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| Thousands tuck into Heston's hampers at Buckingham Palace picnic | Thousands tuck into Heston's hampers at Buckingham Palace picnic |
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| Heston Blumenthal's decision to curb any gastronomical whimsy and stick to traditional coronation chicken seemed to have paid off with the 10,000 concert goers who picnicked on the Buckingham Palace lawn beforehand. | Heston Blumenthal's decision to curb any gastronomical whimsy and stick to traditional coronation chicken seemed to have paid off with the 10,000 concert goers who picnicked on the Buckingham Palace lawn beforehand. |
| Blumenthal had added his own twist to the dish, originally created for the Queen's coronation in 1953. "It's got a real spice to it," said John Robins-Walker, 35 an RAF Tornado pilot from Bristol as he and his wife, Rachel, tucked into their diamond jubilee hampers, created by the three-Michelin star chef, and produced and paid for by Waitrose. "It's not too creamy." | Blumenthal had added his own twist to the dish, originally created for the Queen's coronation in 1953. "It's got a real spice to it," said John Robins-Walker, 35 an RAF Tornado pilot from Bristol as he and his wife, Rachel, tucked into their diamond jubilee hampers, created by the three-Michelin star chef, and produced and paid for by Waitrose. "It's not too creamy." |
| Jackie Bradshaw, 46, had relished the "tomato soup" or, as it was billed on the menu card inside each hamper "chilled country garden soup". "And I can't wait for the dessert," added Jackie, from Yeovil, Somerset, attending with her daughter Shannon, 15. | Jackie Bradshaw, 46, had relished the "tomato soup" or, as it was billed on the menu card inside each hamper "chilled country garden soup". "And I can't wait for the dessert," added Jackie, from Yeovil, Somerset, attending with her daughter Shannon, 15. |
| The dessert, as it turned out, was Sandringham strawberry crumble crunch, a dish the supermarket has obligingly released the recipe for. That can't be said about too many of Blumenthal's creations. | The dessert, as it turned out, was Sandringham strawberry crumble crunch, a dish the supermarket has obligingly released the recipe for. That can't be said about too many of Blumenthal's creations. |
| Paul Grout, 60, an architect from Milnthorpe, Cumbria, believed the tomato soup was the winner. "A lovely flavour to it, rather unusual," he said, after admitting he was usually "a Heinz" man. | Paul Grout, 60, an architect from Milnthorpe, Cumbria, believed the tomato soup was the winner. "A lovely flavour to it, rather unusual," he said, after admitting he was usually "a Heinz" man. |
| Normal garden party dress code, of best bib and tucker, and a hat if female, was suspended. And he had taken full advantage, in eye-catching union flag jacket. | Normal garden party dress code, of best bib and tucker, and a hat if female, was suspended. And he had taken full advantage, in eye-catching union flag jacket. |
| Red, white and blue were the colours of choice. "Want to know where I got it?" asked Marilyn Northcott, from near Taunton, of her union flag dress. "Asda," she confided, which can't have been said about too many garden party dresses. Her underwear matched, apparently, as did the tinsel halo and the handbag, an ensemble the 55-year-old grandmother had set off with silver deely-bopper crowns. "It's just fantastic to be here," she said. | Red, white and blue were the colours of choice. "Want to know where I got it?" asked Marilyn Northcott, from near Taunton, of her union flag dress. "Asda," she confided, which can't have been said about too many garden party dresses. Her underwear matched, apparently, as did the tinsel halo and the handbag, an ensemble the 55-year-old grandmother had set off with silver deely-bopper crowns. "It's just fantastic to be here," she said. |
| All guests were treated to a five-course picnic, including tea-smoked salmon and cup cakes, packed in individual wicker hampers, which also included a plastic rain poncho. | All guests were treated to a five-course picnic, including tea-smoked salmon and cup cakes, packed in individual wicker hampers, which also included a plastic rain poncho. |
| They also received a visit from princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, who mingled with the crowd. "Hello everyone," enthused Eugenie. "Who are you all excited to see - apart from Granny?" | They also received a visit from princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, who mingled with the crowd. "Hello everyone," enthused Eugenie. "Who are you all excited to see - apart from Granny?" |
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