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Jeremy Wrote:

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> Yeah... what's that trendy bbq place in Soho

> called... went there soon after it opened and

> there were people in there downing shots of

> bourbon followed by a shot of pickle brine,

> probably blogging in real-time about how totally

> amazeballs it was. Waiter tried to get us to order

> it too... no frickin way...



It's called Pitt Cue


Here's the 2012 review

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/12/jay-rayner-restaurant-pitt-cue



It started as a food truck and went on to become a restaurant of some high standing. In fact they led where others followed and have continued to break new ground.

(#amazeballs, I'm guilty of using such phrases to irritate my teenage son)


They did however pioneer the Pickle back thing, using good bourbon and home brewed picke juice. They made it fun (and gave you a massive hangover) and if you ate out in Soho on a regular basis, then this place was very special. Sadly the Soho site is now gone and they reside in a bigger and more commercially viable space Nr Liverpool Street. And the pickle backs are gone, as is the pulled pork.


The Chef/owner has taken a progressive step, by buying a farm and breeding and rearing his own beasts. He started 3 years ago with Mangalitza (the woolly ones) pigs and now has a herd of 160+. They new farm project has a herd of around 100+ Dexter cows. All for the supply to the restaurant, and for a guy who's about 30, I take my hat off to him.


Here's the 2016 review

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/apr/15/pitt-cue-london-ec2-restaurant-review-marina-oloughlin

Seabag Wrote:

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> It's called Pitt Cue


Yes, Pitt Cue... that's the one. Yeah it was really good, very much my type of food. I just found the pickle back thing (and some of the other customers) a bit daft. The queue was dafter still.


New site sounds OK, but looking at the menu, might as well be a completely different restaurant. Also, appears to be only open during the week... so unlikely to try it any time soon...

Seabag Wrote:

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> Jeremy Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Yeah... what's that trendy bbq place in Soho

> > called... went there soon after it opened and

> > there were people in there downing shots of

> > bourbon followed by a shot of pickle brine,

> > probably blogging in real-time about how

> totally

> > amazeballs it was. Waiter tried to get us to

> order

> > it too... no frickin way...

>

>

> It's called Pitt Cue

>

> Here's the 2012 review

> http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/1

> 2/jay-rayner-restaurant-pitt-cue

>

>

> It started as a food truck and went on to become a

> restaurant of some high standing. In fact they led

> where others followed and have continued to break

> new ground.

> (#amazeballs, I'm guilty of using such phrases to

> irritate my teenage son)

>

> They did however pioneer the Pickle back thing,

> using good bourbon and home brewed picke juice.

> They made it fun (and gave you a massive hangover)

> and if you ate out in Soho on a regular basis,

> then this place was very special. Sadly the Soho

> site is now gone and they reside in a bigger and

> more commercially viable space Nr Liverpool

> Street. And the pickle backs are gone, as is the

> pulled pork.

>

> The Chef/owner has taken a progressive step, by

> buying a farm and breeding and rearing his own

> beasts. He started 3 years ago with Mangalitza

> (the woolly ones) pigs and now has a herd of 160+.

> They new farm project has a herd of around 100+

> Dexter cows. All for the supply to the restaurant,

> and for a guy who's about 30, I take my hat off to

> him.

>

> Here's the 2016 review

> http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/apr/1

> 5/pitt-cue-london-ec2-restaurant-review-marina-olo

> ughlin


I don't think they pioneered the pickleback thing. Possibly the first to do it in London, but it's been around in the states (Brooklyn) since 2006. According to wiki.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickleback

  • 1 month later...

peckham_ryu Wrote:

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> In today's Evening Standard:

>

> http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn185/idiotboy7

> 7/3A2188FB-6AF0-427B-B70B-429AD05D8E7B_zps2kjk1nin

> .jpg


You don't drink it from the can, no?


NO!


I'm still getting over the jam jars with handles thing, especially the ones with a straw through the lid. I saw a grown man drinking out of one the other week.


He knew that I knew, that he looked a bit silly

???? Wrote:

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> I'm thinking of opening a bar called "old boots"

> where you drink Real Ale out of old boots, anyone

> in?


You first take the fish and chips out though, right.


And then drink the beer?

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> What fresh hell is this?

>

> http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/foodanddrink/v

> egan-blue-algae-coffee-is-the-latest-hipster-trend

> -that-will-probably-come-to-london-soon-a3294996.h

> tml


Coffee that has no coffee in it. I'm increasingly coming round to the point of view that it's time to scrap the human race and start again from protozoa.

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