THE EDINBURGH SUPPER CLUB DIRECTORY….
For your pleasure there now follows a directory of the supper clubs we attended (and spoke to). We hope that you will visit as many of them as possible when possible – NOTE, many of these clubs sell out EXTREMELY QUICKLY so get your social media skills up to scratch or you may miss out…
CHAI LOUNGE
Established – October 2011
Host – Meena
Seats – 10 people, 1 table
Food style – food is served family style, predominantly Indian regional food, inspired by Meena’s Mum and Granny
Table style – retro
Themes – yes, Indian regional food themes – south Indian for next event
Frequency – monthly
Favourite recipe book – Anjum Anand’s Indian Food Made Easy and Rick Stein’s Fish recipes
Future – Chai Lounge is a new kid on the supper club block, plans are for monthly ‘eatings’ and then Meena has wild dreams of a street food van serving up simple home cooking, café culture style.
Website: chailoungesupperclubedinburgh.blogspot.com
Facebook: Chai Lounge
Twitter: @ChaiLounge77
CHARLIE & EVEYLN’S TABLE
Established - December 2009
Hosts – Rachel and Chris Rowley
Seats – 8 people, 1 table
Food style – bistro style, restaurant aspirations
Table style – eclectic
Themes – yes, loosely seasonal
Frequency – once a month although may do more next year
Favourite recipe book – Sarah Raven’s Garden Cookbook, Nigel Slater’s Tender
Future – currently on a break but will return in April 2012 and hope to do 3 supper clubs a month on a consecutive Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Website: charlieandevelynstable.blogspot.com
Facebook page: CharlieandEvelyn
Twitter: @Charlie_Evelyn
CRESCENT DINING
Established – August 2011
Hosts – Lesley and Calum Evans
Seats – 12 people, 1 table
Food style – fine dining
Table style – modern classic
Themes – seasonal
Frequency – 3 times a week during August, now monthly
Favourite recipe book – inspired by Ottolenghi and Mark Hix
Future – plan to hold 2 supper clubs a month soon on a consecutive Friday and Saturday night, Calum the chef has aspirations to own and run his own restaurant, a future Dominic Jack in the making.
Website: crescentdining.tumblr.com
Facebook:Crescent Dining
Twitter: @CrescentDining
INSIDE OUT CHEF
Established – August 2011
Host – Wendy Paterson
Seats – 14-15 people around one table
Food style – home cooking to share
Table style – classic
Themes – sharing but changes with each event
Frequency – 4-5 times per year
Favourite recipe book – Wendy loves Nigella but enjoys sharing recipes on twitter with fellow home chefs.
Future – wants to get the message out to more people about Supper Clubs so plenty of networking, tweeting and speaking to people about this new way to ‘eat out’. Has just announced plans for Hogmanay dinner.
Website: www.insideoutchef.com
Facebook page: Inside-Out-Chef
Twitter: @insideoutchef
KITCHEN PORTER
Established – October 2010
Host – Mark Porter
Seats – up to 18, up to 3 tables
Food style – modern European, aspires to his Michelin training
Table style – white linen, white plate settings, fine dining
Themes – seasonal
Frequency – a few times a month
Favourite recipe book – takes inspiration from Marco Pierre White, Ferran Adris (El Bulli) and Thomas Keller (the French Laundry).
Future – will continue to have ‘eatings’ a few times a month, may do a singles night next year.
Email: kitchenports@yahoo.co.uk
Twitter: @kitchenporteruk
MY HOME SUPPER CLUB
Established - May 2011
Host – Aoife Behan
Seats – 12 people, 2 tables
Food style – Victorian Adventurer – loves traditional British food but often experiments with spices from lands far away
Table style – post-war glamour
Themes – yes, such as ‘Nose to Tail’ and ‘Life of Pie’. Guests enjoy experiencing something different on each visit and with many repeat guests this is something that is important to Aoife.
Frequency – fortnightly
Favourite recipe book – if pushed it would be Harold McGee on Food and Cooking. Aoife researches furiously for her themes and often buys new cook books as a result. A few other favourites include Anissa Helou on Middle Eastern food, Fergus Henderson (Aoife’s HERO!) on Nose to Tail and Clarissa Dickson Wright on game.
Future – Will continue exploring new ideas and themes for fortnightly eatings.
Website: www.myhomesupperclub.co.uk
Facebook page: myhomesupperclub
Twitter: @myhomesupper
TABLE FOR TEN
Established – October 2011
Hosts – Edi, Clare, Ros and Justine
Seats – 10 people, 1 table – *host sits at table
Food style – family sharing
Table style – modern
Themes – yes, dependant on season
Frequency – every 6 to 8 weeks
Favourite recipe book - Nigel Slater, Real Food
Future – early days for Table For Ten, the next event will be a Burns Supper
Website: tablefortenedinburgh.blogspot.com
Facebook page: Table-for-Ten
Twitter: @tableforten
THE SEASIDE SOCIAL
Established – January 2012
Host – Steve Brown
Seats – around 12 people
Food style – seasonal, local with the focus firmly on flavour, fun and simplicity
Table style – dependant on event
Themes – no
Frequency – bi-monthly
Favourite recipe book - The French Laundry, Thomas Keller
Future – just starting off….watch this space
Website: The Seaside Social
Facebook page: The Seaside Social
Twitter: @seasidesocialED
QUEEN OF TARTS
Established – May 2010
Host – Angela Dolan, the Queen herself
Seats – 13 people around 3 tables
Food style – classic British high tea with a twist
Table style – thoroughly vintage, shabby chic
Themes – seasonal and 99% vegetarian
Frequency – monthly
Favourite recipe book – the Mary Berry bible! Angela also uses the Good Food website, and various afternoon tea books. She does not follow recipes to the letter and always likes to add a twist.
Future – big plans to go mobile in 2012, the Queen of Tarts will be available to ‘pop-up’ at events, birthday parties, family get-togethers etc. Currently planning a ‘gentleman’s high tea party’ for early next year.
Facebook page: QueenofTartsEdinburgh
Twitter: @Queen_of_Tarts
We hope you have found our ‘Supper Club Tails’ article informative and that you will attend a couple of ‘eatings’ very soon. They really are great fun, you’ll eat some fabulous food, meet some fabulous people and have some fabulous stories to tell your friends. Remember, ‘EAT OUT, IN’, it’s the future!