BIG hitters from the across the North West’s restaurant scene are to headline an ambitious new night for food and drink lovers at Camp & Furnace.
NIGHTGARDEN, combining food, drink, design and performance, begins this Friday (October 14) at the Greenland Street venue.
It sees Confidential’s very own favourite kitchen maverick Rob Owen Brown make his Liverpool cooking debut. Also slated are appearances by Manchester’s Real Junkfood Project - where nothing goes to waste - and a wine loving DJ every week.
“With NIGHTGARDEN we wanted to carve out a new niche and give people something different to go to on a Friday night,” says a Camp & Furnace insider.
“It’s an event that will evolve and change weekly, combining fantastic menus from well-known chefs with quality drinks and tracks from a wine-loving DJ, in a relaxed environment that’s accessible to everyone - from the one-after-work crowd to those on a big night out. It’s the future of Fridays.”
Mary-Ellen McTague (main image, top), one time sous chef at Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck and then owner/head chef at Aumbrey, in Prestwich, launches the proceedings this weekend. She promises a night of reworked, historically influenced recipes and cooking techniques in a menu which includes slow roasted kid goat lasagne with kale, roasted cauliflower yoghurt and scotch pine
The chefs from BEASTro follow on October 21st with a line-up of barbecued ox heart, short rib bon-bons with burnt tomato puree and charred corn, with sides including crispy pigs ears and beef dripping roast potatoes.
Then the week after that, October 28, it's Rob Owen Brown who Confidential will always remember for cooking Christmas dinner in a metal filing cabinet over a bonfire in an Ancoats car park in 2009.
Naturally, there is a drinks expert, naturally there is music and Adam Speechly, sommelier and DJ does both.
Rob Owen Brown - Confidential is looking forward to that oneAgainst a backdrop of downtempo beats that step up through the night, Adam will be sharing his grape knowledge between “dropping tracks in the wine bunker and connecting with guests from across the decks”.
The project also brings together many of the region’s top creative talents. Spacial concept design and event curation is by Soo Wilkinson, creative director of Igloo Design, who’s previous projects include Liverpool’s Alma de Cuba and The Lawn Club and The Kitchens in Manchester.
“Designed to disorientate and delight, nature meets technology head on, as the venue’s Furnace room is transformed into a ‘glitch forest’, with large-scale video projections sitting alongside towering trees and verdant plants, creating a playground for drinking and dancing.” it says here.
Large-scale visuals and photography are by Reuben Wu photographer, director, and co-founder of electronic band Ladytron, and Sam Wiehl, artistic director of Liverpool Psych Fest and Abandon Silence.
NIGHTGARDEN launches at Camp and Furnace on Friday October 14, and runs weekly from 6.00pm til late. Entry to the event is free, with drinks and food menus available.
No booking is required.
Further information and weekly NIGHTGARDEN line-ups can be found here.
