Must Book Food and Drink Events for November 2022
You all know we love food and drink here at Consommé, and we know you do too - otherwise you wouldn’t be here. And do you know what we love more than food and drink? Exciting, exclusive, limited-edition and even free (sometimes) events that showcase the best, brightest and tastiest of food and drink across the country right now and here are our top picks for November 2022.
Ixta Belfrage x UK & Irish Mushrooms, Mushroom Boost Menu
When: 1st - 30th November
Time: Available for Lunch, Dinner and Weekend Brunch
Location: The Hoxton Southwark, Albie Restaurant, London
Cost: dishes from £9
Trailblazing chef, Ixta Belfrage (you may recognise her as the Co-Author of FLAVOUR with Ottolenghi) has teamed up with UK & Ireland Mushrooms and Albie’s Restaurant in The Hoxton Southwark’s to launch three limited-edition, immune-boosting dishes highlighting the incredible versatility and benefits of eating mushrooms, especially as the days are getting shorter and our all-important Vit D levels are depleting. Her dishes which include Portobello Mushroom Tacos, Tempura Chestnut Mushrooms and Paccheri Pasta with Mushroom Ragu, are sure to give you a rich umami fuelled experience with added benefits long after you’ve licked the plate clean.
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Robin Gill’s Homage to the Big Fromage with Patrick Powell
When: 13th November
Time: 6pm
Location: Bottle + Rye, Brixton, London
Cost: £60 based on two sharing.
Patrick Powell will be taking centre stage where he will be cooking Anthony Demetre’s whole stuffed rabbit in homage to his time in the kitchen at Wild Honey, served alongside braised carrot, kale, quince, spin a la mortars pithier and salt and pepper fried rabbit leg. Robin Gill’s Homage to the Big Fromage see’s a guest chef pay homage to a dish, ingredient or chef that inspired their career. Bottle + Rye dishes will also be available on the night, alongside wines and cocktails for an additional fee - all set to a vintage disco vibe.
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Kricket, White City
Kricket’s Game Supper Club with King’s Ginger
When: 15th November
Time: varied
Location: Kricket White City, London
Price: £65pp
Kricket’s Head Chefs are heading to Norfolk for a 2 day shoot at The Fring Estate which has over 1500 acres of land filled with a mix of game and game birds from wild duck to Chinese water deer. The chefs will then head back to London with their bounty to cook a feast for guests featuring dishes like Rabbit Khad Kargosh, Fermented Kashmiri Chilli Butter Sauce and Wild Deer Chitamee, Fried Onions and Ginger. To wash it all down? Berry Bros. and Rudd’s very own The King’s Ginger is partnering with Kricket for the evening to serve up a warming welcome cocktail
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Seven Dials
Seven Dials Winter Warm Up Festival
When: 17th November
Time: 5-9pm
Location: Seven Dials, London
Price: Free (but ticketed)
The ultimate warm up for the winter season, Seven Dial’s have everything you need to start the festivities. With LED light performers, on-street wreath-making workshop, complimentary cocktails, cocktails and toasted marshmallows. Multiple free interactive workshops will be taking part throughout the seven streets from candle and cracker making to an eco-friendly face glitter station. BrewDog, Chick ‘n’ Sours, The Escapologist and many more will all be in attendance with festive food and drink offerings and unique and limited edition creations.
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Searcys - 116 Pall Mall
Searcys Presents Jazz at 116 Pall Mall
When: 19th November
Time: varied
Location: 116 Pall Mall, London
Price: £39pp concert ticket or £69pp concert with Searcys Confectioner’s Afternoon Tea
Experience a symphony of gastronomy and music as Searcys hosts its next concert in partnership with the London Chamber Orchestra at 116 Pall Mall. Enjoy a special evening of fine champagnes, a quintessentially British afternoon tea and beautiful jazz.
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The Royal Crescent Hotel and Spa - Dower House Restaurant & The Montagu Bar
The Royal Crescent Hotel and Spa - Taittinger Dinner
When: 24th November
Time: 7pm
Location: The Royal Crescent Hotel and Spa, Bath
Cost: £165pp
This exclusive dinner with Taittinger will be hosted by The Royal Crescent Hotel and Spa, which was recently voted ‘Hotel of the Year’ at the 2022 VisitEngland Awards - so you know it’s going to be something incredibl. The evening starts with a special champagne and canapé reception followed by an exclusively crafted 5 course meal with each dish being exquisitely paired with different Taittinger cuvees. The event will also host a special guest speaker from the Taittinger House who will enlighten guests into the world of champagne as they dine.
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Food Story Media Ltd
The Ultimate Thanksgiving Feast at the Pem
When: 24th November
Time: Lunch or Dinner
Location: Conrad London, St James, London
Cost: £95pp
Award-winning Chef Sally Abé has created the ultimate Thanksgiving feast; would love for you to join her, at her signature restaurant, The Pem. The decadent three-course event celebrates flavours of the harvest using seasonal ingredients to create a show-stopping menu including Sally’s Maple Roast Bronze Turkey with all the trimmings, Pumpkin Pie Ice-cream with Shortbread and Hazelnut with a choice of starters: Corn Chowder, Devilled Quail’s Egg with Trout Roe, or Wiltshire Truffle Gougères.
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SOLA by Sonya Metzler
SOLA’s Thanksgiving
When: 24th November
Time: Bookings between 12 noon - 9.30pm
Location: SOLA, Dean Street, London
Cost: £179pp
Head to SOLA - the UK’s only Michelin-starred American restaurant for a sumptuous nine-course special menu for Thanksgiving. Each dish plays homage to the traditional dishes, but done with Chef-patron Victor Garvey’s infamous luxury, all while staying true to SOLA’s modern Californian style. Dishes include flambé Native Lobster with ginger, dash and wild mushroom, confit breast of Copas turkey with morcilla stuffing, beetroot, foie gras and elderberry and a take on the pumpkin pie - a pumpkin mousse with Jack Daniel’s crème diplomat and pecans.
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Aquavit London
Savour of Scandinavia Tasting Menu
When: 25th November
Time: 7.30 - 11.30pm
Location: Aquavit London, London
Price: £95pp
Celebrated Scandi hotspot, Aquavit London, has launched Savour of Scandinavia, a tasting menu series allowing guests to try experimental and off-menu dishes from highly skilled Head Chef Jonas Karlsson. Enjoy six spectacular Nordic-inspired courses, with choices such as Orkney scallop with glazed chicken wing and Jerusalem artichoke purée; and loin of venison with chocolate gnocchi and pear gel. In addition to the optional drinks pairing (+£85pp), a carefully crafted cocktail list, inspired by fairy tales, offers an array of tempting choices.
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Great Northern Hotel
Jazz & Negroni Night
When: 29th November
Time: from 6.30pm
Location: Great Northern Hotel, Kings Cross, London
Price: Free to attend
Head to the Great Northern Hotel for their Jazz & Negroni Night. Expect live music from renowned jazz artists, the Rocca Brother’s Vocal Trio, alongside a delicious signature Negroni menu. Expect crowd-pleasers like ‘Fly Me To The Moon’ by Frank Sinatra, ‘Isn’t She Lovely’ by Stevie Wonder and ‘Back To Black’ by Amy Winehouse and carefully crafted Negroni cocktails using quality ingredients such as the ‘Barrel Aged (in-house) Negroni’, the smoky ‘Mezcal Negroni’, a ‘Sloegroni’ or the ‘Nogroni’ mocktail.
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