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8th July 2010 / Canteen art, by Stefi Orazi
Speaking of creative collaboration, we’re currently working with artist, Stefi Orazi. Or rather she’s doing the working and we’re doing the looking-on-in-amazement while she creates wonderful illustrations of our restaurants and animals (yes, animals) for postcards, as well as for a little surprise we’ve got coming up for little people.
If you’re a fan of modernist architecture, you might have heard of Stefi already. If not, find out more about her and her work here.
Speaking of creative collaboration, we’re currently working with artist, Stefi Orazi. Or rather she’s doing the working and we’re doing the looking-on-in-amazement while she creates wonderful illustrations of our restaurants and animals (yes, animals) for postcards, as well as for a little surprise we’ve got coming up for little people.
If you’re a fan of modernist architecture, you might have heard of Stefi already. If not, find out more about her and her work here.
6th July 2010 / You're invited to Canteen's 5th Birthday
As well as that little surprise, you can also look forward to helping us celebrate our fifth birthday throughout August and September. We’re cooking up a whole bunch of great offers for you, including free cake, free coffee and fantastic meal deals – so stay tuned for more details.
As well as that little surprise, you can also look forward to helping us celebrate our fifth birthday throughout August and September. We’re cooking up a whole bunch of great offers for you, including free cake, free coffee and fantastic meal deals – so stay tuned for more details.
5th July 2010 / Lunch at your desk? Try desk at your lunch
Does that make sense? We’re not sure. What we do know is that sometimes you get more work done when you’re not in the office staring at the same old surroundings all day (sorry, workmates). Especially since the average desk is 400 times more contaminated than a toilet seat (see the link at the bottom of this newsletter if you don’t believe us). So why not swap your desk for a table, brainstorm over brunch or meet over some Great British meat? All Canteen branches feature free Wi-Fi (like Starbucks, but with better coffee), private booths, not to mention Great British Standard 1363 (that’s plug sockets to me and you). So you can stay connected and your laptop, iPad or smartphone can stay juiced. And there are a few other reasons to bring your work into Canteen. Inspirational, award-winning design and tasty snacks and treats to boost concentration levels. Not to mention our special ‘fast service’ menu. Its food comes super-quick and includes pies, stews and bakes, as well as fish and chips, salads and soups. And remember: lunch isn’t for wimps. It’s for people who want to have a long life and a productive afternoon. Alternatively, we’ll be just as happy if you want to come in and run off coffee all day, just let our staff know and they'll leave you in peace. So, workers of London, lay down your mice. Pop into a branch of Canteen and go to work on some Great British food.
Does that make sense? We’re not sure. What we do know is that sometimes you get more work done when you’re not in the office staring at the same old surroundings all day (sorry, workmates). Especially since the average desk is 400 times more contaminated than a toilet seat (see the link at the bottom of this newsletter if you don’t believe us). So why not swap your desk for a table, brainstorm over brunch or meet over some Great British meat? All Canteen branches feature free Wi-Fi (like Starbucks, but with better coffee), private booths, not to mention Great British Standard 1363 (that’s plug sockets to me and you). So you can stay connected and your laptop, iPad or smartphone can stay juiced. And there are a few other reasons to bring your work into Canteen. Inspirational, award-winning design and tasty snacks and treats to boost concentration levels. Not to mention our special ‘fast service’ menu. Its food comes super-quick and includes pies, stews and bakes, as well as fish and chips, salads and soups. And remember: lunch isn’t for wimps. It’s for people who want to have a long life and a productive afternoon. Alternatively, we’ll be just as happy if you want to come in and run off coffee all day, just let our staff know and they'll leave you in peace. So, workers of London, lay down your mice. Pop into a branch of Canteen and go to work on some Great British food.
4th July 2010 / Canteen Cellar Club
Wine. We love it. And, luckily for us, we get to spend hours choosing our favourites from around the world. From Chapel Down in Kent to Tiddy Widdy Well in McLaren Vale, Australia – and lots of places in between. But enough about us. How about you? Because if you’d like to learn the basics, top up your knowledge or maybe just have a bit of fun, then sign up to one of the Cellar Club events we're holding at your Baker Street Branch. 16 September – Beginner’s guide to wine (£10): Spend an evening with our experts and get a great introduction to the various grapes and wines, without having to go on an expensive course. 14 October – Meet the grower (£10): Meet the passionate people behind the wine. Get closer to what happens during the journey from grape to glass. And experience for yourself different wines and vintages. 18 November – Winemaker’s dinner (£45): Dinner + wine + the thinking behind the dinner + wine combo = insight into the selection process.! 20 January – Wine quiz (£10): Time to put everything you’ve learnt to the taste test, post New Year detox, natch.
