Elystan Street

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Elystan Street is a London restaurant.

History

On 27 September 2016, Howard and Mascarenhas opened a new London restaurant Elystan Street, a former site of chef Tom Aikens's Tom Aikens (restaurant)|eponymous restaurant (out of Aikens's restaurants), located at 43 Elystan Street, Chelsea, London.[1] In contrast to The Square, Elystan Street is less formal and more casual.[2] The menu is at least 25% vegetarian[3] and less complex than The Square's, and Howard's cooking skills are not as "fiddly, technical" as they had been while operating The Square.[4][2] Under Howard as its current chef patron, Elystan Street earned its first Michelin star in 2017.[5][6][7]

Toby Burrowes, who worked under Howard in The Square, was the head chef of Elystan Street from its debut to February 2020.[8] Aaron Potter, previously head chef of the Italian-inspired London restaurant La Goccia at Petersham Nurseries Covent Garden, succeeded Burrowes in that same year.[9][10]

Reception

A. A. Gill in October 2016 noted the "topless" menu lacking "Wine tasting descriptors, wine-twinned dishes, palate cleansers, prestarters or baroque breadbaskets" but praised course (food) that Gill ordered.[11] Luxury Travel Intelligence (LTI) wrote in March 2018, "The interior is stylish, with moody lighting and chic, concrete tables." LTI also noted cocktails served despite having no bar.[4] Ben McCormack of The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph noted "baby" blue and pink chairs, lack of tablecloths, and collection of artworks by Henry Moore and Patrick Caulfield; McCormack called Elystan Street restaurant one of the best Chelsea restaurants in 2018 and 2019.[12][13]

References

  1. "Phil Howard's new Elystan Street". Harden's. 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "How to cook like a chef at home". The Times. 18 April 2020. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 1 February 2021. Phil Howard is incorrectly credited for someone else's article, which includes some of Howard's recipes. Also accessible via ProQuest; document no. 2391161027.
  3. Godwin, Richard (4 January 2018). "Mr Phil Howard's Haute Cuisine". Mr Porter. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "According to LTI, these are London's top restaurants". CNN. 19 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. "MICHELIN Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2018 Selection". Michelin Guide. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. McAllister, James (6 February 2020). "Toby Burrowes quits Elystan Street over 'professional difference of opinion'". Big Hospitality. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  7. Baker, Abbe (1 October 2018). "MICHELIN Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2019 Selection". Michelin Guide. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. Stagg, James (6 February 2020). "Elystan Street head chef leaves over 'professional difference of opinion'". The Caterer. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  9. Lake, Emma (13 August 2019). "Aaron Potter appointed head chef of La Goccia at Petersham Nurseries Covent Garden". The Caterer. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  10. "Aaron Potter joins Elystan Street as head chef". The Staff Canteen. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  11. Gill, A. A. (23 October 2016). "Table Talk: Eating". Sunday Times. p. 51. ISSN 0956-1382 – via ProQuest. Document no. 1831003077. Located at "Magazine" section.
  12. "The best restaurants in Chelsea". The Telegraph. 16 May 2018. Luxury section – via ProQuest. Document no. 2039608768.
  13. McCormack, Ben (13 May 2019). "The best restaurants in Chelsea, in time for the annual Flower Show". The Telegraph – via ProQuest. Document no. 2224144131.

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