This Is London 25 October 2019

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KAIZEN HOUSE PRESENTS: MEI MEI
This November, Elizabeth Haigh of
Kaizen House is to launch her new
project, Mei Mei, a Singaporean food
stall specialising in Hainanese chicken
rice and Singaporean Nanyang Kopi,
within London’s renowned food market’s
new development, Borough Market
Kitchen.
Mei Mei, the younger sister of Kaizen
House, draws inspiration from
Elizabeth’s South East Asian heritage, as
well as her home of London, and brings
to life the hustle and bustle of
Singapore’s Kopi Tiams of her childhood
memories. Counter-top dining, an openplan
kitchen, plus grab and go options,
mirror the kinetic energy of the all-day
coffee stops commonplace in Singapore.
On the menu, Hainanese chicken rice
using Ginger Pig Yorkshire chickens and
all-natural, fresh ingredients sourced
directly from Borough Market, takes
pride of place.
Other dishes will include some of
Elizabeth’s signatures like the Ox cheek
Rendang curry, Nasi lemak, a Malaysian
breakfast staple consisting of coconut
rice, fried egg, peanuts and cucumber
with a spicy sweet sambal oelak (chilli
sauce) made in house, and a hearty,
uncomplicated ‘Captain’s Curry’ using
100-day old chickens from Ginger Pig
braised in a mixture of spices, onion and
potato. Vegetarian and vegan options
will be available alongside daily specials
with produce sourced from the market.
Most of all, Mei Mei will be the go-to
for coffee, serving their own range of
Singaporean Nanyang Kopi, a rich and
smooth blend with dark cacao and burnt
toffee notes, served in all Kopi Tiams.
HALLOWEEN ON ICE AT SKYLIGHT
ROOFTOP
Skylight, London’s most imaginative
rooftop destination is holding a frightfully
fun Halloween party on 31 October. Also
marking the opening evening of its highly
anticipated winter season, Skylight will
be calling all ghouls and ghosts along to
a night of Halloween fun. Halloween On
Ice will feature themed ice performances,
trick or treating, prizes for best costume,
games throughout the venue and DJ's
all night long. Soaring above London,
Skylight boasts three floors of bars, street
food, live entertainment and during the
winter months is home to Europe's only
rooftop real-ice skating rink.
THE CURSED VOYAGE OF HMS
BERNERS AT THE LONDON EDITION
This Halloween, The London EDITION
is inviting visitors to go aboard the final
voyage of HMS Berners to take a
fantastical expedition to the bottom of
the sea. In partnership with Project 0
and hosted by special guests Georgia
May Jagger, Kim Jones, Jess Clarke and
Rufus Taylor, diners will be treated to a
sumptuous three course meal at Jason
Atherton's Berners Tavern whilst being
regaled by tales of the tragic trip by
magical sea creatures, and diverted by
dazzling music and entertainment by
Nick Grimshaw, Jaime Winstone and
Hugo Heathcote.
Dishes created for the evening will
include heritage cauliflower and pearl
couscous salad; Creedy Carver English
chicken with tender stem broccoli,
mashed potato and gravy; and bitter
chocolate ganache, passion fruit sorbet
and passion fruit jam.
A third of all ticket sales will be
donated to Project 0. Guests will also
have the chance to win 'treats' at the
Mermaid's Trick or Treat Tombola,
donated by Dior, Palace, Ralph Lauren,
Petersham Nurseries, Jo Wood, Love
Brand, LARQ and The London EDITION.
Inspired by the classic muted colours
of Johannes Vermeer paintings and
American artist Donald Judd, Berners
Tavern has two large custom bronze
chandeliers inspired by NYC’s Grand
Central Station and walls hung with a
Trunk Archive curated series of
photographic portraits, landscapes and
still lifes in the manner of a private
collection.
The Berners Tavern is at 10 Berners
Street, W1. The dress code is ‘Deep Sea
Shipwreck Disco’. For tickets and further
information, telephone the booking line
on 020 7908 7979.
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