There are only 30 places for each event so book now by emailing cellarclub@canteen.co.uk
Wine. We love it. And, luckily for us, we get to spend hours choosing our favourites from around the world. From Chapel Down in Kent to Tiddy Widdy Well in McLaren Vale, Australia – and lots of places in between. But enough about us. How about you? Because if you’d like to learn the basics, top up your knowledge or maybe just have a bit of fun, then sign up to one of the Cellar Club events we're holding at your Baker Street Branch. 16 September – Beginner’s guide to wine (£10): Spend an evening with our experts and get a great introduction to the various grapes and wines, without having to go on an expensive course. 14 October – Meet the grower (£10): Meet the passionate people behind the wine. Get closer to what happens during the journey from grape to glass. And experience for yourself different wines and vintages. 18 November – Winemaker’s dinner (£45): Dinner + wine + the thinking behind the dinner + wine combo = insight into the selection process.! 20 January – Wine quiz (£10): Time to put everything you’ve learnt to the taste test, post New Year detox, natch.
There are only 30 places for each event so book now by emailing cellarclub@canteen.co.uk
1st July 2010 / Oops
We forgot to thank all the architects who helped us realise our design that picked up a Restaurant and Bar Design Award in the multiple restaurant category. Oops. Sorry and thank you to Universal Design Studio, Allies and Morrison and Wells Mackereth.
We forgot to thank all the architects who helped us realise our design that picked up a Restaurant and Bar Design Award in the multiple restaurant category. Oops. Sorry and thank you to Universal Design Studio, Allies and Morrison and Wells Mackereth.
30th June 2010 / Real Food Market
London’s farmers’ markets mean us city folk can get our hands on produce direct from producers and that means the freshest ingredients at low prices. In fact, there’s only one drawback of this set up as far as we can tell – and that’s having to wait till you get home to satisfy the hunger pangs that strike as you walk around and shop. Of course this won’t be a problem at the Real Food Festival Market taking place at Southbank this summer. That’s because you’ll be able to pop into our Royal Festival Hall branch and enjoy ingredients just as fresh in our hearty dishes. Or why not stay outside and enjoy our outdoor hog roast and mobile Meantime bar? It all kicks off on 2 July. Here’s the schedule: 10:30 – Canteen head chef, Cass Titcombe, cooks breakfast for press and chairman of London Food, Rosie Boycott, using only market ingredients. 11:00 – A few words from Philip Lowery, festival founder. 11.10 – Rosie Boycott on the importance of the London Food Strategy. 11:30 – Rude Health Rants (see link below) 12:00 – Cooking demo from Cass, then Foyles book signing. Right now – For reading this far, we’ll make your Union Hand-Roasted coffee FREE with any cooked breakfast before 10:30am if you can present a print-out of this email when you ask for the bill. Valid for the duration of the festival. How fresh is that? More details about the Real Food Festival at Southbank here.
London’s farmers’ markets mean us city folk can get our hands on produce direct from producers and that means the freshest ingredients at low prices. In fact, there’s only one drawback of this set up as far as we can tell – and that’s having to wait till you get home to satisfy the hunger pangs that strike as you walk around and shop. Of course this won’t be a problem at the Real Food Festival Market taking place at Southbank this summer. That’s because you’ll be able to pop into our Royal Festival Hall branch and enjoy ingredients just as fresh in our hearty dishes. Or why not stay outside and enjoy our outdoor hog roast and mobile Meantime bar? It all kicks off on 2 July. Here’s the schedule: 10:30 – Canteen head chef, Cass Titcombe, cooks breakfast for press and chairman of London Food, Rosie Boycott, using only market ingredients. 11:00 – A few words from Philip Lowery, festival founder. 11.10 – Rosie Boycott on the importance of the London Food Strategy. 11:30 – Rude Health Rants (see link below) 12:00 – Cooking demo from Cass, then Foyles book signing. Right now – For reading this far, we’ll make your Union Hand-Roasted coffee FREE with any cooked breakfast before 10:30am if you can present a print-out of this email when you ask for the bill. Valid for the duration of the festival. How fresh is that? More details about the Real Food Festival at Southbank here.
28th June 2010 / BBQ, bangers and bar at Canary Wharf
As if big-screen tennis and free strawberries and cream Eton mess weren’t enough, our Canary Wharf branch is also offering you the chance to pig out at a hog roast and BBQ. Sausages on the grill (as opposed to DJs on the night) will include our very own special recipe sausage, the Canteen ‘London Banger’. And a mobile bar from Meantime Brewery will provide you with some equally tasty liquid refreshment, to wash down our pork. It comes from royally appointed Richard Woodall, whose meats are one of Cumbria’s finest exports (up there with Kendall mintcake). Doesn’t it just make you want to sing the national anthem? Meet Richard Woodhall here.
As if big-screen tennis and free strawberries and cream Eton mess weren’t enough, our Canary Wharf branch is also offering you the chance to pig out at a hog roast and BBQ. Sausages on the grill (as opposed to DJs on the night) will include our very own special recipe sausage, the Canteen ‘London Banger’. And a mobile bar from Meantime Brewery will provide you with some equally tasty liquid refreshment, to wash down our pork. It comes from royally appointed Richard Woodall, whose meats are one of Cumbria’s finest exports (up there with Kendall mintcake). Doesn’t it just make you want to sing the national anthem? Meet Richard Woodhall here.
