9 Luxe Takeaways To Order While You Can
The Black Swan
We were envious of Yorkshire locals when Great British Menu winner Tommy Banks first started selling his high-end meal boxes to those living near The Black Swan at Oldstead and Roots in York. Now, he’s gone nationwide. Featuring produce grown both on and around the Banks’ farm and from the restaurant’s local suppliers, there are two options are available – the Made in Oldstead Food Box (£75) and the Celebration Box (£120), both delivered to the door and ready for the oven. Menus change weekly, but expect the likes of smoked ham hock terrine served with gherkin ketchup; glazed spring lamb shoulder and maris bard potatoes, grown 100-yards from Tommy’s house; and elderflower drizzle cake with cream cheese icing. Delivered each Friday and available for pre-order from the previous Saturday, the Made in Oldstead Food Box includes two different menus, each containing a three-course meal for two. These sell out every week, so get in quick.
Visit TommyBanks.co.uk
L’Enclume
Simon Rogan At Home is the Michelin-starred chef’s way of extending a little Cartmel hospitality to its customers during lockdown. The team offers a range of options: from a three-course L’Enclume meal (where dishes include the likes of jersey royals with horseradish and pike roe; roasted lamb shoulder with celeriac and ramson capers; and strawberry and elderflower tart) served with a wine flight, to veg boxes, a selection of ready-to-pour cocktails, plus the forthcoming option to privately hire one of the team to create your own dinner party – in a socially distanced manner of course.
Visit SimonRoganAtHome.co.uk
Hide
Hide is offering delivery for the first time, allowing diners to sample Ollie Dabbous’ Michelin-starred food at home. A special menu has been created featuring dishes that travel well, including grilled aubergines with honey and sherry vinegar, fava puree, salted cheese, and fresh oregano; as well as roast sea bream and squid with smoked olive oil, watermelon salsa, new potato salad and charred runner beans. This week, the team have launched a picnic package for those looking to add a touch of luxury to their lockdown socialising. ‘The Picnic in the Park’ selection is priced at £28pp and is available for collection from Hide, opposite Green Park and a short walk to both Hyde Park and St James’ Park. The hamper includes green olives with garlic, lemon and rosemary; H. Forman & Son smoked salmon lemon; croque monsieur with optional black truffle; green salad; and a strawberry and custard tartlet. Fizz and wines are also available to take away.
Visit Hide.co.uk
The Wright Brothers
Wright Brothers has launched Wright Brothers At Home, offering home delivery of sustainable fish and shellfish. The range comprises fresh, smoked and cured fish; oven-ready whole fish to share; cooked crab and lobster; oysters and mussels; and frozen prawns and seafood. Delicacies include octopus tentacles, Alaskan king crab leg clusters and Carabiñeros prawns, with a vegetable and salad box is available to provide all the necessary accompaniments. For something fuss free, look to the dressed crab.
Visit TheWrightBrothers.co.uk
Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill
Londoners can experience one of the country’s most famed fish restaurants, Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill, at home via Richard Corrigan’s new concept, Mr Oyster Boy. The initiative offers a range of signature Bentley’s dishes, as well as a few specials that will change weekly, including half a native lobster with salad ‘tartare’; lobster bisque with tarragon and brandy cream; and a classic fish pie. For the first time in its 100-year history, Bentley’s is offering brunch hampers for four people, with proceeds of each box sold going to homelessness charity Under One Sky. The Bentley’s Picnic Hamper, also available via Mr Oyster Boy, is filled with ready-to-eat items and feeds two to four people – ideal for park lunches. As well as ready-to-eat items, an online shop sells Corrigan’s famous Irish treacle soda bread, smoked salmon and more.
Visit Bentleys.org
Leroy
Michelin-starred Shoreditch hotspot Leroy has been reimagined as Royale during lockdown, swapping its regular dining service for a takeaway option focused on roast chicken supplied by HG Walter. Staffed by furloughed workers, food is available to order from Wednesday-Sunday, offering half or whole rotisserie chickens, and a sandwich filled with corn-fed Anjou chicken, speck, fried onions, roast tomato, lettuce and caper mayonnaise. Sides include whipped cod’s roe with crudités, mixed leaf salad, new potatoes, hot sauce and aioli. Puddings on offer include a lemon posset with toasted nuts and strawberries and ice-cream sandwiches from Happy Endings.
Visit RoyaleLondon.com
José Pizarro
The famed Spanish chef’s three restaurants are now operating a little differently. Pizarro in Bermondsey now offers a deli shop and finish-at-home takeaway and delivery meals (including meatballs, octopus, hake in salsa verde and croquetas) from Tuesday to Sunday. José Tapas, also in Bermondsey, is open from Friday to Sunday for hot tapas takeaway and a selection of Spanish produce, including cooking chorizo, paella rice and olive oil. And José Pizarro The Swan Inn in Surrey is open Wednesday to Sunday for finish-at-home tapas, ready-to-eat burgers and as a deli.
Visit JosePizarro.com
Café Murano
Angela Hartnett is now cooking Thursday to Sunday from Café Murano Bermondsey as part of its pasta delivery set-up, complete with an online Italian grocery. Customers can order ready-made meals such as family-sized lasagne, risotto kits, spinach and ricotta tortelli, and tagliatelle with sausage ragu, plus mix-and-match fresh pastas and sauces. Meanwhile, the small grocery section sells fresh vegetables, deli items, dried pastas and flours, wines and cheeses to cook at home with.
Visit CafeMurano.Slerp.com
Smokestak
Following the recent success of Smokestak’s old-school Saturday BBQ takeaway, chef and founder David Carter will be firing up his wood-fired smoker and offering DIY bun boxes and smoked meats by the pound for delivery across London from 3rd July, with nationwide delivery later in the month. BBQ aficionados can order Smokestak’s signature smoked meats and bun kits via overnight courier. All meat will be fully smoked and cooked at the Shoreditch restaurant before being chilled and vacuum-packed for dispatch in a thermally insulated and recyclable box, with reheat and assembly instructions included. Meat-lovers can take their pick from a choice of 15-hour beef brisket, brined pulled pork shoulder, dry-rubbed pork belly and chilli and fennel sausage, all accompanied by BBQ sauces and house pickles. Puddings and ready-to-pour cocktails will also be available to order.
Visit Smokestak.co.uk
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