Grumpy in Gisburn |
It was my birthday last week. I chose La Locanda in Gisburn as I’d heard so much about it and thought my birthday justified the splurge. If only the food had justified the splurge.
Pig cheek carbonara |
The specials board had my heart a soaring, ‘yolk egg – pecorino-pig cheekes (sic)’ sang the description of the carbonara. I had chosen La Locanda over Nino’s Fighting Cocks (a newly openend Italian nearby) for good reason. The Fighting Cocks had lost the battle because I heard they put cream in the carbonara instead of egg yolk. That said it all for me – I wasn’t going anywhere that bastardised a classic Italian dish. Continue reading