1 — marylebonefoodfestival.com 24-28 APRIL MARYLEBONE 2019 FOOD The Marylebone Food Festival is brought to you by The Howard de Walden Estate and FESTIVAL The Portman Estate. 2 — marylebonefoodfestival.com The Marylebone Food Festival returns on 24-28 April 2019 Over the course of the festival, dozens of Marylebone’s food and drink establishments— from neighbourhood cafes and wine bars to Michelin- starred restaurants—will be hosting special dinners, tastings, masterclasses, collaborations, food tours and talks, and creating menus and offers that help throw a spotlight on the gastronomic wealth and diversity of the area. In this special supplement, you will find full listings for the festival and a deep delve into the stories of the people and places involved. marylebonefoodfestival.com marylebonefoodfestival marylebonefoodfestival 3 — marylebonefoodfestival.com “DON’T USE ANYTHING THAT 4-13 DOESN’T TASTE 26 54 WHAT’S ON GOOD. IT SOUNDS THE PETER PRINCIPLE RAISING SPIRITS OBVIOUS, BUT YOU’D BE A comprehensive guide to SURPRISED HOW MANY London’s chefs line up Johnny Neill, founder the events, activities and GUYS DON’T FOLLOW to explain why Peter of Marylebone Gin, special menus on offer THAT ADAGE” Gordon’s kitchen has on pleasure gardens, during the Marylebone SIMON ROGAN been such a conveyor botanicals and the perfect Food Festival belt for talent martini 14 32 56 SIMON SAYS LOCAL HERO WINE LIST Simon Rogan, owner Trishna co-founder Karam From premier cru of Roganic, on farming, Sethi on his efforts to champagne to a heritage the beauty of simplicity, recreate in Marylebone Italian grape, Marylebone’s and how he came to the energy and vibrancy wine experts pick out their embrace London of Indian food culture favourite wines Brought to you by The Howard de Walden Estate 27 Baker Street, W1U 8EQ 020 7580 3163 hdwe.co.uk 15 36 58 [email protected] MELTING POT SOURCE MATERIALS METAL GURU The Portman Estate Ravinder Bhogal, founder Chefs from some Corin Mellor of David Mellor 40 Portman Square, W1H 6LT and head chef of Jikoni, of Marylebone’s top on his design process, 020 7563 1400 portmanestate.co.uk on mixed heritage, female restaurants sing the his love of materials, and [email protected] chefs and the joys of praises of the ingredients the surge in demand for Marylebone Food Festival unexpected spiciness that inspire their cooking cake forks press contact Jess Harms [email protected] “YOU HAVE TO Publisher DO THE JOB— LSC Publishing YOU CAN’T BE A 13.2.1 The Leathermarket 17 42 Weston Street, SE1 3ER MAN OF THE WORLD FIRE IN THE BELLY SLACK-ARSE—BUT 020 7401 7297 WE’RE A FAMILY lscpublishing.com Carlo Scotto of Xier and Why the least interesting HERE. WE ALL MUCK XR on global influences, thing about Chiltern IN TOGETHER” Editor Mark Riddaway experimentation, Firehouse is all the PETER GORDON [email protected] Deputy editors and why he might well be famous people who Viel Richardson a bad Italian choose to eat there [email protected] Clare Finney [email protected] Ellie Costigan [email protected] Design and art direction 24 48 Em-Project Limited THE CHOCOLATIER’S ART NORTH STAR [email protected] Printing Chantal Coady, founder Aggi Sverrisson of Warwick of Rococo Chocolates, Texture on Icelandic food, on rococo art, packaging spurning the limelight, design and the pushing of and the importance of his boundaries Michelin star 4 — marylebonefoodfestival.com WHAT’S ON 24-28 APRIL 24 THE MARYLEBONE MENU St Mary’s Church London Wyndham Place, York Street W1H 1PQ marylebonefoodfestival.com Like a convention-busting chef serving up a massive main course before the hors d’oeuvres, the Marylebone Food Festival kicks off its five-day tenure with its biggest and boldest event. For The Marylebone Menu, chefs from seven of the area’s finest restaurants—Michelin-starred restaurants Texture and Trishna, newcomer Xier and established local favourites The Providores and Tapa Room, Chiltern Firehouse, Roux at the Landau and Bernardi’s—will be serving up a multi-course menu that demonstrates the depth of talent and breadth of inspiration found within the local dining scene. The dinner—tickets for which sold out within hours of its launch—will be accompanied by bread from GAIL’s Bakery, concluded with cheese and port from La Fromagerie, chocolates from Rococo and coffee from The Montagu Kitchen, and washed down with drinks from The Coach Makers Arms, 108 Brasserie, Marylebone Gin, Philglas & Swiggot, Le Vieux Comptoir, Vinoteca and Daylesford. And all of this will happen not in some large, soulless purpose-built catering unit designed to accommodate such an undertaking, but in St Mary’s Church London, a beautiful Georgian church. In this atmospheric setting, guests will dine on long, elegantly-decorated communal tables, and their feasting will be soundtracked by live music from the Marylebone Music Festival brass quartet. 