27th June 2010 / Canary Wharf beats Wimbledon
It’s £2.50 for 10 strawberries and cream at Wimbledon this year so raise a glass of Nyetimber British sparkling wine to our staff at our Canary Wharf branch. They’re offering FREE, yes FREE, strawberries and cream Eton mess with every purchase of this delicious West Sussex tipple during the tournament. If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to watch the tennis on the big screen in the square outside – from your seat. With grunters like Sharapova playing, we’re not sure how you’re supposed to get any work done with that, ahem, racquet, going on. So why not call a time out and enjoy a refreshing drink and free pud on us? Find out more about Canary Wharf summer screenings here.
It’s £2.50 for 10 strawberries and cream at Wimbledon this year so raise a glass of Nyetimber British sparkling wine to our staff at our Canary Wharf branch. They’re offering FREE, yes FREE, strawberries and cream Eton mess with every purchase of this delicious West Sussex tipple during the tournament. If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to watch the tennis on the big screen in the square outside – from your seat. With grunters like Sharapova playing, we’re not sure how you’re supposed to get any work done with that, ahem, racquet, going on. So why not call a time out and enjoy a refreshing drink and free pud on us? Find out more about Canary Wharf summer screenings here.
26th June 2010 / Cheffo on the box - great!
Were you watching? Canteen head chef, Cass Titcombe (maybe we can just call him Cass from now on?), was on BBC One’s Saturday Kitchen this weekend. In case you missed it, Cass prepared Pan-fried gurnard with broad bean, spinach and mint stew. It’s different, delicious and highly underrated, says Cass. And far more sustainable than cod, so, if you haven’t already, why not give it a go? See his 30 minute recipe here. And you’ve got just six days to watch the programme on iPlayer here.
Were you watching? Canteen head chef, Cass Titcombe (maybe we can just call him Cass from now on?), was on BBC One’s Saturday Kitchen this weekend. In case you missed it, Cass prepared Pan-fried gurnard with broad bean, spinach and mint stew. It’s different, delicious and highly underrated, says Cass. And far more sustainable than cod, so, if you haven’t already, why not give it a go? See his 30 minute recipe here. And you’ve got just six days to watch the programme on iPlayer here.
23rd June 2010 / Canteen 1-0 Other 'multiple restaurants'
It’s pretty hard to write while you’re doing backflips but here goes. Have you been crossing your fingers for us since we told you last month we were nominated in the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards? If you have then thank you because on Tuesday, 22 June, 2010, we beat Wahaca and four other restaurants who’d employed architects and designers, and one other in-house team, to collect the award for best design in the multiple restaurant category. Thank you judges. Also thank you of course to Windmill Furniture, Very Good and Proper, Twentytwentyone, Robert Dudley Best, Ernest Race, Hudson Powell and everyone in our in-house team who helps make sure our simple, honest designs reflect the quality of our food. See the other winners here.
It’s pretty hard to write while you’re doing backflips but here goes. Have you been crossing your fingers for us since we told you last month we were nominated in the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards? If you have then thank you because on Tuesday, 22 June, 2010, we beat Wahaca and four other restaurants who’d employed architects and designers, and one other in-house team, to collect the award for best design in the multiple restaurant category. Thank you judges. Also thank you of course to Windmill Furniture, Very Good and Proper, Twentytwentyone, Robert Dudley Best, Ernest Race, Hudson Powell and everyone in our in-house team who helps make sure our simple, honest designs reflect the quality of our food. See the other winners here.
7th June 2010 / Great taste in recipe books
If you’ve already picked up a copy of the recipe book: ‘Canteen: Great British Food’ by our very own Cass Titcombe, Dominic Lake and Patrick Clayton-Malone, then your taste in books is excellent. And that’s official. Why? Because we’re at the top of a list of bestselling recipe books by British chefs (niche, we know) compiled by Foyles bookshop in London and published in the Observer newspaper. There are some pretty heavyweight names in positions two till ten, including Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Heston Blumenthal and Allegra McEvedy. So we’re delighted recipe book buyers have put us at number one. If you were one of them, thank you. We think you’ve got great taste, too*.
*if not, pick up a copy from Foyles here.
If you’ve already picked up a copy of the recipe book: ‘Canteen: Great British Food’ by our very own Cass Titcombe, Dominic Lake and Patrick Clayton-Malone, then your taste in books is excellent. And that’s official. Why? Because we’re at the top of a list of bestselling recipe books by British chefs (niche, we know) compiled by Foyles bookshop in London and published in the Observer newspaper. There are some pretty heavyweight names in positions two till ten, including Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Heston Blumenthal and Allegra McEvedy. So we’re delighted recipe book buyers have put us at number one. If you were one of them, thank you. We think you’ve got great taste, too*.
*if not, pick up a copy from Foyles here.
2nd June 2010 / Eat out and save lives
Visit Canteen and you will help malnourished children. It sounds crazy but it’s true. Action against Hunger works to save lives of malnourished children around the world by providing access to safe drinking water and sustainable food solutions. So we’re donating every £1 you spend on our ‘Great British Food’ booklet to help end child hunger. On its own, £1 isn’t a lot of money. But add a lot of these coins together and they will help fund life-saving programs in the treatment and prevention of malnourishment*.
Visit Canteen and you will help malnourished children. It sounds crazy but it’s true. Action against Hunger works to save lives of malnourished children around the world by providing access to safe drinking water and sustainable food solutions. So we’re donating every £1 you spend on our ‘Great British Food’ booklet to help end child hunger. On its own, £1 isn’t a lot of money. But add a lot of these coins together and they will help fund life-saving programs in the treatment and prevention of malnourishment*.
