FIEND + R = two very special nights in West London.
According to Giles Coren, a chef like Chris Denney “comes along only once or twice in a decade.”
Some probably say the same about Ynyshir’s Gareth Ward and HIDE’s Ollie Dabbous, which makes the probability of the forthcoming Fiend & Friends evenings something that comes along once in about 30 years.
Denney is currently cooking up a proverbial at FIEND, his restaurant on Portobello Road. In the coming weeks, Chris is bringing some friends and colleagues – who just happen to be two of the greatest chefs of this generation – into the kitchen for two very special one-night-only showcases.
On May 17, Ollie Dabbous (pictured) will travel from his Michelin-starred HIDE on Piccadilly to cook up… well, it’s currently a secret, but the menu will focus on spring ingredients. And on July 30, Chris will be joined by Gareth Ward of the two Michelin-starred Ynyshir, the most awarded restaurant in Wales, for a menu focusing on meat. On both evenings, Jose Sol, Master Slicer of Pata Negra, will be in attendance to hand-slice jamon for guests.
The Denney / Dabbous menu is priced at £100 per head, while the Denney / Ward menu is priced at £140 per head. In both cases, FIEND’s wine-boss Beth Brickenden (who you might know from Amazon Prime’s new series The Three Drinkers in Ireland) has put together a wine pairing at £50 per head.
For bookings for two very special events, take a look at the FIEND website.
Neil Davey
Neil Davey is a freelance writer specialising in things you can do sitting down, but mostly eating, drinking, travelling and interviewing the odd famous person. The author of The Bluffer's Guide To Chocolate, Neil also writes for The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Metro, Delicious Magazine, Sainsbury's Magazine, Escapism, Foodism and Hello!. Thanks to a karaoke machine in Montana, he once told a billionaire that he loved his sweet little pussycat nose and sang I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For with a Hollywood star, in the space of 15 minutes. He now generally stays away from karaoke machines in Montana.