the winter menu at φ

Cooking the fish we "caught" at Billingsgate!

Today we fished out of the freezer one of our wild caught sea breams and some scallops from our recent trip to Billingsgate and a few hours later dinner was served:

"The Hart & Fuggle" Experience

Irene is particularly peculiar about food and trying out with her this popup restaurant we heard so much about was surely going to be... an experience. Our first dining experience with her and Stefanos, her fiancé, was in Rome where we went on a carb-devouring frenzy for a few days and had her cringe in horror at the sights of Roman classics like Trippa alla Romana and Rigatoni con Pajata (a dish with small intestines of suckling lamb and ewe's milk cheese at Checchino dal 1887). But we digress..

We went to The Hart & Fuggle on Thursday, Nov 8 (they had a separate menu every day apparently), the venue this time was the Workshop Cafe in Farringdon. We arrived slightly late and in a state of distress which quickly evaporated when we were served a very refreshing variation of gin & tonic, with a stick of fresh rosemary in it, a nice touch.

...and some more pics from our b-market trip

φ hits the Billingsgate Fish Market

One Sunday afternoon, while at a pub with dear friends, we were introduced to Panos and realized to our surprise that we are not the only crazies who were considering getting up at 6am to go to the Billingsgate Fish Market, the largest fish market in the UK where fresh fish arrive from all over the place to meet the huge demand of the capital's restaurants. "We have to do it soon!" were our parting words that day. A few Fridays later we received a message from him inviting us to stock up on seafood the day after.

So it begins!!

It feels funny, but it looks like we're actually doing it! The first (pilot) Phi Supper Club will meet in the next month!! Pictures and menu to follow!