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Jöro
Jöro (pronounced ‘Yorro’) is one of the businesses going into the new shipping-container development Krynkl. A new venture from Milestone group directors Stacey Sherwood, Matt and Nina Bigland and chef director Luke French, the aim is to create a restaurant that merges both the separate beauties of nature and city life. Working in close conjunction with local farmers, hunters and foragers, the restaurant will be on the ground floor of Krynkl. It will focus on a menu of 15-25 small plates; where guests are encouraged to order a variety of dishes to build their meal. They will also offer three different sized tasting menus. It will be open for lunch and dinner Tuesday-Saturday and plates will be priced from £3-£20 on a daily changing menu using seasonal ingredients. Before the grand opening (due to be around the beginning of October), The Milestone will be hosting a pop-up tasting menu from 7pm Monday-Friday, where some of the Jöro menu can be sampled. The pop-up at The Milestone offers a minimum of 10 dishes for £45 to sample, and previous events have included dishes like ‘fjord sea trout cured in gin and angelica leaves with pickled blackcurrant, nasturtium and wood sorrel’ and ‘milk chocolate and charcoal aero with Swiss mint ice cream’. If you’re after some truly innovative cooking, Jöro offers for a dining experience like no other. Head to www.jororestaurant.co.uk to book their tasting menu at The Milestone.
COMING SOON... Sheff’s got a couple of new bars up her sleeve over the next month or two, here’s what we know: Name: The Botanist Where: Leopold Square (formerly Popolo’s) When: October 2016 About: Three floors of botanical cocktails, world beers, handpicked gins and BBQ and deli style food, plus daily live music.
Name: Bar & Beyond Where: West St (formerly Varsity) When: 16th September 2016 About: Street food and cocktails early evening transforming into a high quality club experience ‘til the early hours.
The Supper Society The Chimney House 4 Kelham Island, Sheffield S3 8RY // Tel: 0114 276 7885 // thechimneyhouse.com THE PLACE
In the heart of Kelham Island, proudly stands The Chimney House, formerly built as an industrial furnace before housing an elephant named Lizzie during WW1. It’s now a place for all congregations, from meetings and conferences to private dining events, parties and even weddings! The near derelict building was restored and brought back to life with the most beautiful curiosities, lavish living plants, quirky furnishings and of course, the iconic 93ft chimney. It’s no wonder that it is home to Sheffield’s very own secret Supper Society, ‘A mysterious society dedicated to the curious consumption of food’ – where the diners have no idea what they will be eating prior to the evening. Sounds exciting, no?
THE FOOD
After wowing the societiers last time round, chef Chris Harrison returned with his culinary talents and his aim to excite us with an open minded dining experience. First up was the ‘oyster shooters’ served with a shot of vodka and a pipette of tomato-ey goodness – a Bloody Mary with a twist! It was definitely a fun way of eating oysters and the vodka was just what we needed to kick-start the evening. Now we all know that ham, egg and pineapple is a winning combination, add some culinary flair to that and you get pressed ham hock terrine with pineapple and mustard seed chutney and smoked egg yolk. The ham
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was melt-in-your-mouth delicious and had this lovely smokiness to it which was complemented by the tart chutney. It was served alongside some baked sourdough bread and salt and vinegar crackling. The pièce de résistance was by far the 36-hour cooked lamb breast; prepared in a way that really accentuated the cut of meat, it fell apart exquisitely when touched. This came with wonderfully moreish Moroccan couscous, a courgette and cucumber salad which provided freshness and texture to cut through the meat, and a handful of buttery Jersey Royal potatoes. Next was something to cleanse the palate, the classic flavour combination of rhubarb and custard, but with a twist. Served in the form of a granita, it was flavoursome, refreshing, crunchy, zingy and creamy - it just blew my mind. For dessert we were given macerated strawberries with lavender shortbread, clotted cream and basil syrup; the cream was velvety and the subtle hints of lavender gave the dish a whole new dimension.
THE VERDICT
The whole evening was very well thought out, the attention to detail was impeccable and it all tied in well together with this supper’s theme Summer Meadows. It was definitely as much about experience and ambiance as it was about food and presentation. I will be back.