5 Things You Need to Eat in London This WeekBy Alicia Grimshaw
From a new burger pizza mash up to new gelato flavours, here’s the best things you need to be eating in London this week. Go forth and always order dessert:
1. For a New Pop-Up: Lucky and Joy
What: Ellen Parr, co-founder of The Art of Dining and Pete Kelly are behind Lucky & Joy, a Chinese pop-up with serious sass. Following a run of successful pop-ups in Tottenham and Hackney’s Institute of Light, the team have taken up a new residency on Cambridge Heath Road.
Why: Dishes include Xinjiang cumin lamb ribs hailing from the provence of North-West Muslim China, as well as the numbing heat of Sichuan cooking with bang bang chicken salad. Xi’an style potatoes celebrate flavours from the heart of China whilst, heading further south, following an ancient tea route, dishes such as steamed fish with black beans and tea leaf salad showcase flavours from the Yunnan province laying on the border of Vietnam.
Where: 298-299 Railway Arches, Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 9HA
2. For New Collaborations: Gelupo
What: Gelupo in Soho have teamed up with seven of Soho’s finest restaurants to launch a menu of exclusive gelatos inspired by flavours around the world. Each chef involved in the unique initiative has developed and supplied Gelupo with a recipe, that showcases hero flavours and ingredients commonly found on their own menus.
Why: The first flavour available now is by Neil Rankin from Temper. His flavour personifies South America and Latino flavours with lime, Mezcal and a sprinkling of habanero salt. Also available this month is a flavour by Island Poké who have concocted an Hawaiian inspired gelato with a sweet and fiery hit of pineapple and chilli. And September will travel over to the Middle-East with The Palomar bringing a savoury/sweet flavour explosion of traditional tahini ice cream with lashings of date honey, toasted pistachios and a rose petal karaifi.
Where: 7 Archer Street, off Rupert Street London, W1D 7AU
What: Crussh have opened a new fit food café in Debenhams flagship store in the heart of the West End. Alongside signature Crussh products including porridge pots, freshly pressed green juices and turmeric lattes, the cafe sells plenty of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free items.
Why: Highlights of the new fit food café breakfast menu include; chia seed and almond overnight oats; toasted sourdough with 2 free-range eggs, spicy black beans and chorizo; and dairy-free coconut milk porridge. Lunch is all about salads, hot pots and spelt toasties. Try the green Thai chicken curry with brown rice, fresh spinach AND Greek-style yogurt; Cumin roasted carrots with chickpea and feta salad; or the jalapeño and spinach melt toastie.
Where: 334-348 Oxford St, Marylebone, London W1C 1JG
4. For a New Menu: Tate Modern
What: Tate Modern’s landmark Soul of a Nation Exhibition is a rare opportunity to see era defining artworks that changed the face of art in America. In celebration of this ground-breaking exhibition, Tate Executive Chef Chris Dines has developed a US soul inspired menu.
5. For a New Collaboration: Yard Sale Pizza x Patty & Bun
What: When Patty & Bun met the guys from Yard Sale Pizza there was only one thing on everyone’s mind: burger pizza. In true collaborative style, Patty & Bun and Yard Sale Pizza are swapping ingredients for a month long special; Yard Sale will be creating a ‘Smokey Robinson’ pizza, and Patty & Bun will be taking all the elements of the ‘Holy Pepperoni’ pizza to recreate it in burger form.
Why: Running until 19th September, The ‘Holy Pepperoni’ burger features a juicy P&B burger patty, topped with two types of Cobble Lane Cured pepperoni and spicy Nduja sausage with Fior Di Latte Mozzarella, Yard Sale’s signature cooked tomato base sauce, basil and a little rocket to catch those oozing juices. The Patty & Bun ‘Smokey Robinson’ pizza features crumbled H.G Walter beef patty, caramelised onions, bacon and smokey P&B mayo with Fior Di latte mozzarella on a Yard Sale tomato base, stone baked at 400 degrees.
Where: Yard Sale Pizza locations here. Patty & Bun locations here.
One for luck…
6. For a New Flavour: Deliveroo x Udderlicious
What: It’s no secret that us Brits love a good cuppa, so move over vanilla, there’s a new ice cream in town. On-demand food delivery service, Deliveroo has announced in celebration of the great British summer, a new English Breakfast Tea flavoured ice cream to help everyone get through the final sticky weeks of summer.
Why: The quintessentially British flavour has been carefully created by Deliveroo partners and ice cream specialists, Udderlicious. The limited-edition flavour took an entire day to brew and churn before turning a perfect builder’s tea shade. And it’s available for a quid. A quid, people.
Where: Order online
