The whole world has been going bonkers with Royal Wedding Fever and I won’t lie, I’m right there with the craziest of them. I love all the hoopla surrounding this big day, and the hullabaloo (yes, I just used that word. Great isn’t it?) extends even to their fabulous lunch today. The menu (courtesy of CNN’s eatocracy blog) reads like this:

• Cornish Crab Salad on Lemon Blini
• Pressed Duck Terrine with Fruit Chutney
• Roulade of Goats’ Cheese with Caramelised Walnuts
• Assortment of Palmiers and Cheese Straws
• Scottish Smoked Salmon Rose on Beetroot Blini
• Miniature Watercress and Asparagus Tart
• Poached Asparagus Spears with Hollandaise Sauce for Dipping
• Quails Eggs with Celery Salt
• Scottish Langoustines with Lemon Mayonnaise Pressed Confit of Pork Belly with Crayfish and Crackling
• Wild Mushroom and Celeriac Chausson
• Bubble and Squeak with Confit Shoulder of Lamb
• Grain Mustard and Honey-Glazed Chipolatas
• Smoked Haddock Fishcake with Pea Guacamole
• Miniature Yorkshire Pudding with Roast Fillet of Beef and Horseradish Mousse
• Gâteau Opera
• Blood Orange Pâté de Fruit
• Raspberry Financier
• Rhubarb Crème Brûlée Tartlet
• Passion Fruit Praline
• White Chocolate Ganache Truffle
• Milk Chocolate Praline with Nuts
• Dark Chocolate Ganache Truffle

How awesome is that? Bubble and squeak! My favorite nonsensical British food name! So awesome! All of it! Today was indeed a good day to be royalty in England.

And as a final unrelated note, I’ll be taking some time off with my own Prince William look-alike to get some sun, see some friends and do some traveling.  I should be back in a week or so with some good stories and a deep tan. See you later!