Our chef Ellen and our bar manager Pete took a holiday from the UK and The Art of Dining, and came back with this fab venture: a pop up restaurant focusing purely on food and cocktails.
“We’ve just got back from a trip to China and are full of inspiration - we were lucky to travel to some crazy, isolated places and delve further into regional intricacies and flavour profiles. Chinese custom dictates that dinnertime is all about sharing and we’re excited to get everyone together around the table to discover more of the food we’ve fallen in love with” says Ellen.
The menu will map the breadth of regional Chinese cooking, collected on their travels through China’s more remote corners alongside vibrant flavours influenced by Ellen’s time spent in the kitchens of Moro and Rochelle Canteen.
Lucky and Joy are doing a special midweek deal for friends of The Art of Dining.
£25 a head set menu ...
A welcome drink: SEVEN SPICE SLUSH
Shichimi Togarashi infused Yuzu sake slushee
Picked peanuts
Smashed Yunnan cucumbers
Sesame Noodles
Yunnan aubergineand silken tofu or Big plate chicken
Red Braised Bream
Icecream
Accompanying the food, there is a short wine list which is a laidback affair, championing young, environmentally conscious producers, with sparkling wines taking centre stage to compliment the heat of the dishes.
In the adjoining arch, Lucky & Joy will be joined by The New Leaf, a bar brought to you by The Art of Drinking. Inspired by the bars which litter Beijing’s hutong alleyways, the bar will echo the brash modernity of a flourishing metropolis with neon lighting, offset by traditional Chinese lanterns. An eclectic, rotating cocktail list devised by Pete will pillage the kitchen pantry of Asian fruits and spices, featuring Togarashi spiced yuzu sake slushee, Grilled peach margaritas and Lemongrass shochu cocktails.
The Address:
298-299, Railway Arches, Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9HA
Opening Hours:
Please arrive between 6.30pm and 8.30pm