Main Courses
Moules Marinière
Moules Marinière cooked with cider, shallots and garlic, finished with crème fraîche and fresh parsley — a simple French classic with my own twist.
August 21, 2026
Main Courses
Recipes
When I had my first restaurant on Tower Bridge Road, I became friends with some wealthy Parisians whose parents had an old farmhouse in Normandy, complete with a cider press and a still for making Calvados.
I remember eating this dish with them there, and years later I put it on the menu at The Tree Bistro. Classically, Moules Marinière doesn’t contain crème fraîche, but my customers loved the addition — so it stayed.