From Sagardi to Sketch, here are the best things the CODE team ate this week

Oxeye

I was very excited to visit Sven Hanson-Britt’s highly anticipated restaurant, Oxeye, in Nine Elms. Once greeted by the team, you can admire the rotating (not literally) art collection and enjoy the first of many glasses of English sparkling wine of the evening. Our four-hour dinner was paced perfectly, and we were served a feast of delights, starting with a showstopper canape selection. Honestly, every single course was a delight, but favourites included the red prawn with brown butter and black truffle, and braised Cornish turbot with girolles, beach herbs, cauliflower and Tillington sauce. The team are all fantastic, and the paired wines, ciders, and beers all perfectly matched. A place to talk about for sure.
Henry Southan, editorial intern

Sagardi

One way to start a Monday is to try Sagardi’s new Esentzia menu that focuses on fire and beef. To start we had tongue sandwich, matured carpaccio with red prawn and steak tartar with heart of ‘Almadraba’ tuna from Barbate followed by sweetbreads with funghi porcini and Txuleton steak. All the meat is from ex-dairy cows in the northwest of the Iberian peninsula.
Adam Hyman, founder

The Dusty Knuckle Baking School

The best thing I ate this week was a piece of bread. I say a piece but if we’re being honest it was more like a loaf by the end of it. I was up in Dalston at The Dusty Knuckle’s Baking School workshop run by the extremely knowledgeable Tomek, who guided us through how to mix, fold, shape, score and bake their classic sourdough. Our hard work paid off as we left with the fruits of our labour in tow in the form of two beautifully baked loaves. It’s safe to say that I now might be more dough than human but there are definitely worse things to be. The workshops are available via their website and are not only a great way to spend a Saturday but are fantastic Christmas gift for any budding baker you might know.
Molly Wade, memberships manager

Kerridge’s Bar & Grill

To the Corinthia on Wednesday evening for a special dinner in the private dining room of Kerridge’s Bar & Grill to celebrate the restaurant’s third anniversary. Tom Kerridge and his head chef Nick Beardshaw cooked up a feast of starters including their infamous lobster scotch egg followed by a beef wellington and an 8kg turbot. We even got a glimpse of Lady Gaga leaving the hotel dressed in head-to-toe Gucci for the premiere of her latest film, The House of Gucci.
Adam Hyman, founder

Crazy Pizza, Marylebone

The clue is in the name at Crazy Pizza, it’s crazy. Expect opera singing staff, and pizza spinning chefs. You certainly won’t be bored waiting for your food to arrive. Luckily, the pizzas are great too, and contain no yeast. Their new Christmas menu looks like a great option for a crazy, festive mid-shopping lunch.
Henry Southan, editorial intern

The Glade at Sketch

I’d not ventured into Mourad Mazouz’s Conduit Street venue since pre-COVID times, so it was lovely to see the place so busy on a Thursday lunchtime. Lunch was in The Glade, which is a meat-free restaurant with a strong focus on English wine. An Essex Chardonnay from Danbury Ridge paired beautifully with a starter of carrots, mustard and lavender honey that was followed by a vegetarian lasagne of ratatouille and fresh herbs.
Henry Southan, editorial intern

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