Rocola sees the Crudo team launching a rotating residency restaurant in Hackney

The team behind Crudo in Covent Garden and Shoreditch and Tiny Wine in Fitzrovia are growing again. This time, they're opening in Hackney with Rocolo, a rotating kitchen on Mare Street. In a similar approach to Carousel, Rocola is going to have a regularly changing series of guest chefs and residencies.

That's all kicking off with chef Nico Reynolds, whose menu is bringing together his Jamaican and Irish roots, mixed with time spent cooking in Buenos Aires. The food will include small plates like Prawn causa, Summer squash tiradito and Aji de gallina tostadas. He'll also have bigger dishes like Jerk lamb shepherd's pie coxinha, Monkfish and mussels with nduja butter and Patacones - carrots, scotch bonnet and ginger sauerkraut.

While things will be led with the residency, apparently there will be a short semi-permanent menu too, focusing on Southern Europe and Latin America, which fits in with what the restaurant group has been serving up at Crudo. That'll have crudos and seasonal plates (much like the main Crudo restaurants).

As for drinks, the Tiny Wine crew are in charge of the wine list, which will focus on small producers. And on the cocktail front, it will be all Latin American influenced - so think Margaritas, Palomas and Pisco Sours.