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Grub pop-up at Monikers
March 17, 2014
From 4 – 8 March 2014, we opened our doors to the public for the first time to treat them to a seven course taster menu straight from the Grub kitchen. We had a beautiful space for our first outing – a converted school which fit perfectly with what we were trying to achieve: an education of the mind as well as the palette.
We were extremely nervous considering we had only tried our dishes on friends and family, who don’t tend to be the harshest critics, but we were overwhelmed by the reaction – both pre and post event. The food was extremely well received and soon people forgot altogether that they were eating insects. Mission accomplished! We never set out to be a gimmick or a novelty; we want to be as sustainable as our products are and that requires people to love our food.
A big thanks needs to go to our wonder chef Seb Holmes, as well as Chang beer and Storm Communications for their support in getting us launched.
Reviews
Blue Tomato Review
Tasting Britain Review
London 24 Review
About Time Magazine Review
Sabotage Times Review
Billetto Digest Review
Hardens Restaurant review
Eliza Flynn Review
Below are a selection of images from the event. If you came – thank you for being there from the beginning, and if you didn’t – we hope to see you soon!
The Grub board
Cricket Pandanas

Nico serving up the crickets

Looking tasty!

Francisco serving Chang

Tempura Grasshoppers

Seb and Anita in the kitchen

Sticky Crickets

Getting stuck in…

Mealworm Rice Cakes

Insect Miang goodness

Insect Miang, a clear favourite
Insect Miang up close
The edible insect trio

Spicy Mealworm Rice Cakes

Seb plating up the Crispy insect noodles

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