturday it is finally happening!

I have to admit that I’m rather nervous about meeting the big man himself, but I’m sure it’ll be so much fun. I’m bringing my roommate Hester as my compagnion, and we’ll go on a (cook)book-shopping spreebeforehand, so the weekend is bound to be a great one. I’ll make sure to take some pictures and post them here, together with a detailed account of my evening with Heston Blumenthal…