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It’s no secret that one of my top wanderlust places to visit is New Orleans, so the invitation to taste some NOLA inspired food was very welcomed by yours truly. The King & Co is a local pub near where I live, in the boarders of Brixton and Clapham.
The kitchen is often taken over by different chefs and cuisines. This April & May the kitchen has been taken over by Division 194 with a menu inspired by New Orleans dishes. Running daily, the pop-up showcases the trader’s tempting NOLA snacks & generously-stuffed Po’ Boy sandwiches using quality British ingredients, as well as a brand new Saturday brunch specials & Sunday roast with all trimmings.
Po’Boys are a traditional sandwich from Louisiana. It always consists of meat, which is usually sloppy roast beef or fried seafood which can include shrimp, crawfish, oysters and crab. The meat is served on a baguette-like New Orleans French bread, known for its crisp crust and fluffy centre. It’s said the Po’Boy was created in New Orleans in 1929 to feed striking tram workers.
Our tasting of NOLA in London
We started with a delicious trio of NOLA-style starters:
Deville Burford Brown egg and popped pig skin – this dish is such a delectable combination of textures and tastes.
Cauliflower cheese bombs were remarkable & smoked chilli ketchup was my favourite sauce/dip of the night.
Finger licking buttermilk-fried chicken nuggets & a very tasty aioli
Followed by delicious crisp and sticky Chicken Wings confit’d in duck fat, fried until crisp, tossed in pickled chilli butter and served with blue cheese dip,
The Po’Boys
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Po’Boys |
Beef shin ‘debris and bone marrow gravy sandwich and the NOLA-style shrimp were both were tasty, superbly generous filled and very nourish.
The drinks choice on the night was a pub tap takeover from Berkshire-based Siren Craft Brew (sirencraftbrew.com). It was a brilliant and diverse array of beers.
Some of the beers we sampled:
Cask:
Broken dream – breakfast stout – hints of coffee and cocoa beans
Half Mast QIPA – tasted like a boozy squash – light
Keg Beers:
Soundwave , west coast IPA – soft and light – perfect for beginners quite elegant – great for non-beer drinkers.
Yu Lu, loose leaf pale ale, Sour and tea-like after taste.
Undercurrent , oatmeal plae ale we had that with our starters – toasty taste
Ryesing Tides, Rye IPA – we had this with chicken wings – it has a sweet liquor taste.
Bourbon Milkshake, Imperial Bourbon milk stout – it went down very well with dessert.
Acid Jam, Imperial Kettle sour blend, smooth and sour easy drinking.
Maiden, aged barley wine – wine / light beer type of drink. – quite high in alcohol 11.6%
Dessert was a decadent and rich 72% chocolate mousse, salted peanut praline, creme fraiche – Delicious!
Division_194 will be serving fabulous food at King & Co until the 4th June 2017.
More at thekingandco.uk and at division194.com
Disclosure: I was a guest at this dinner. All views are my own.