 
 
Michaelmas Goose at The Goring, London.
Monday 28 September to Saturday 3 October 2009
August 2009: The Goring is one of very few places that serve Michaelmas Goose. It will be on the menu in The Dining Room for one week only, from Monday 28th September to Saturday 3rd October 2009.
In past centuries, the traditional connection between Michaelmas and the goose was as strong as it is today between Christmas and the turkey. Everybody who could afford to ate a goose on St Michael's Day (29 September), and had probably been doing so since at least the 15th century.
Michaelmas is one of the most custom-rich days of the year and a Quarter Day, marking the turn of the seasons. At the end of the harvest it was customary for tenants to present their landlords with a goose. St Michael’s feast was celebrated with a traditional ‘green’ goose fed on the stubble after harvest.
The Michaelmas goose is also known as the ‘green' goose because it is reared on grass, as opposed to the Christmas goose which is a larger, older bird brought into the farmstead later in the autumn to be finished on corn.
Chef Derek Quelch loves serving Michaelmas Goose. He explains,
“Michaelmas goose is leaner and particularly tender, with a delicious flavour all of its own. And with a fresh Michaelmas goose, you know you’re eating a naturally reared and traditional food".
Roast Michaelmas Goose with all the trimmings will be on the main set menu as a choice in the Dining Room at The Goring for one week only, from Monday 28th September to Saturday 3rd October 2009. Lunch (£35.00 for 3 courses) and Dinner (£47.50 for three courses).
FOR RESERVATIONS:
The Goring, Beeston Place,
London SW1W 0JW
Telephone + 44 (0) 20 7396 9000 /
Email Reservations@TheGoring.com or visit
www.TheGoring.com
The Goring is a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World
PRESS INFORMATION:
Lucinda Buxton, Mango PR
Telephone: 020 7421 2500 /
Email: Lucinda.buxton@mangopr.co.uk
About The Goring
The Goring was opened by Otto Goring in 1910. As its centenary approaches, it is now the only five star luxury hotel in London that is owned and run by the family that built it. Jeremy Goring is the fourth Goring to run The Goring since his great-grandfather opened it. Deep in the heart of Belgravia, just behind Buckingham Palace, The Goring is within strolling distance of the Royal Parks and the best shops, theatres and galleries in town.
The Goring will celebrate its 100th birthday in 2010 and the interiors are currently being refreshed by some of the country’s finest designers. There are 71 individually designed, classically English rooms and suites, many overlooking the garden. The Dining Room, designed by David Linley, is a haven for superbly cooked English food using British ingredients. The Bar has been gloriously transformed by designer Tim Gosling in a theatrical, Empire style, with gilded ceilings, swagged curtains and bespoke carpets. Six of the hotel’s guestrooms are currently being transformed by designer Russell Sage, using historical silks from the archives of Gainsborough Silks, Royal Warrant Holders.
Above all, The Goring reflects one family’s passion for quality – whose members have prided themselves on providing comfort, good food and drink and the most attentive service for almost one hundred years.
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