The Chef Series

Our first guest chef takeover is happening on Wednesday 1st May!

If you came to one of the four chef series events last year you will know this is not to be missed!!

The INCREDIBLE James Cochran (2018 Great British Menu winner) will be treating us all to his 5 course menu!

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A bit about James:

After spending nine years with the likes of Brett Graham at The Ledbury and The Harwood Arms, James Cochran has become one of the UK's most exciting chefs, wowing the capital with his imaginative cooking at 1251.

The Whitstable-born chef celebrates his joint Vincentian and Scottish heritage from his Islington restaurant 1251 with bold, brash dishes that explode with flavour and colour.

‘I knew from the age of about nine I wanted to be a chef,’ he explains. ‘My dad was all about education – I went to a nunnery which I still wake up in cold sweats about – but instead of becoming a lawyer or a banker or something I was always going to cook.’

He started his career as a fresh-faced fourteen-year-old at Wheeler’s Oyster Bar – a Whitstable favourite when it comes to local seafood.

James got his break at the venerable seafront institution and was quickly promoted from the sink to the stoves, where he first realised he had a knack for rattling the pans. After moving to nearby Read’s restaurant in Faversham (a Michelin-starred restaurant at the time), he realised that London was the next logical step for him to advance his career.

An appearance on Great British Menu in 2018 – where he was named champion of champions for his outstanding dishes – confirmed James was a rising star in the culinary world. James then took on a new opportunity in Islington, a restaurant called 1251 that he can truly call his own!

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Tickets are £58 per person for the 5 course tasting menu and wine flight is available at an additional £50per person

We are super excited and expecting this to sell out fairly quickly so be quick to secure your places everybody!