26th May 2010 / Children at Canteen
Don’t tell the kids but we’ve got something rather special lined up for them at Canteen this summer. Until then, we just wanted to remind you: much of our menu* is available in half-portions – and for half the price. We think that makes a whole of lot of sense. Especially since we can reduce waste and you don’t have to fork out as much. We also hope that, counterintuitively, more Great British food makes it into hungry little tummies. As for our secret... you... we mean, the kids... will just have to wait.
*there are exceptions. Luckily, these don’t include fish finger sandwiches or ice cream.
Don’t tell the kids but we’ve got something rather special lined up for them at Canteen this summer. Until then, we just wanted to remind you: much of our menu* is available in half-portions – and for half the price. We think that makes a whole of lot of sense. Especially since we can reduce waste and you don’t have to fork out as much. We also hope that, counterintuitively, more Great British food makes it into hungry little tummies. As for our secret... you... we mean, the kids... will just have to wait.
*there are exceptions. Luckily, these don’t include fish finger sandwiches or ice cream.
26th May 2010 / Watch Cass Titcombe cook live
Forget superstar DJs, pop bands and comedians. You haven’t been properly entertained until you’ve seen a master chef cook live on stage. It’s confirmed. Rock and roll Canteen head chef and co-owner, Cass Titcombe, is to demonstrate crowd-pleasing Great British food favourites at two of the summer’s best foodie festivals*: Potted duck and piccalilli at Hampton Court 31st May; and at Taste of London 17th June. So best book your tickets and get practicing your air grill now. And for those about to cook, we salute you!
Forget superstar DJs, pop bands and comedians. You haven’t been properly entertained until you’ve seen a master chef cook live on stage. It’s confirmed. Rock and roll Canteen head chef and co-owner, Cass Titcombe, is to demonstrate crowd-pleasing Great British food favourites at two of the summer’s best foodie festivals*: Potted duck and piccalilli at Hampton Court 31st May; and at Taste of London 17th June. So best book your tickets and get practicing your air grill now. And for those about to cook, we salute you!
19th May 2010 / Hang on a minute
Talking of design, here’s some more good news. It’s not just Canteen’s customers who benefit from comfortable, good-looking and functional interiors. Their coats, hats and scarves get somewhere groovy to hang out too. Twentytwentyone* has been stocking Very Good and Proper’s Canteen hook and knob for some time now. And we’ve just heard that MoMA (New York’s Museum of Modern Art) will be taking up this simple, colourful and functional item as well. A nice little bit of Canteen’s British design for the Big Apple. Marvellous.
*Buy the hook and knob here.
Talking of design, here’s some more good news. It’s not just Canteen’s customers who benefit from comfortable, good-looking and functional interiors. Their coats, hats and scarves get somewhere groovy to hang out too. Twentytwentyone* has been stocking Very Good and Proper’s Canteen hook and knob for some time now. And we’ve just heard that MoMA (New York’s Museum of Modern Art) will be taking up this simple, colourful and functional item as well. A nice little bit of Canteen’s British design for the Big Apple. Marvellous.
*Buy the hook and knob here.
12th May 2010 / Canteen design FTW*
We can’t believe you haven’t heard. We’ve reach the last six from 23 entries into the ‘multiple restaurant’ category in the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards. The prize-giving takes place in London on 22 June. So cross your fingers for us until our next newsletter, will you?
We’re chuffed because it’s nice to be recognised (unless you’re on the run from the law, which we’re not). It’s even nicer to be recognised not just for our food but for something else we’re passionate about – design. In fact, we’re as focussed on how our restaurants look, feel and work, as we are about how our food tastes. We’d go as far as to say our design philosophy, like that of our grub, is all about being democratic and welcoming, celebrating British craftsmanship and using simple, honest materials. Winning design? You decide next time you visit. And please do let us know what you think – we’d love to hear from you.
Find out more about the awards and see who we’re up against here.
*FTW = for the win!
We can’t believe you haven’t heard. We’ve reach the last six from 23 entries into the ‘multiple restaurant’ category in the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards. The prize-giving takes place in London on 22 June. So cross your fingers for us until our next newsletter, will you?
We’re chuffed because it’s nice to be recognised (unless you’re on the run from the law, which we’re not). It’s even nicer to be recognised not just for our food but for something else we’re passionate about – design. In fact, we’re as focussed on how our restaurants look, feel and work, as we are about how our food tastes. We’d go as far as to say our design philosophy, like that of our grub, is all about being democratic and welcoming, celebrating British craftsmanship and using simple, honest materials. Winning design? You decide next time you visit. And please do let us know what you think – we’d love to hear from you.
Find out more about the awards and see who we’re up against here.
*FTW = for the win!
5th May 2010 / Canteen in movie deal
We’ve always wanted to write that headline. So until we exchange contracts on ‘Canteen: the movie’, we’re offering you the chance to enjoy a little movie deal of your own – two courses from our Baker Street branch’s fast service menu (either starter and main or main and pudding) for just £15, every day of the week, when you present your ticket from Everyman Cinema, Baker Street. (Cue ‘You’re going to need a bigger stomach’ line). But that’s not all. In the true spirit of a deal, Everyman, Baker Street, is making Canteen customers an offer in return – £2 off two tickets Monday to Thursday (Cue ‘Show me the money!’ line). Why not make a date with someone now for film and food and take advantage of these offers*?
