Tuesday 3 November 2015

The Art of Dining's The Engine Room dinners celebrating Victorian Innovation near Kew


The Art of Dining, famous for their imaginative pop-ups like their Abigail's Party dinners, are cooking at The London Museum of Water and Steam in Brentford in the second half of November 2015 in a series of nights celebrating the Victorian age of steam & innovation.  The sample menu - with courses called things like Oil and Smoke is below - five courses cost £55.

"The Art of Dining is delighted to present The Engine Room – a celebration of the Victorian age of steam and innovation, presented as a five course pop-up dining experience. The evening will combine carefully curated food, theatre, music and set design for a stunning sensory experience in the London Museum of Water and Steam. 
Welcome to Victorian London: a polluted and crammed city, wrapped in swirling fog and lit by flickering gaslight, overwhelmed with people and their filth. Cholera haunts the water in the wells, making every drink a deadly game of chance. Never fear, for help is at hand in The Engine Room, a haven of gleaming machines and piston driven marvels that will save the city from its own excess.
Diners will be welcomed with a cocktail in the beam engine room, a cathedral commemoration of industry housing a pump engine so mind-boggling that Charles Dickens named it ‘a monster’. Here you will be greeted by the foreman, taken on a tour through the wonders of his mechanical menagerie, and seated at a five-course dinner that celebrates oil, smoke, steel and steam. 
Inspired by the sheer size and beauty of engines within the walls of The London Museum of Steam and Water, set designer Alice Hodge will take you back 160 years to a time of bold and functional beauty. 
Moro trained chef Ellen Parr is currently developing a range of dishes inspired by the industrial age, incorporating interactive elements and surprises that will elevate the dining experience to a full immersive event.
Taking place over 7 nights in November at the hidden gem of a venue The London Museum of Water and Steam, The Engine Room will involve an exceptional mix of design, food and entertainment.
Sample Menu 
OIL
Squid braised in ink, fennel and tomato with pickled green peppers and garlic toast
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MINERALS
Salt dough baked vegetables with pickled zataar and labaneh
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STEAM 
Whole steamed bass stuffed with ginger and lemongrass with garlic morning glory
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SMOKE
Smoked and marinated lamb shoulder with whipped feta, kalamata olives and tomato salad 
*
FIRE
Cardamom and Pistachio Alaska bombe flambé with stewed cherries"

When - Tuesday 17th – Friday 20th & Wednesday 25th – Friday 27th November
7.30pm -11.00pm

Where - The London Museum of Water and Steam, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, TW8 0EN

Tickets - £55 from The Art of Dining here

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Link - Tickets page


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