Rita's is a modern American restaurant (in Soho) by chef Gabriel Pryce, exploring the culinary landscape of The Americas whilst championing seasonal British produce. Expect dishes such as dressed leeks with devilled eggs mimosa and fermented chilli vinaigrette and saffron and burnt tomato fregola with basil and capers - severed alongside a number of cocktails and low intervention wines. A three course set menu is also be available for groups of 6 - 10 people - priced at £45 per person.
Alternatively there's a must-visit pop-up from Heckfield Place - a Georgian family home at the heart of a 400-acre estate in Hampshire. Under the stewardship of Skye Gyngell (of Spring acclaim) in her signature style – simple and heartfelt, focusing on the best ingredients available. Menu highlights include: wild sea bass with potatoes, leeks, flowering thyme and aioli, and apple, lemon and vanilla tart with crème fraiche.
Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill - Frieze Masters
Richard Corrigan and his team at Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill are joining the restaurant line up for this year’s Frieze Masters. True to the Bentley’s form, diners will be able to order dressed crabs, fresh oysters and shellfish cocktails and much more (lobster spaghetti and fish pie) from 11-6pm daily at the Regent’s Park-based annual art fair. The team have also selected an exceptional wine and cocktail list with drinks available from midday.
French Contemporary Artist Eva Jospin has curated the ultimate sensorial exhibition of her Ruinart Carte Blanche commission ‘PROMENADE(S)’ within the Ruinart Art Bar at FRIEZE London from 12-15 October. Visitors will explore Eva’s vision of the terroir of Maison Ruinart through a series of drawings and sculptures, inviting each to immerse themselves in this landscape, as if plunging into a mysterious story intertwining the cycles of history and plants, life and creation. As the Official Champagne of FRIEZE, Ruinart invites guests to view the exhibition whilst enjoying a glass of R de Ruinart, Ruinart Blanc de Blancs and Ruinart Rosé.
Cultural pit-stops
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