The brief: to create a lunch menu for 150 hungry guests, with a strong sourcing policy around sustainability, to complement the pioneering design of the building itself.
The result: three food stations with bold flavours, using ingredients sourced from our network of UK organic farms through Langridge Organic & Lake District Farmers, a small business focused on ethical & natural rearing of traditional breeds of beef and lamb. All their meat is high welfare & grass fed, reared through a network of small local farms in the Cumbria region.
The drinks menu also refelcted the sustainability messages. We served a locally produced English Sparkling wine, Fox & Fox, produced just two hours outside of London in Mayfield, East Sussex. Alongside this, we also served beers from Toast Brewery, who have a commitment to addressing food waste, by replacing around a third of the barley used to brew their India Pale Ale with surplus fresh bread. With one third of all food wasted and food production being the biggest climate change contributor, reducing that waste is their contribution to fighting climate change. Hence “planet-saving”. Further, all their profits go to charities trying to fix the food system.
Location: The city of london
Guests: 150
Event type: a building launch lunch reception
Menu highlights:
Thai Salad Bar
Rare beef, mint, cherry tomatoes & lime dressing
Grilled salmon, daikon, baby leaves & green nahm jim
Som tam, shredded carrot, green beans & cherry tomatoes (ve)
Middle Eastern Market Pitas
Roasted aubergine, amba tahini & coriander
Chicken shawarma, hummus & harissa oil
Spiced lamb soffrito, hummus & schug
Italian Vibes
Casarecce pasta, datterini tomatoes & basil
Polpette, meatballs, marinara sauce & salsa verde
Bruschetta, grilled vegetables & truffle vinaigrette (ve)
Patisserie Bites
Dark chocolate & salted caramel bite
Organiser: snook events
Catering: The Food Initiative
Front of house staffing: klay
Photography: Owen Billcliffe
