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Pop-ups and residencies in London are getting more interesting by the week. Now you'll see some excellent food popping up everywhere from disused restaurant spaces to residencies in pubs across town. We're rounding up some of the best below.
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London Restaurant Festival's Feasts At Home
When: 1-31 October 2020
What: Choose from a mouth-watering selection of specially curated feasts from some of London’s top restaurants, each night from 1-31 October. Highlights include a Michelin-starred Indian spread of the ‘best of Gymkhana’, a one-off menu designed by Ollie Dabbous featuring dishes that never been created before at Hide and a very special Sri-Lankan shellfish feast by Hoppers.
All Feasts at Home are delivered by the ‘Michelin-quality’ delivery service Supper and include a bottle of wine from Bibendum and an exclusive video with the chef.
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Lobster & caviar cook-along with Classic Deli and Russell Bateman
When: 25 September 2020
What: Join Classic Deli for an exclusive online cook-along with Michelin-starred chef Russell Bateman and enjoy professional restaurant food, created by you, at home.
Russell is the former Head Chef at Gordon Ramsay’s Petrus and he will help you create a Michelin-level dish featuring premium lobster and caviar. Classic Deli will deliver all the ingredients to your door and Russell will be there to show you every step, answer all your questions and share professional tips.
It's £75 for access to the masterclass with all the gourmet ingredients you'll need delivered to your home. Or free to watch, without the delivery box.
14-30 September: Bone Daddies are teaming up with Clarence Court again for their limited edition Duckotsu - a combo of duck broth, soy tare, duck leg and marinated Clarence Court duck egg.
20 September: for Allegra's first birthday they're inviting friends and chefs to cook dinner alongside Patrick Powell and his team. There'll be seven chefs and seven dishes. Tickets are priced at £65 per person and include a welcome drink. To book tickets, please email conor@allegra-restaurant.com
24-26 September - chef Lee Westcott is joining Homeslice for the first of a series of guest nights at their restaurant in Neal’s Yard. The first of the Fire & Friends series three course menu is priced at £50 with an additional £30 wine flight.
30 September - Join Honest Grapes Wine Director Tom and Eat Like a Girl blogger Niamh Shields for an online tasting around food and wine pairing. There'll be three wines chosen for their versatility with food, and recipes on Niamh's Insta page in the weeks running up to the event. Tickets are £65 including a bottle of each of the three wines being tasted.
FoodslutWhere: Newcomer Wines, 5 Dalston Ln, Dalston, London E8 3DF
When: 25 September - 18 October 2020
What: You may know Jack Whitehall more from his standup or Netflix shows with his dad, but he also has a blog called Foodslut. That site specialises in "unapologetically decadent" food and now he's bringing that to life in Provisioners restaurant, near Tower Bridge.
TendrilWhere: Sun & 13 Cantons, 21 Great Pulteney St, Soho, London W1F 9NG
When: Until November 2020
What: This comes from Rishim Sachdeva, previously at Chiltern Firehouse, Almeida and The Dairy and who is now going it alone with Tendril, serving up a plant-based menu, based on British cuisine with a vegetarian/vegan twist.
AngloThai at Newcomer WinesWhere: Newcomer Wines, 5 Dalston Ln, Dalston, London E8 3DF
When: Until 4 October 2020
What: AngloThai are John and Desiree Chantarasak, who cook Thai-inspired dishes made with British produce and backed up with a well-chosen selection of wines. They've landed at Dalston's Newcomer Wines for their residency - and look out for the special guest chef appearances too.
Flora at JoyWhere: Portobello Dock, 344 Ladbroke Grove, London W10 5BU
When: Wednesday to Sunday, until the end of summer
What: This sees Stevie Parle returning to the site of the Dock Kitchen, with, a grocers and restaurant/bar pop-up JOY. Anyone who visited Dock Kitchen at the time knows of the impressive space there for alfresco dining - and that's what he's taking advantage of.
