Residency

• Duck + Champagne is serving up duck burgers and grower champagnes at the Chelsea Funhouse

  

  We're always looking out for interesting new pop-ups and residencies and a new one down in Chelsea has caught our eye. Duck + Champagne at the Chelsea Funhouse on King's Road sounds definitely worth a punt.

  The key thing is that the people behind it. Steve Huggett and Claire Hodgson, have a frankly stellar CV of having worked for top restaurants here in London and New York. Steve's background includes two

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• Dollars is the latest Rondo residency, bringing American sandwiches to the Hoxton

  

  The Hoxton's Rondo La Cave has been home to some interesting pop-up kitchens of late - we were impressed by their last residency Chet's.

  But as Chet's winds down, it's time for a new residency, and this one is all about sandwiches. Once again they're

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• Mondo Sando pops up at The White Horse in Peckham

  

  Having built a name for their top-tier subs in Camberwell, sandwich slingers Mondo Sando are doubling up. They're just about to open a second South East London residency, this time at The White Horse in Peckham.

  The lockdown-born business will serve up a new roster of sarnies, alongside an extended menu of dishes using the pub's charcoal grill.

  The all-day dining residency will also feature yakitori skewers, merguez

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• Goila Butter Chicken will be Carousel's first long-term residency

  

  If your game was really good during lockdown you might have been lucky enough to try a delivery from Goila Butter Chicken. Mumbai-based celebrity chef Saransh Goila has - and these are their words - "single-handedly turned butter chicken into a religion in India". His secret? Apparently it's hiking up the tomato to dairy ratio as well as plenty of smoke. The chicken in question comes from Yorkshire's Herb Fed farm and he

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• The Ethical Butcher kicks off a residency at Hackney's Spurstowe Arms

  

  They've popped up at the pub before in the guise of Ground Burger, and now The Ethical Butcher is back for a full residency at The Spurstowe Arms in Hackney. 

  The Ethical Butcher, as the name gives away, has a specific focus on the highest ethical standards of meat production. So that means meat that's outdoor-reared, with minimal intervention,

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• Ace Pizza takes over the arches at Five Points Brewery's Hackney taproom

  

  After taking over the food at Five Points' Pembury Tavern Pub, Ace Pizza are gearing up for another Five Points residency - this time at the Mare Street taproom under the arches. They've been popping up there from time to time, but this will now be an

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• SSAW Collective and Newcomer Wines team up for a Spring residency in Dalston

  

  A promising new pop-up is landing at Dalston's Newcomer Wines for a spring alfresco menu. SSAW Collective (Spring Summer Autumn Winter) is a community of growers and makers focused on ethical and seasonal produce, while Newcomer itself focuses on an all organic, biodynamic and natural wine list. 

  Lulu Cox, former sous at Rochelle Canteen and head of SSAW

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• The much-lauded Hot 4 U land a long-term residency at The Plough in Homerton

  

  This residency has now ended

  They kicked off as a delivery-only kitchen near the beginning of Lockdown 1.0 and just as we emerge from Lockdown 2.0, Hot 4 U are getting their own place. They're starting a long-term residency at The Plough in Homerton, so if you're yet to try them, now's your chance. 

  If you need catching up, Hot 4 U are Eddy Tejada (ex-St

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• The Rogues London duo are popping up at Hackney Coffee Co

   

  With restaurants reopening on 2 December (we hope), there's news of a brand new residency from Rogues London to look forward to. The team, Freddie Sheen and Zac Whittle who originally met at Galvin La Chapelle, have recently popped up in Parlour at Kensal Rise (including a lockdown delivery service) and now they'll be taking over Hackney Coffee Company in the evenings and brunch at

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• Edu bring their Spanish burgers to The Spit and Sawdust in Bermondsey

  

  You may have seen them before at Flat Iron Square. Now Spanish burger merchants Edu are about to kick off a new nearby residency, settling in Bermondsey pub The Spit and Sawdust. 

  They call their offering "Mixto" being a mix of Spanish and international cooking. Burgers coming to the pub will be:

  • The Spanglish Burger: 25 days aged beef patty, sherry pickled red
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