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The Water House Project, London | That night we left our latex at the ...
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As Gabriel emerged from the throng, a brimming wine flute in each hand, all fears were allayed as he proclaimed, Time is precious when you’re visiting a new city, particularly when there are only so many meals you can fit in your belly in one day.
Our most recent discovery, thanks to the awesome ‘Curious London’ blog (oh, the irony), is supper clubs!
Sounding very 70s yet experiencing a huge renaissance in recent times, a supper club is the perfect way for a chef/cook/over-ambitious-fool to curate a bespoke menu and test it on a small, yet highly engaged feast* of friends or foodies that are typically locals in the area.
Considering our supper club virginity, we were still giving the whole concept a good dose of side-eye, but it was Gabriel’s Michelin cheffing pedigree that won us over (Galvin la Chapelle et al.).
In a city where a single course could easily set you back a day’s wage, the supper club represents fantastic value, and truly is one of the best ways to get the real story from a local’s perspective.
The Water House Project – Pop Up Restaurant | Grub Club
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I'm not sure if it was the melt-in-your-mouth sour dough raisin bread (I've been trying to find edible bread in London for months), the tangy smoked haddock risotto made with classic English mustard or the copious glasses of turbo-charged Haute Medoc red wine supplied by my Irish friend Grainee.
But 20-something English-born chef Gabriel Waterhouse managed to conjure a food-induced euphoria I hadn't experienced since I left Paris.
Served up at his laid back home in hipster Bethnal Green, in East London, Gabriel hosts about a dozen people several days a week at a "pop-in" under an atrium in his dining room.
The evening is part of a London pop up program called the Grub Club.
The economic crisis has helped spawn such clubs, from Barcelona to New York, as young chefs adroitly capitalise on a desire for local authenticity that doesn't break the bank.
THE WATER HOUSE PROJECT | Eat Out with Grub Club
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Five Michelin-quality dishes in the chef's own home!
The ethos behind Gabriel Waterhouse's new venture is simplicity; less is more.
By day he chefs in some of London's best res... Five Michelin-quality dishes in the chef's own home!
The ethos behind Gabriel Waterhouse's new venture is simplicity; less is more.
By day he chefs in some of London's best restaurants but by night welcomes diners into his modest Bethnal Green home for a more informal experience.
Charity Michelin Supper Club in a Chef's Home - Funzing
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Former chef de partie at Galvin La Chapelle has now gone solo with The Water House Project, a top 5 London supper club (The Evening Standard).
This supper club supports the The Brun Bear Foundation whose motto is ‘inspiring food and wine in aid of inspiring causes!’
They support charities and projects focused on medical research into infant and childhood illnesses; animal welfare with particular emphasis on bears; and community projects in the London Boroughs of Bromley and Lewisham.
Fresh mint tea and coffee at coffeeFine wines included!