The strip show
May 04, 2020
4 minutes
TEXT LYNDA INGHAM-BROWN
PHOTOGRAPHS
JAN RAS
1 For relaxed fine dining: DAHLIA ON REGENT
Young chef Damian Dafel (top left) cut his teeth at top restaurants including La Colombe, Foxcroft and La Tête before opening his own shop, where he is serving modern, flavour-packed cuisine with a great deal of care and a focus on excellent local produce. “Fish and chips” is no humble fillet here, expect it to come with golden pommes Anna, a corn velouté and a pea purée. The octopus “popcorn” consists of battered octopus bites and is served with a side of spicy kimchi and a miso dressing, while creamed spinach gets a new lease on life with the addition of bonito flakes and a dressing made with tahini, lemon juice, hoisin sauce and black sesame. You’ll never want to eat
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