Last Tuesday saw us pop up in Brighton again, this time at the quirky and rustic Cafe Coho on Queens Road. The site itself is beautiful but not without it’s challenges, trying to cook that large volume of food with nothing but a couple of induction hobs and a small oven, not to mention no heated pass, is not easy. We’d like to think it went well, and we were so pleased with our feedback.
We we started with some crispy pigs ears and squid ink crackers for nibbles before Ollie’s starter of Allium Soup. It was a great start with fresh baked roast garlic bread. It wasn’t long before we rolled out Ed’s main of lamb and crispy offal. The evening was quite laid back, non pressure to rush and we found time to pop and say a few quick hellos to guests before we rolled out what seemed to be the stand-out dish of the night, our Basil Sorbet with confit Raspberries. Such simple flavours (the idea comes from the basil grande cocktail) worked so well for this simple dessert.
All in all it was a great night, a few niggles to iron out, but for our second event we’re happy and learn as we go.
We’ll probably give Brighton a miss for a while, there is so much going on in Brighton these days and Ollie is about to launch his new menu at the Black Rat whilst Edward settles into his new role at the Wykeham Arms. We’ll continue to host a few events in Winchester (9th April) and Southampton (11th May) before launching in Bristol. I’m sure we’ll find the right venue in Brighton and be back later this year, with some more imaginative dishes and another delicious Supr.
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