5 — marylebonefoodfestival.com 6 — marylebonefoodfestival.com 24 25 SECRET LONDON BOOK FOOD MATTERS SUPPERCLUB CHOCOLATE & WINE TASTING MEET THE NEIGHBOURS: SIGNING The London Clinic Philglas & Swiggot COFFEE WITH DINNY HALL The George Bar 20 Devonshire Place, 22 New Quebec Street, The George Bar Durrants Hotel, W1G 6BW W1H 7SB Durrants Hotel, 32 George Street, thelondonclinic.co.uk philglas-swiggot.com 32 George Street, W1H 5BJ W1H 5BJ durrantshotel.co.uk The London Clinic, one of the Over the past few years, food durrantshotel.co.uk country’s top private hospitals, is lovers have become ever more With its wood-panelled walls, hosting a series of supper clubs atuned to the nitty gritty of how Join neighbourhood jeweller plunging leather seats and club- themed around the nutritional food gets from our fields to Dinny Hall for a morning of like atmosphere (of the private benefits of food. Running over four our plates—and what’s done to good coffee and even better members’, rather than night, consecutive nights and priced make it delicious in the process. conversation at Durrants Hotel, variety), it’s little wonder the cosy at £30 (excluding drinks), these Chocolate is no exception: single as she talks about the creation George Bar at Durrants Hotel has intimate meals will be led by the estate, ‘craft’ chocolate makers of her eponymous jewellery featured in the newly-published hospital’s executive chef Paul have been displacing the familiar brand, the inspiration behind her Secret London—a guidebook to O’Brien, who, together with his nothing-but-fat-and-sugar designs, and what Marylebone the capital’s more unusual bars team, will introduce the dishes and confections with something means to her. Tickets cost £12.50 and restaurants. For the festival, offer his insights, both scientific wholly more creative—not least and the event begins at 11am. the book’s co-author Hannah and culinary. The food will be The Cocoa Runners chocolate Robinson will be at the hotel good for body and soul—look out club has scoured the world to SEYMOUR PLACE LUNCH signing copies beween 12:30— for white asparagus with Cornish bring us the best bars from these SAFARI 2pm and 6—7pm. goat’s cheese panna cotta and artisan prodcuers. Here, co- Marble Arch London mushroom duxelles, and founder Spencer Hyman joins marble-arch.london LEBANESE FOOD AND WINE pan-fried Atlantic hake served food and wine writer Francis MATCHING ramen-style. Percival in leading four sessions Marble Arch London leads an Levant that explore the work of 10 epicurean expedition visiting 76 Wigmore Street, chocolate makers, and pairs it three of Marylebone’s most loved W1U 2SJ with a selection of classic reds hotspots—all within your lunch levant.co.uk from Philglas and Swiggot. Each hour and for only £10: cheaper than session lasts 45 minutes and Pret and far tastier than any meal In a showcase of the restaurant’s costs £15 each, or £25 for a pair. deal. Kicking off at midday with a home-style Lebanese cuisine, starter at vegetarian restaurant Levant will transport you to EATS AND TREATS FOOD TOUR The Gate, the tour will proceed to the eastern shores of the Baker Street Quarter Bernardi’s for an Italian-inspired Mediterranean with a special Partnership main course, before heading back £40 menu, including Ksara wine bakerstreetq.co.uk up Seymour Place for dessert at pairing. Expect dishes such as The Portman. The meal (including moutabal (fried aubergine with Baker Street Quarter Partnership the short between-venue scurry) tahini, strained yoghurt and garlic); is leading a tour of the area’s should take 60 minutes. Places fattoush (parsley, mint, tomatoes, restaurants, offering participants are limited—visit the Marble Arch radishes, baby cucumber and a chance to sample plenty of food London website for details. spring onion, with a pomegranate while walking at least some of it and sumac dressing); and lamb off. Starting at 6pm and lasting sambousek (spiced minced lamb around two hours, the tour will and pine nuts-filled pastry parcels). visit several of the organisers’ The London Clinic favourite venues, covering everything from the south Indian fare of Ooty, to the authentic Italian pizzas Buongiorno e Buonasera, to the British staples of Bills. At each spot, attendees will get to try tasters of the food and drink and hear from the host. Booking in advance is required on the Baker Street Quarter Partnership website, and the booking fee of £5 will be donated to The Springboard Charity. The George Bar Buongiorno e Buonasera Fucina 7 — marylebonefoodfestival.com 26 DROP-IN GIN SAMPLING COCKTAIL MASTERCLASS MIXOLOGY MASTERCLASS PISCO SOUR MASTERCLASS Philglas & Swiggot The Coach Makers Arms FEATURING MARYLEBONE GIN Pachamama 22 New Quebec Street, 88 Marylebone Lane, Marble Arch London 18 Thayer Street, W1H 7SB W1U 2PY marble-arch.london W1U 3JY philglas-swiggot.com thecoachmakersarms.co.uk pachamamalondon.com Marble Arch London hosts a You may well have seen gin- Brush up on your mixology skills cocktail-making masterclass Anybody who’s ventured into maker Johnny Neill’s copper and learn how to make a selection at The Pickled Hen on George the subterranean space that is still, sat squat and gleaming in of classic cocktails.