*Fava beans and a nice Chianti not included.
We’ve always wanted to write that headline. So until we exchange contracts on ‘Canteen: the movie’, we’re offering you the chance to enjoy a little movie deal of your own – two courses from our Baker Street branch’s fast service menu (either starter and main or main and pudding) for just £15, every day of the week, when you present your ticket from Everyman Cinema, Baker Street. (Cue ‘You’re going to need a bigger stomach’ line). But that’s not all. In the true spirit of a deal, Everyman, Baker Street, is making Canteen customers an offer in return – £2 off two tickets Monday to Thursday (Cue ‘Show me the money!’ line). Why not make a date with someone now for film and food and take advantage of these offers*?
*Fava beans and a nice Chianti not included.
28th April 2010 / Mmm, British beer
Great British food needs a Great British brewer. And in Meantime London, we’ve certainly met our match. You just know you’re going to have to try a brew when its maker says its sole concern is to ‘put before the consumer the most exciting flavours to be found in beer that they are able to create with the wit and technology at their disposal’. We’ll drink to that. Throughout 2010, Meantime offers a range of limited editions. Right now it’s ‘Famous Belgian’, a 6.5% blonde abbey style ale. Join us for one*?
*Our beer list also features 20 of the UK’s finest bottled beers, stouts, ales, ciders and perrys. Cheers.
Great British food needs a Great British brewer. And in Meantime London, we’ve certainly met our match. You just know you’re going to have to try a brew when its maker says its sole concern is to ‘put before the consumer the most exciting flavours to be found in beer that they are able to create with the wit and technology at their disposal’. We’ll drink to that. Throughout 2010, Meantime offers a range of limited editions. Right now it’s ‘Famous Belgian’, a 6.5% blonde abbey style ale. Join us for one*?
*Our beer list also features 20 of the UK’s finest bottled beers, stouts, ales, ciders and perrys. Cheers.
21st April 2010 / Canteen Takeaway Now Available
Prefer eating in the nude? Need to watch ‘Come dine with me’ as you dine? More likely you’re too busy even to order from our fast menu. Or you’d simply like to enjoy our food in the comfort of your own home (or office). Whatever the reason*, you’ll be delighted to know – takeaway is now available across all Canteen branches. See our takeaway menu for details.
*We won’t tell, honest.
Prefer eating in the nude? Need to watch ‘Come dine with me’ as you dine? More likely you’re too busy even to order from our fast menu. Or you’d simply like to enjoy our food in the comfort of your own home (or office). Whatever the reason*, you’ll be delighted to know – takeaway is now available across all Canteen branches. See our takeaway menu for details.
*We won’t tell, honest.
14th April 2010 / Very Good & Proper. A lesson in design
It’s frowned upon now, obviously, but naughty schoolchildren used to get smacked bottoms. If only they’d been able to rest said sore bums on a chair this good looking and comfy. Stand up the latest addition to our Very Good and Proper range – the Canteen Utility Chair. Inspired by the ubiquitous post-war school chair. Steel frame in a host of colours married to a beech plywood seat and back. Light weight, stackable and suitable as both a dining chair and desk chair. Want one. Get one here
It’s frowned upon now, obviously, but naughty schoolchildren used to get smacked bottoms. If only they’d been able to rest said sore bums on a chair this good looking and comfy. Stand up the latest addition to our Very Good and Proper range – the Canteen Utility Chair. Inspired by the ubiquitous post-war school chair. Steel frame in a host of colours married to a beech plywood seat and back. Light weight, stackable and suitable as both a dining chair and desk chair. Want one. Get one here
7th April 2010 / Get 10% off timeless clothing
Just as we only use British ingredients in our food, we also celebrate and support great British design and craftsmanship. In fact, it’s one of our founding principles. So we asked Sunspel, a company with 150 years’ experience of producing timeless clothing, to make polo shirts for all our staff (they said yes). As well as being handmade in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, using Egyptian cotton, they’re also beautifully soft (the shirts, not our staff). So feel free to give them a hug next time you’re in (both).
To help spread the love, Sunspel is offering all Canteen customers 10% off all t-shirts, polo shirts, boxer shorts, jerseys and underwear at sunspel.com (Ts & Cs apply). Just use the code ‘canteen1’. Shop online here or put the Web away for a minute and visit the real-life store Sunspel’s just opened in Shoreditch store here.
Just as we only use British ingredients in our food, we also celebrate and support great British design and craftsmanship. In fact, it’s one of our founding principles. So we asked Sunspel, a company with 150 years’ experience of producing timeless clothing, to make polo shirts for all our staff (they said yes). As well as being handmade in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, using Egyptian cotton, they’re also beautifully soft (the shirts, not our staff). So feel free to give them a hug next time you’re in (both).
