Inflight Magazine of Brussels Airlines

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Favourite restaurants and foodie titbits from Brussels Airlines’ short-haul network

Ithaca

MANCHESTER
36 John Dalton Street, United Kingdom, tel. , ithacamanchester.com

It’s all too easy to have your head turned by an interior like Ithaca’s – the long, shimmering curtains, the bejewelled walls, the velvet chairs, the mirrored chandeliers. And a lesser restaurant might use it to detract from poor service or average food. But, thankfully, the South-east Asian cuisine served here lives up to the surrounding razzmatazz.

We started with a delicate mouthful of sautéed Japanese mushrooms with asparagus, followed by moist poussin served with daikon, carrot and soy beans and seasonal vegetables in light tempura batter. But the highlight had to be a hazelnut and chocolate spring roll, three component parts that will forever have a place on the list of Best Pudding Combinations. An extensive wine list yielded a redder-than-red rosé which washed the whole thing down a treat. Expect to pay around €30 for four courses without wine. HD

No Kangaroo

BERLIN
13 Muskauer Straße, Germany, tel. , nokangaroo.com

Welcome to a little slice of Austria in Berlin. The unusual moniker comes from the confusion that can arise between the names of the two countries Australia and Austria. Once you’re inside this cosy, ski-lodge themed restaurant, complete with ski-lift chairs and lots of pine, you’ll know exactly which country was the inspiration. Pop in for an informal breakfast, lunch or dinner seven days a week. The extensive menu offers goodies flown in fresh from Austria – tuck into Wiener Schnitzel, potato salad, sizzling sausages and a variety of cabbage dishes. In the warmer months there are cold cuts and a great cheese board to enjoy with one of the 50 Austrian wines on sale.

In the evenings, there’s more fun to be had at the regular après ski-style parties, involving vodka shots and party games. On Sundays, try the Sparkling Austrian Wine Brunch, which includes a delectable hot and cold buffet. Finish off with a selection of tempting cakes. Dinner for two, without wine, is about €20. SA

Foodie corner

Cookin’ with Coolio
Fresh from pouring scorn of Gordon Ramsay’s culinary efforts, (sample quote: “I ate in one of his restaurants and I was not impressed. I would take all his dishes and make them better”) Coolio has announced he is writing a cookery book. Building on the success of his online cookery show Cookin’ with Coolio, the book, whose release date is yet to be confirmed, will feature healthy takes on the sort of fusion food that usually packs a hefty calorific punch. And it comes with a fiercely inclusive manifesto, using ingredients that the Compton-born rapper has made sure “poor people can afford”. Move over Jamie Oliver, there’s a new chef in town.

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