April 15th 2016: Making a Terrarium at British Beer Company, Worcester

Tonight, we had Plant Nite to go to at the British Beer Company in Worcester, so we decided to head there for dinner as well. This place used to be Urban Kitchen and Bar, one of my favorite places to go to which only stayed open for 6 months before closing down. This place has been totally revamped since, and I have to say the decor is much better now.

I could not say the same though about the food we got, although the BBC's Mojito (bacardi, cold pressed Persian lime juice, organic agave nectar simple syrup and 100% natural mint oil) was not bad.

Only the shrimp in the BBC Lettuce Wraps (cajun spiced tiger shrimp with fresh pea shoots, cilantro lime slaw, carrots, sliced avocado and baby iceberg leaves)

was any good though, everything else on the plate being bland.

The Pastrami Bap (hand cut pastrami nsteamed in Fuller's London Pride then topped with melted Swiss Cheese and caramelized onions, served in our bap roll with beer mustard)

was just so-so as well, made worse by the onions which were not completely caramelized.

Definitely not coming back again for food, Plant Nite was on the second floor, and thankfully we had already saved our spots earlier, as the place was pretty full of people already. With most of the equipment we needed in front of us,

including a spoon, a sauce cup, a straw and a paintbrush, it was time to start moving toward the final product on the lead table.

First, a layer of pebbles at the bottom of the bowl.

Next, a pile of soil placed toward the back of the bowl.

Next, we had to pick 3 cactus like plants or succulents,

one of which I picked a spiky one. We had to take the plants out of their tiny pots and spray the soil moist with water

before placing them into the soil in the bowl. It took a while to balance the plants which kept wanting to fall over by supporting them with soil.

Next, it was time to fill the front of the bowl with different layers of colored sand,

with brown at the top to form the beach layer.

Finally, we were provided with a tray of colored moss, pebbles and shells to pretty everything up,

which we did gladly, with my final product as shown.

Not too bad for someone who kills plants habitually.