One LoveWhere: Clapton Country Club, 38-40 Upper Clapton Road, London E5 8BQ
When: 20 August 2020 for a month
What: They made a great team when they co-presented from Marrakech in the BBC show Remarkable Places to Eat. Now Fred Siriex and Andy Oliver are joining forces for a one month pop-up in East London.
Club TropicanaWhere: 50 Abbeville Rd, London SW4 9NF
When: 7-31 August 2020
What: A new vegan pop-up is on the way for August. it's a team-up between By Chloe (vegan fast food) and Club Cultured who are all about fermentation and tempeh - a traditional Indonesian plant-based protein made from fermented soybeans.
Giz & Green at PassoWhere: Passo, 80 City Rd, Old Street, London EC1Y 2BJ
When: 17 July - end September 2020
What: During the lockdown, Gizzi Erskine and Professor Green had been teaming up for "‘Giz & Green’s Monday Night Fakeaway" where they recreated their favourite takeaways from McDonald's to Wagamama. Now they're teaming up in real life, kicking off a pop-up at Passo.
Brat at Climpsons ArchWhere: Arch 374 Helmsley Place Hackney E8 3SB
When: Until 2021
What: Brat x Climpson’s Arch residency sees Tomos Parry going back to his roots as he had previously been in the kitchen there from 2013-2015. Brat will be there all year long and alongside some Brat signatures there will be plenty of new dishes.
Flat Earth Pizza at The Plough
Where: The Plough, 23-25 Homerton High St, Clapton, London E9 6JP
When: Ongoing
What: Rich Baker and Sarah Brading's Flat Earth is back with plant-based pizzas using sustainable ingredients. Last year they were first runner up in the 2019 Sustainable Lifestyle Awards best restaurant of the year - and now they're opening at The Plough in Homerton for a long-term residency.
Fallow at 10 Heddon StWhere: Mayfair - 10 Heddon St, London W1B 4BX
When: Ongoing (end date TBC)
What: Fallow are Jack Croft and Will Murray, who met while they were both working at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and they're very much followers of a "nose to tail" and "root to stem" cooking approach with a big focus on no/low waste.
Le Bun at the Smuggler's Tavern
Where: Fitzrovia - 28 Warren St, London W1T 5ND
When: Ongoing
What: Le Bun will have their usual menu of burgers with a little bit of French influence - but there are also two newcomers to the menu which do sound pretty great. First, there's Le Reuben, pictured above. That's house salt beef brisket, swiss cheese, bone marrow Russian dressing, sauerkraut, pickles all in their signature potato brioche. And in a "why hasn't anyone done this before" move, they're also adding a Cheeseburger scotch egg.
Filthy Buns at the Three Compasses
Where: 99 Dalston Lane, London E8 1NH
When: Until Sept 2020
What: Filthy Buns, led by exec chef John Gladwell, will be settling down for a residency in the pub following their start on the street food scene. Expect plenty of beer cheese.
Anju at The GunWhere: Homerton - The Gun, 235 Well Street, London E9 6RG
When: Ongoing
What: Anju - which already has a residency at Blend in Green Lanes - sounds like the perfect match, given that its name means 'food eaten with alcohol'. As you might have guessed, that means Korean Fried Chicken, Bibimbap and Korean BBQ dishes, among others.
Liu Xiaomian at the JackalopeWhere: Marylebone - The Jackalope, 43 Weymouth Mews, London W1G 7EG
When: Reopens 21 July
What: This was originally a street food stall was started by Charlene Liu and her flatmate Liu Qian, serving up a Sichuan menu based on Chongqing food. Expect a variety of Chongqing noodles, daily chefs specials and more.
Four Legs at the Compton ArmsWhere: Islington - Compton Arms, 4 Compton Avenue, London N1 2XD
When: Ongoing
What: Four Legs are Jamie Allan (ex-Hill & Szrok) and Ed McIlroy (ex-Bao). Their menus at The Compton Arms change regularly, depending on what's in season - and what's good right now. And their burger is touted as being one of the very best in London.
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