To help spread the love, Sunspel is offering all Canteen customers 10% off all t-shirts, polo shirts, boxer shorts, jerseys and underwear at sunspel.com (Ts & Cs apply). Just use the code ‘canteen1’. Shop online here or put the Web away for a minute and visit the real-life store Sunspel’s just opened in Shoreditch store here.
31th March 2010 / Cookbook quotes. What they say
Waterstone's Book Quarterly 'the recipes evoke nostalgia, treating flavours of the past in an innovative and thoroughly modern way’
You magazine 'what a delight it is'
FHM website 'It oozes with class'
Blueprint magazine `its new recipe book is exemplar of its ethos of good-quality food and design’
Waitrose Food Illustrated `From the rationing-book-style cover to the recipes for steak and kidney pie and treacle tart, this cookbook is trad British to the spine’
Caterer magazine `For the uninitiated, it is probably one of the best and most user-friendly introductions to the best that British cooking has to offer’
Attitude `If unpretentious and deeply flavoursome food is your thing, you will love this book.’
Waterstone's Book Quarterly 'the recipes evoke nostalgia, treating flavours of the past in an innovative and thoroughly modern way’
You magazine 'what a delight it is'
FHM website 'It oozes with class'
Blueprint magazine `its new recipe book is exemplar of its ethos of good-quality food and design’
Waitrose Food Illustrated `From the rationing-book-style cover to the recipes for steak and kidney pie and treacle tart, this cookbook is trad British to the spine’
Caterer magazine `For the uninitiated, it is probably one of the best and most user-friendly introductions to the best that British cooking has to offer’
Attitude `If unpretentious and deeply flavoursome food is your thing, you will love this book.’
10th March 2010 / Our First Cookbook
120 great British recipes with foreword by Giles Coren. ‘Classic dishes are hard to get right because everyone has their own idea of what they should be like’ explains Canteen’s head chef, Cass Titcombe. ‘We’ve decided every dish tastes better when it’s home-made, which is really the finest way to eat.’ Hence ‘Canteen: Great British Food’, the recipe book that helps you enjoy our award-winning nosh at home. Why not get two copies? One for you, one for someone special (that means someone who cooks for you a lot.) Order them here.
120 great British recipes with foreword by Giles Coren. ‘Classic dishes are hard to get right because everyone has their own idea of what they should be like’ explains Canteen’s head chef, Cass Titcombe. ‘We’ve decided every dish tastes better when it’s home-made, which is really the finest way to eat.’ Hence ‘Canteen: Great British Food’, the recipe book that helps you enjoy our award-winning nosh at home. Why not get two copies? One for you, one for someone special (that means someone who cooks for you a lot.) Order them here.
8th October 2009 / Canteen at the London Restaurant Festival
From the 8th to the 13th of October Canteen will be taking part in London's first ever restaurant festival; Canteen Spitalfields, Baker Street and Royal Festival Hall restaurants will be offering a special 2 course dinner menu for £15 . London Restaurant Festival is a citywide celebration of eating out, the first of its kind. The festival acknowledges and celebrates the pleasure and sustenance given to all by London's extraordinarily diverse range of restaurants. For more info Click here>>to visit the website.
From the 8th to the 13th of October Canteen will be taking part in London's first ever restaurant festival; Canteen Spitalfields, Baker Street and Royal Festival Hall restaurants will be offering a special 2 course dinner menu for £15 . London Restaurant Festival is a citywide celebration of eating out, the first of its kind. The festival acknowledges and celebrates the pleasure and sustenance given to all by London's extraordinarily diverse range of restaurants. For more info Click here>>to visit the website.
1st October 2009 / Canteen supports Action Against Hunger
Canteen will once again be supporting Action Against Hunger this year we are donating 50p from every Banoffee pie sold (one of our most popular desserts!) for the month of October. Restaurants Against Hunger (RAH) is an international movement of restaurant owners, chefs and food writers supporting Action Against Hunger and its goal to end child hunger.
Canteen will once again be supporting Action Against Hunger this year we are donating 50p from every Banoffee pie sold (one of our most popular desserts!) for the month of October. Restaurants Against Hunger (RAH) is an international movement of restaurant owners, chefs and food writers supporting Action Against Hunger and its goal to end child hunger.
26th September 2009 / Celebrate British Cheese Week at Canteen
Canteen Celebrates British Cheese Week 26th September - 4th October. The week is designed to raise the profile of British cheese and create a recognised symbol of excellence for all British cheese. Canteen will be serving our famous Welsh rarebit with a pint of Meantime pale ale, all for only £5.00.
Canteen Celebrates British Cheese Week 26th September - 4th October. The week is designed to raise the profile of British cheese and create a recognised symbol of excellence for all British cheese. Canteen will be serving our famous Welsh rarebit with a pint of Meantime pale ale, all for only £5.00.
2nd June 2009 / Canteen Great British Bar summer drinks
The Canteen drinks list follows the food philosophy, inspired by British seasonal ingredients, simplicity of execution, great taste and flavours and is also keenly
priced. The classic G&T will be given a twist with delicate seasonal fruits infusions, for June and July customers can try an apricot G&T and a plum G&T in August and September. Canteen Bellinis, created using homemade fruit puree combinations, will include orange & strawberry and strawberry and mint.
