Top June Pop-Ups and Supper Clubs
June is here and so is summer… even if the weather does have other ideas at the moment, but still summer is here. With it brings new pop-ups; from feasting and speakeasies to Swedish residencies and finally the opening of the Hello Kitty Cafe. Here are 12 of the best pop-ups and supper clubs this month:
The Hat and Tun
A whole lot of crab
Back in 2015 Fabian Clark launched street food business CLAW after realising that 80% off British crab is exported to Europe. Now a regular at KERB and with various residencies in London, CLAW is serving up crab from Start Bay in Devon and for two weeks in June will be hosting a pop-up at The Hat and Tun. Dishes will include the CLAW burger made with samphire slaw and lemon aioli; mac and cheese made with Emmental, aged Cheddar and Parmesan which you can also infuse with Devonshire crab, cockle popcorn, crayfish and pork sausage rolls and smoked cod roe fries. 15th -17th June/ 22nd -24th June
Where: 3 Hatton Wall, EC1 8HX
Website: http://www.thehatandtun.com/offer/claw-pop-up/
Little Feast
English summer garden and 6 street food stalls
Little Feast is back at Shepherds Bush Market for summer with 6 street food stalls including Cuban club sandwiches from Jama Cubana, Cheeky Burger and the ridiculously tempting Marshmallowist. White washed wood, summery hits of blue and an English walled garden make this a sure bet for a summer favourite.
Launches 1st June
Where: Shepherd’s Bush Yard, Goldhawk Road, Sheperds Bush, W12 8HA
Website: http://www.wefeast.co.uk
Supper With Petersham Nurseries
Home-grown feasting
After a visit to Petersham Nurseries you’ll feel as though you’ve been away from London but now you actually can escape to the country award-winning chef Damian Clisby and head gardener Thomas Broom host a one-off feast at Cheltenham’s No.38 The Park. The menu features homegrown and wild ingredients; slow-cooked shoulder of lamb with chickpeas, aubergine, cumin and basil and Petersham Prosecco, wild strawberry and rose jelly pudding. Almost certainly too pretty to eat.
Friday 10th June
Where: No 38 The Park, 38 Evesham Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 2AH
Website: http://theluckyonion.com/events
Fork to Fork
Family-friendly food fete
Some of the biggest names on the London food scene are coming to Kensal Rise for a family-friendly day of picnic-ing, live music, talks and tastings. Raising money for The Open Air Classroom Project, you’ll be helping kids learn through gardening and outdoor persuits as you tuck into food from top restaurants including Hoppers, Ottolenghi, Barafina, Caravan and Bluebird.
Saturday 11th June 12-6pm
Where: ARK Franklin Primary Academy, Kensal Rise
Website: http://franklinforktofork.com
RANDE’s Speakeasy Warehouse Supper
Speakeasy warehouse supper club
Pop-up restaurant and caterers, Rande (pronounced Randi) are hosting a speakeasy warehouse supper complete with 4-courses of Vietnamese/Peruvian/American/London inspired menu and prohibition gin punch. Think ceviche ‘fish and chips’, compressed watermelon salad and duck ham and thyme gelato with fresh apple doughnuts eaten at communal tables. Dancing to follow (there will be a live band) and, as is usually the case with warehouse parties, it looks set to be a lively one.
11th June
Where: The Old Joinery, Ravensborn Wharf, Norman Road, Greenwich, SE10 9QF
Website: https://randepopup.com
Fire & Feast
Fire of London feast in The London Dungeon
Food needs fire. What’s a hot day without a little extra heat? BBQ, we’re looking at you. Fire & Feast is a five course pop-up dinner with a difference, transporting you through The Great Fire of London with courses titled ‘bread’ (where it all began…), ‘smoke’, ‘fire’, ‘burnt’ and ‘ash’. Think smoked salmon, fiery Sichuan style beef ribs and burnt butter cake with white chocolate, eaten in the London Dungeon.
