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| Tuesday 10 February, 2015 |
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| Turning Japanese |
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Trash food – you know: fried chicken, mac ’n’ cheese and doughnuts – may have reached haute saturation levels but we’re not done with it just yet. This year, it seems the junk food movement has taken a Nippon twist. Thanks to a new crop of izakayas and their take on bar food, we’re swapping our sliders for hirata buns, buttermilk chicken for chicken karaage and pickle backs for sake bombs.
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It all started at Flesh & Buns with soft hirata buns filled with crispy piglet belly, moreish fried wings and sweet kinako donuts. During the Christmas period, we were all over their Japanese Fried Chicken (JFC) Festive Feasting Basket, with BBQ mayo and shichimi sauce – we hope this makes a comeback.
Then, taking it up a notch came Kurobuta, Scott Hallsworth’s Japanese pub complete with rock ‘n’ roll tunes and dishes dedicated to ‘Junk Food Japan’. We can’t get enough of the Wagyu beef sliders with umami mayo and the tuna sashimi pizza drizzled with a truffle ponzu sauce, all washed down with alcoholic slushies and frozen tankard beers.
Now, we’re hitting up Beer & Buns, a crowd pleasing ‘speakeasy meets Japanese dive bar’ serving up a menu of hirata buns (again with the buns!) with four choices of fillings including chicken karaage with yuzu kosho slaw. Or go for the fried chicken wings and spicy Japanese popcorn! And then, of course, there’s the drinks list: Beer & Buns boasts Britain’s largest selection of Japanese craft beers.
And finally, opening this week we have Shackfuyu, a pop-up restaurant by Bone Daddies. The ‘drinking food’ menu – with all food prepared in a pizza oven – features mentaiko mac ‘n’ cheese, fried potatoes with Japanese curry sauce and hamachi tostadas. Order a few yuzu margs or sake cherry gimlets alongside.
Now all we need are the ‘hot menu’ (read: fried chicken) vending machines… |
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| by CS |
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Go for brunch at newly opened London Grind. 2 London Bridge
SE1. Now open. |
Head to new pop up The Stevedores for all things beer and whiskey. February 2 - March 10. The Pickle Factory, The Oval, E2 9DT. Free entry. |
Unite your senses via the Waldorf Project 29-32 The Oval,
E2 9DT. Feb 5-11. £160. |
Bag your records, wine and groceries at the new Harringay Local Store. 581c Green Lanes, N8 0RG. Now open. |
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Treasure Island |
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by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Bryony Lavery |
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National Theatre |
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| SPONSORED LISTING |
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Mutiny, Mystery, Murder |
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It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the inn-keeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor’s feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in – and her dangerous voyage begins.
This winter, Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life on the Olivier stage in a thrilling new adaptation by Bryony Lavery.
For more information and to book tickets, visit nationaltheatre.org.uk or call 020 7 452 3000.
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NT Live encore screenings from February 18.
To find your nearest participating cinema and to book tickets, visit www.ntlive.com.
Suitable for 10yrs+ |
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