The Canteen beer list features 20 of the UK’s finest bottled beers, stouts, ales, ciders and perry’s, offering selected beers on tap along with a selection of hand-pumped seasonal ales and ciders. Much of the list comes from Meantime Brewery, a small yet visionary microbrewery based in Greenwich: their Grand Cru Wheat and organic Pilsner stand-out among our perennial favourites. It matters that the beers are definitely food beers. Rich dark Entire Stout with its strong roasted malt flavour goes well with seafood.
The Canteen drinks list follows the food philosophy, inspired by British seasonal ingredients, simplicity of execution, great taste and flavours and is also keenly
priced. The classic G&T will be given a twist with delicate seasonal fruits infusions, for June and July customers can try an apricot G&T and a plum G&T in August and September. Canteen Bellinis, created using homemade fruit puree combinations, will include orange & strawberry and strawberry and mint.
The Canteen beer list features 20 of the UK’s finest bottled beers, stouts, ales, ciders and perry’s, offering selected beers on tap along with a selection of hand-pumped seasonal ales and ciders. Much of the list comes from Meantime Brewery, a small yet visionary microbrewery based in Greenwich: their Grand Cru Wheat and organic Pilsner stand-out among our perennial favourites. It matters that the beers are definitely food beers. Rich dark Entire Stout with its strong roasted malt flavour goes well with seafood.
1st June 2009 / Canteen launches summer menu
Canteen's new dishes launching this June for summer include some tasty, healthy salads try Roast beetroot, chard and horseradish, British garden salad, Tomato, caper, mint and bread salas or Roast squash, fennel with spelt and marjoram. We have also added an indulgent cheesecake with nut brittle to our cake selection freshly baked in our kitchen.
Canteen's new dishes launching this June for summer include some tasty, healthy salads try Roast beetroot, chard and horseradish, British garden salad, Tomato, caper, mint and bread salas or Roast squash, fennel with spelt and marjoram. We have also added an indulgent cheesecake with nut brittle to our cake selection freshly baked in our kitchen.
29th May 2009 / Canteen Joins British Airway's Taste Team
British Airways invited Canteen to join their 'BATaste Team', this culinary partnership will see Canteen's Glamorgan sausages on the BA club world menu for the month of June 2009 followed by Canteen's lamb & vegetable stew in July 2009. We are delighted to work with BA and share our ethos of producing British seasonal, honest food. Other members of the BA Taste Team include Michel Roux, Liam Tomlin, Shaun Hill and Vineet Bhatia.
British Airways invited Canteen to join their 'BATaste Team', this culinary partnership will see Canteen's Glamorgan sausages on the BA club world menu for the month of June 2009 followed by Canteen's lamb & vegetable stew in July 2009. We are delighted to work with BA and share our ethos of producing British seasonal, honest food. Other members of the BA Taste Team include Michel Roux, Liam Tomlin, Shaun Hill and Vineet Bhatia.
6th April 2009 / Enjoy Spitalfields Silent Cinema night
Saturday 25th April, 8pm and book an outside table at Canteen Spitalfields As part of the East End Film Festival Spitalfields Silent Cinema Presents Murnau's legendary ‘Nosferatu’ in Crispin Place. A giant outdoor screen will appear in the marketplace for a free, public screening of Murnau's legendary Nosferatu. This classic silent film will be complemented by live music from acclaimed soundscape artists Minima. Comprising of drums, bass, guitar and cello, Minima provide a totally unique live experience without the use of backing tracks. Murnau's legendary Nosferatu is one of the pinnacles of British silent cinema and thanks to Murnau's visionary direction and the chilling performance of Max Schreck in the title role, Nosferatu is nothing less than a masterpiece. To book your outside table at Canteen, call 0845 686 1122 or e-mail: spitalfields@canteen.co.uk
Saturday 25th April, 8pm and book an outside table at Canteen Spitalfields As part of the East End Film Festival Spitalfields Silent Cinema Presents Murnau's legendary ‘Nosferatu’ in Crispin Place. A giant outdoor screen will appear in the marketplace for a free, public screening of Murnau's legendary Nosferatu. This classic silent film will be complemented by live music from acclaimed soundscape artists Minima. Comprising of drums, bass, guitar and cello, Minima provide a totally unique live experience without the use of backing tracks. Murnau's legendary Nosferatu is one of the pinnacles of British silent cinema and thanks to Murnau's visionary direction and the chilling performance of Max Schreck in the title role, Nosferatu is nothing less than a masterpiece. To book your outside table at Canteen, call 0845 686 1122 or e-mail: spitalfields@canteen.co.uk
3rd April 2009 / Slow Down London Festival 24th April - 4th May 2009
Canteen Royal Festival Hall will be offering Slow Down London festival goers the chance to enjoy a 'slow' breakfast with a complimentary tea of coffee from 24th April - 4th May 2009. Slow Down London is a new project to inspire Londoners to improve their lives by slowing down to do things well, rather than as fast as possible. The Slow Down London campaign will hold a festival (24 April – 4 May 2009) offering activities and inspiration, through working with a range of partners. It will give Londoners a chance to explore slow music and arts, to try meditation and yoga, to sample slow food and crafts, to discover 'slow travel' in our own city, to debate ideas about time and pace, and to find our own ways to challenge the cult of speed and to appreciate the world around us. For details of the Canteen slow breakfast offer and the Slow Down London festival programme Click here>> to visit the website.
