Last week was quite full-on with work and blogging, but I couldn’t resist a very special invitation which included food and tequila. I didn’t turn it down! Niamh, fellow Uber blogger and almost-neighbour – she lives about fifteen minutes of walking from me, not quite ‘next door,’ but at a walkable distance – invited me as her “plus one” to this exciting and inspiring event by Patrón a Secret Dining Society in London.
Patrón produces luxury tequila which is made 100 percent from the highest-quality, hand-harvested Weber Blue Agave and traditional distillation. Care, quality, and innovation are high on the agenda for Patrón .
The event took place at the fabulous MC Motors (Castle Gibson) in East London – a fantastic location where many television series and commercials have been filmed and which is still in high demand for being such a unique space.
Patrón put together an evening showcasing the low-waste mindset of cooking and cocktail-making. In the kitchen for the Patro?n Secret Dining Society was Chef Douglas McMaster from the first zero-waste restaurant, Silo in Brighton, and the famed cocktail philosopher Iain Griffiths of Mr. Lyan – what a great team. The dishes and cocktails resonate the ethos “waste is a failure of the imagination” by Chef Douglas McMaster.
Above: left Iain Griffiths of Mr. Lyan –
Chef Douglas McMaster of Silo
It was a delicious and entertaining evening with a live set by DJ Felix Martin. I felt very inspired by the innovative cocktails and also amazed by the plant-based menu – I didn’t miss having a steak on my plate that night, and that’s a new experience for me.
Patrón Secret Dining Society – London
trio of fermented artichoke, seaweed kraut and Silo spicy kimchi
Dinner started with Silo’s warm sourdough, and a delicious home-churned butter seasoned with lava salt, accompany by a trio of fermented artichoke, seaweed kraut and Silo quite spicy ( I like it) kimchi. Drink to match was Patrón Reposado tequila cocktail of clear tomatoes and umami vinegar clarified with milk (below).
 tequila cocktail of clear tomatoes and umami vinegar clarified with milk |
Next was a delightful carrot dish oven-baked in lemon-waste compost with soft curds and whey created from steamed milk waste from Silo restaurant. Drink to match was with a light sherry serve of Patrón XO Cafe, pine needles, apple pulp, sesame and oxidised wine.
Carrot dish oven-baked in lemon-waste compost with soft curds
The third course was king oyster mushrooms with pickled celeriac and rosemary, matched with a fat-washed Patrón Anejo Tequila cocktail with cured meat ends and cheese ring, topped with sparkling wine.
Dessert was sea buckthorn and brown butter paired with Patrón Silver tequila, cucumber seeds and kombucha cocktail which each guest mix themselves at the table.
sea buckthorn and brown butter
More about this events: Patrón
Patrón Secret Dining Society calendar:
Paris – 27th April
Madrid – 29th June
Israel – 25th June
Edinburgh – November
South Africa – September
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Disclosure: I was a guest at this dinner. All views are my own.
