Undisclosed
Promising to be a restaurant ‘like no other’ in the north east, chef Christopher Spence will open fine dining venture Undisclosed in Sunderland this month. The chef-patron of Emily’s Table in Sunderland will open his new venture, which takes inspiration from the hidden bars he visited during his time spent in Australia, on St John’s Street in the space formerly occupied by D’Acqua on 17 May. Undisclosed will serve a fine dining menu of ambitious dishes alongside a list of of molecular cocktails.
28 John St, Sunniside, Sunderland SR1 1JG
Humble Chicken
Former Restaurant Story head chef Angelo Sato will open a yakitori bar on 20 May. Humble Chicken is inspired by Sato’s Japanese heritage and the ‘traditions of izakayas in Tokyo’. The whole of the chicken will be used, including cartilage, gizzards and even the bird’s knees. Yakitori will be cooked over Bincho-tan charcoal on a traditional Japanese grill imported from Kappabashi in Tokyo an
Mr Ji
Soho grab-and-go Taiwanese chicken restaurant Mr Ji is to reopen this month as a full-service restaurant offering an expanded menu created with TĀ TĀ Eatery’s Ana Gonçalves and Zijun Meng. The food offer is billed as more refined, but will still be centred around the Taiwanese-inspired fried chicken for which Mr Ji is known. Dishes include The O’Ji - a twist on Mr Ji’s signature deep-fried chicken breast with chilli sprinkles; and the Lil’ Chick, a roasted whole poussin with spicy XO sauce and peanut. Gonçalves and Meng are also be looking to replicate the success of their original katsu sando with The Ji Sando, a pineapple bap filled with deep-fried chicken thigh and cucumber salad. Smaller plates include daikon cake (steamed daikon and shiitake mushrooms with garlic soy paste); prawn ‘in’ toast (toasted brioche ‘box’ filled with velvety prawn sauce and prawns); and T Egg (tea-marinated soft-boiled egg with smokey mayo and katsuobushi).
Brixton s Department Store Studios workspace will soon be home to Mediterranean restaurant Bellefields.
Slated for April next year, the restaurant and bar will be located on the ground floor of the Bellefields Road site.
The design will evade the bustle of Brixton and nod to sunnier climates with bare brick walls and a cobbled courtyard for al fresco dining.
Architecture company Squire & Partners - which has its offices in the building - has partnered with head chef James Mathieson to create the restaurant, who was previously at Bonnie Gull Seafood Shack in Soho.
The restaurant will serve Mediterranean-inspired modern cuisine, inspired by favourites from the family’s trips to Turkey, Morocco, Spain and Greece.