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AN EXCITING CONCEPT – A DELICIOUS MEAL! Article by Caroline Fisher with personal research by Jenni Turner ENTERPRISING local chef Alex Edgecombe took a punt on the former prison at Northleach to create a fine dining experience. Seeing the café’s potential, he held his first ‘Pop Up’ dinner under his company name The Little Pickle in April, following its success with a second evening in May, and – luckily for savvy diners – he has plans for more. Outstanding dishes in a four-course Gourmet Tasting Menu delighted 30 diners on each occasion. The 27-year-old, from Moreton, said: “The venue is somewhere people often go during the day but probably hadn’t thought about it as a dining place in the evening. It was an opportunity to showcase my food and promote the venue. I transformed a friendly café to a fine dining space with dim lights and an intimate atmosphere. “Guests had a pre-dinner drink and canapé and were then invited to their tables, beautifully laid with linen tablecloths and my own crockery.” M E N U Pressed ham hock, crispy quails egg, peas & shoots Cornish crab salad, apple and cucumber slaw, devilled crab beignet and cucumber gazpacho Roast rump of lamb, sweetbreads, truffled onion & asparagus, lamb jus White chocolate & cardamom parfait, lavender shortbread, textures of rhubarb “ If you have watched Master-Chef and envied the invited diners (in that case, food critics) the opportunity to taste top-quality food, beautifully prepared and presented by someone who’s dedication and commitment to first class cooking is almost tangible …..then look out for The Little Pickle and Alex Edgecombe’s Pop Up at The Old Prison. The Old Prison building doesn’t ooze charm and intimacy, but with a warm welcome, well-informed and interested staff, the evening was a delight and shouldn’t be missed. The food was beautifully presented, each course clearly chosen with flair and confidence and, although we aren’t experts, it was cooked with care and designed to please. Nothing disappointed. “A chosen menu will always lead to expectations – we were delighted with the quality and deliciousness of the food presented on each new plate.” Alex Edgecombe Private Chef Remarkably, the adventurous bespoke private caterer is self-taught. Graduating with a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, Alex clearly felt his path lay in food. “I knew my life was always going to be in catering but I didn’t want to go back to college, so I thought I’d dive in at the low end and work my way up.” After working for a large events company in London he became a full-time chef for luxury catered ski chalet company Scott Dunn, where his personal cooking style evolved. He then set up The Little Pickle, producing pickles, relishes and chutneys from which the catering sprang. The Little Pickle e: info@thelittlepickle.co.uk m: 07966724695 w: www.thelittlepickle.co.uk Pop Ups are not new in the area - Moreton and Stow have hosted Pop Up shops in otherwise empty premises, replacing blank façades with a new and potentially vibrant experience to attract new customers and encourage passers-by to stop. The opportunity is always short-term but, for a new business such as Alex Edgecombe’s The Little Pickle, a Pop Up provides an invaluable way to promote skills and expertise, or test-drive a new idea – and create a buzz in an otherwise quiet area. 9
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