14th – 15th, 18th, 21st-23rd, 25th June,7.00pm – 11.00pm (8pm Saturday)
Where: The London Dungeon
Website: http://www.theartofdining.co.uk/popups/fire-feast/
The Rascal Room
Elegant and immersive 1930s partying
Travel back to the glamorous 1930s for one night only. The Rascal Room is a secret nightclub promising decadance and debauchery with supper club-style dinner cooked by former Head Chef of The Ivy (using actual menus from The Ivy in the 20s and 30s), classic cocktails and caberet entertainment, live band and vintage DJing.
18th June 7pm
Where: A secret London ballroom, revealed 2 days before
Website: http://www.therascalroom.com/#!grid/c1pwt
Koka at Carousel
Michelin-starred Swedish gastronomy
Carousel’s programme of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it residencies continues in June with Swedish restaurant Koka, who this year gained their first Michelin star. The dishes are elegant and original and, as equally as gastonomic as they are simple; take Skagerrak squid with chlorophyll-green leek oil and apple cider curd for example.
7-18th June
Where: Carousel, 71 Blandford Street, Marylebone, W1U 8AB
Website: http://www.carousel-london.com/whatson.html
Taste of London
40 restaurants under one roof
The world’s greatest restaurant festival returns for 5 days of talks, tastings, demos and masterclasses. The programme is action-packed, with over 40 of London’s top restaurants creating taster sized versions of their signature dishes – we’ll be hunting down Sartoria, Hoppers, Ember Yard and Aqua Nueva before taking a seat to watch names including Monica Galetti, Theo Randall and Scott Hallsworth take to the stage.
15th-19th June
Where: Regent’s Park, Chester Road, Camden, NW1 4NR
Website: http://london.tastefestivals.com/chefs/
Panther Milk Bar x L'Escargot
Gun Powder Cocktails
It might sound like something that Ron Burgundy would drink but Panther Milk aka Leche De Pantera is actually a type of cocktail drink found in Spain. Closely linked to the Foreign Legion it originated in the 1920s and there have been many variations – some even including gun powder…and they say we’re rowdy now. Of course L’Escargot won’t be serving up Panther Milk with gun powder or marijuana in it (yep some include that too) instead their recipe comes from the help of Chimo Oliver an 82 year old Catalan they met in Barcelona, when he opposed Fascism he was sent to the Foreign Legion and it was here that he learned how to make this secret version. The drink will be served in three original variations – white (creamy), green (apparently tastes like a Mint Aero) and pink (the fruity one). Cheers!
8th June -5th August
Where: 48 Greek Street, Soho, W1D 4EF
Website: http://www.lescargot.co.uk/
Cutter & Squidge
Hello Kitty Cafe
It’s finally here! The cutest afternoon tea to hit the streets of Soho, begins with the arrival of the Hello Kitty Cafe at Cutter & Squidge! Pull up a seat in the Hello Kitty Garden and feast on the likes of Mama’s apple pie mousse, Mimmy’s pink lemonade marshmallow, Kitty’s snack sandwiches and a strawberry milkshake biskie. Oh and there is a children’s afternoon tea available too if you feel like you have to share with them. Personally we’ll be keeping this one to ourselves.
1st June -31st August
Where: 20 Brewer street, Soho, W1F 0SJ
Website: http://cutterandsquidge.com/pages/hellokitty
Boisdale of Bishopsgate
Almaviva Wine Dinner
Considered to be the gold standard of Chilean producers – Almaviva Wine is the creation of Baroness Philippine de Rothschild and Eduardo Guilisasti Tagle – its first vintage launched in 1998 to great success and so Boisdales of Bishopsgate are hosting a dinner to celebrate it. Guests will be able to try the likes of 2010 Viva Almaviva Puente Alto, Chile alongside chargrilled dry aged beef rib-eye with triple-cooked chips, béarnaise sauce and watercress. For pudding Valrhona dark chocolate parfait, cashew nut and coconut granola and chocolate sauce will be joined by 2013 Viva Almaviva, Puente Alto Chile.
22nd June
Where: Swedeland Court, 202 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4NR
Website: https://www1.boisdale.co.uk/EventDetails/tabid/108/rvdsfpid/almaviva-wine-dinner-1575/rvdsfcatid/events-98/Default.aspx
