Beans on toast is being served up to diners as a dessert in one hugely experimental restaurant in Leeds.
The new dish - which will mess with your mind - has been made to look like the classic savoury meal but in fact features a host of sweet ingredients.
Chef James Dempsey’s version of bean on toast includes a lemon cake “toast”, a mango and vanilla panna cotta “fried egg”, and marzipan “baked beans”.
This isn't the first time one of James' innovative dishes has hit the headlines, in 2016 his Yorkshire pudding wrap filled with roast beef became a viral sensation and has since been replicated across the country.
James said: “I just love working with simple dishes, great ingredients then putting my own special twist on them and transforming them into an experience. That’s exactly the thinking behind the menu at Blackmoor Dining Room.
“The Yorkshire pudding wrap still gets tongues wagging and I hope that my sweet beans on toast will prove as popular….tomato ketchup is optional! The dish has been inspired by a chef who I really admire, Ben Churchill, but to my knowledge it’s the first time that it’s been available on a restaurant’s menu. I just can’t wait to see the reaction.
"It took a couple of attempts to get the texture of the egg right but using the panna cotta means it’s the same consistency as a real fried egg. It messes with your mind a bit!”
James works at the Blackmoor Dining Room in Leeds city centre which boasts breathtaking views of the rolling Yorkshire scenery and a minimal menu featuring the finest, locally sourced ingredients, the experience pops up behind a secret door, known only to the most fanatical of foodies, at varying times each week.
James said: “We pride ourselves on quality at the Blackmoor Dining Room. We’re not just a promise on a menu. We deliver on presentation, quality and most importantly, taste. Whilst the evolving restaurant scene is right now all about fads and fashion, we’re proud to deliver on the basics well, but with a twist that you’ll never forget.”
You can view more of James' dishes by following the Blackmoor Dining Room on Instagram.
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