So last week my girlfriend and I went to 'an evening of pink and black' at the Lead Station in Chorlton. The event was in support of the Genesis Centre - a fantastic centre for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer.
I'm a big fan of the Lead Station. Good food, relaxed atmosphere and not a hint of pretentiousness. So it's fair to say I was looking forward to having a six course meal there. It didn't let me down.
The menu consisted of:
- A pink Long Island Ice Tea
- Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup (almost pink)
- Thai bean salad with fresh grapefruit, grapes and balsamic dressing
- Crab Ravioli (made with half pink, half black pasta)
- Campari Sorbet
- Chargrilled pork chop with apple and onion confit and black pudding mash
- Pink Meringue & Blackberry Messy Eton
and after a long break...
(and 2 x bottle of Rioja)
The whole lot was delicious - the highlight of my evening being the crab ravioli and the black pudding mash (wrong, but so right!) I even enjoyed the Campari sorbet, although I couldn't eat the bottom of it - too much Campari! And I even made an effort between mouthfuls to Tweet every course for the benefit of my work colleague Jon.
After the Messy Eton was the expected speech from the event organisers, however it really struck a chord with me. The mantra of the centre is 'let's make one in ten, none in ten', and unlike most breast units it's primary goal is to completely prevent breast cancer from ever developing, through researching it's causes, early screening, and advising people about healthy lifestyle choices - which has a massive impact on the incidence of breast cancer. It really is inspiring to hear people talk so passionately about changing the future for people with breast cancer, people who haven't got it yet, and people who haven't even been born.
A charity that will have my support for life. Can't wait for the next event.
http://www.genesisuk.org/index.php