Our Soho restaurant is delighted to announce a summer feast with MasterChef: The Professionals 2020 Champion Alex Webb on Wednesday June 23rd at Sussex Bar & Restaurant in Soho.
After the successful, sold-out Guest Chef event with Gill Meller at Sussex, this highly anticipated second installment is sure to be the hot ticket of the summer.
Chef Patron Oliver Gladwin joins forces with Alex Webb, crowned MasterChef: The Professionals Champion at the end of 2020. Guest will enjoy a collaborative six-course menu celebrating the best of local summer ingredients.
Date: June 23rd, 2021
Time: 6.30 pm drinks reception. 7 pm dinner.
Menu: Six courses with a welcome glass of sparkling wine.
Dining Room Price: £72 per person
Private Dining Price: £82 per person (up to ten guests)
Booking: TO BOOK YOUR TABLE CLICK HERE.
Guest can email us at [email protected] to make a reservation for the Chef's Table.
The menu combines both chefs' approaches and is a blend of dishes showcasing classic French techniques with fun, colorful twists for which Alex Webb is known, with touches of Oliver's signature local and wild cookery, all made with British, heritage produce. Peppered with favourites from the Sussex restaurant menu such as mushroom Marmite Éclairs, Oysters with English Wasabi leaf, and Sourdough tempura stuffed courgette flower.
The event is held in our Soho restaurant's main dining room, a sprawling space fit for a sensational evening of fantastic food, wine, and hospitality. The evening kicks off at 6.30 pm, where guests are greeted with a glass of our English sparkling wine, Nutty Brut, from Nutbourne Vineyards, before being seated for dinner at 7 pm. As always with the Gladwin Brothers', the menu features produce from our West Sussex farm and the surrounding countryside and coast with fantastic local, fresh fish sourced from day-boats. The Sussex team will concoct some pairing cocktails for the evening to match the exciting menu fun, with seasonal twists on classic cocktails from sours to martinis and their signature Sussex 75.
Tables are available to BOOK ONLINE BY CLICKING HERE.
The dinner is £72 per person, including a glass of Nutty Brut on arrival, followed by a 6-course set menu. The Kitchen Table is available for 8-10 guests for £82 per person – a private table where guests are hosted by the chefs themselves and watch the action unfolding in the kitchen. The event starts at 6:30 pm with a drinks reception followed by 7:00 pm seating.
About Alex Webb: Having started working in kitchens aged just 14, Alex quickly developed a passion for Modern French cooking. Following an early career at The Savoy while studying at Westminster Kingsway College, he then went on to work alongside some of the world's finest restaurants and chefs to include, Christopher Ruffers, Restaurant Haerlin (2*) at Hotel Vierjahreszeiten, Helene Darroze at the Connaught Hotel (2*); Dinner by Heston Blumenthal (2*), Roux at Parliament Square and The Frog by Adam Handling. Ahead of entering MasterChef: The Professionals in 2020, he was head chef at Square1 in Essex, which he left in January 2021.