Provincial Cuisine
As cooks, we believe that our principal purpose is to connect the product with the consumer - a typical shopping day takes Noel on a person-to-person circuit of the region visiting farmers, orchardists, fishermen, butchers, and also other specialist providers at the Prahran Market, and across the city.
On our visits to France and Italy with our children we spend mornings in small villages attending open air markets, and later dining at family owned restaurants to enjoy traditional, regional dishes, or preparing our evening meal from produce bought earlier. Jenny records these experiences in her diaries which later become a valuable reference and inspiration for Jenny to cook, as our own “provincial” cuisine, when we return to Bittern Cottage.
After thirty years at Bittern Cottage, with customers as friends and staff as family, our restaurant continues to be like a familiar home for those at the table and in the kitchen, creating a dining experience where quality food and conviviality can be truly appreciated.
Jenny and Noel Burrows