Wembley Stadium has been through an awful lot to get to the stage of opening its doors to the paying public this weekend. Now the football is out of the way it can continue on its true path - as a convention centre for Britain's rich and wealthy.
Somehow one Caterer hack was invited to such a 'do' this week and sat down with 350 fellow diners from the world of hospitality, tourism and sport and promptly paid a visit to a nearby McDonalds to use their facilities.
Dining for such numbers shouldn't be a problem for a stadium which holds 90,000 and charges £8.50 for burger and chips and, in a Kitchen Rat exclusive review, the food wasn't too bad. A roast vegetable terrine was manageable enough and went down well with a fruity white. The lamb main course provided tender meat but scant roast potatoes and veg. Sadly it was the dessert which left one feeling a little hot to trot...
Soft and gooey on the outside the vanilla cheesecake soon gave way to a frozen centre, giving an odd mixture of cheesecake and ice-cream in one mouthful.
Still the after dinner speaking went down well with Martin Peters, left-winger for England's 1966 World Cup winning team, milking his two hours of footballing glory.
But as the networking opportunities died down and the stragglers stumbled down Wembley way your noble blogger felt the said un-defrosted cheesecake take a turn for the worst and desperately ran to the world's most popular public conveniences - McDonalds. Further details are somewhat unnecessary but let's just say the first dining experience at the new Wembley left a feeling that won't soon be forgotten.
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