Canteen Royal Festival Hall will be offering Slow Down London festival goers the chance to enjoy a 'slow' breakfast with a complimentary tea of coffee from 24th April - 4th May 2009. Slow Down London is a new project to inspire Londoners to improve their lives by slowing down to do things well, rather than as fast as possible. The Slow Down London campaign will hold a festival (24 April – 4 May 2009) offering activities and inspiration, through working with a range of partners. It will give Londoners a chance to explore slow music and arts, to try meditation and yoga, to sample slow food and crafts, to discover 'slow travel' in our own city, to debate ideas about time and pace, and to find our own ways to challenge the cult of speed and to appreciate the world around us. For details of the Canteen slow breakfast offer and the Slow Down London festival programme Click here>> to visit the website.
29th March 2009 / Canteen's Spit Roast Pig available every Sunday at Spitalfields
Roll up roll up, every Sunday Canteen Spitalfields will be spit roasting a whole suckling pig. The succulent pork is served straight off the spit roast in freshly baked bun with crackling and home-made apple sauce, this super tasty and satisfying lunch is only £5.
Roll up roll up, every Sunday Canteen Spitalfields will be spit roasting a whole suckling pig. The succulent pork is served straight off the spit roast in freshly baked bun with crackling and home-made apple sauce, this super tasty and satisfying lunch is only £5.
16th February 2009 / East Music B4U
East Music B4U- Bollywood comes to Spitalfields on Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th March 2008
Canteen will be serving spit roast pork sandwiches, sausage rolls and mulled cider at the forthcoming East Music B4U event part of the East 2009 festival. East Music B4U is a Bollywood extravanganza that will feature leading Asian artists performing live in the fully covered Crispin Place. East, a 6 day festival celebrating East London's cultural uniqueness, is now in its third year for further information on the 2009 programme. Click here>> for more information.
East Music B4U- Bollywood comes to Spitalfields on Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th March 2008
Canteen will be serving spit roast pork sandwiches, sausage rolls and mulled cider at the forthcoming East Music B4U event part of the East 2009 festival. East Music B4U is a Bollywood extravanganza that will feature leading Asian artists performing live in the fully covered Crispin Place. East, a 6 day festival celebrating East London's cultural uniqueness, is now in its third year for further information on the 2009 programme. Click here>> for more information.
15th January 2009 / Very Good & Proper launches the new ‘Canteen Table’
New product design and production company Very Good & Proper were commissioned to develop a cost efficient table solution suitable for Canteen Baker Street with café, bistro and formal dinning applications. VG&P approached design duo Klauser and Carpenter to develop the ‘Canteen’ table which was launched at 100% Design. The result is a commercially feasible table with design integrity that is suitable for both residential and commercial applications.
New product design and production company Very Good & Proper were commissioned to develop a cost efficient table solution suitable for Canteen Baker Street with café, bistro and formal dinning applications. VG&P approached design duo Klauser and Carpenter to develop the ‘Canteen’ table which was launched at 100% Design. The result is a commercially feasible table with design integrity that is suitable for both residential and commercial applications.
14th January 2009 / Canteen’s Co-founder, chef Cass Titcombe joins BA’s Taste Team
Cass Titcombe, chef and co-founder of London restaurant ‘Canteen’ is spreading his wings. He is taking to the skies in a new culinary partnership with British Airways as part of its Taste Team.
Known for his modern British menu, Cass Titcombe is the first chef to take on a ‘seasonal assignment’, to create a dish for a single season over the coming year.
Cass Titcombe said: “This is a great opportunity to share our philosophy on British food with BA customers. It is the ultimate compliment”. Other members of the BA Taste Team include Michel Roux, Liam Tomlin, Shaun Hill and Vineet Bhatia.
Cass Titcombe, chef and co-founder of London restaurant ‘Canteen’ is spreading his wings. He is taking to the skies in a new culinary partnership with British Airways as part of its Taste Team.
Known for his modern British menu, Cass Titcombe is the first chef to take on a ‘seasonal assignment’, to create a dish for a single season over the coming year.
Cass Titcombe said: “This is a great opportunity to share our philosophy on British food with BA customers. It is the ultimate compliment”. Other members of the BA Taste Team include Michel Roux, Liam Tomlin, Shaun Hill and Vineet Bhatia.
27th November 2008 / Canteen Baker Street Opens
GREAT BRITISH FOOD - Canteen opens their third restaurant on Baker Street in the heart of London’s West End, the new restaurant is located in the old Marks and Spencer building, 55 baker street, W1.
Canteen’s serves high quality modern British cuisine at reasonable prices and gives customers ultimate flexibility with an all day menu offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, afternoon tea and now delicious bar snacks.
GREAT BRITISH FOOD - Canteen opens their third restaurant on Baker Street in the heart of London’s West End, the new restaurant is located in the old Marks and Spencer building, 55 baker street, W1.
Canteen’s serves high quality modern British cuisine at reasonable prices and gives customers ultimate flexibility with an all day menu offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, afternoon tea and now delicious bar snacks.
26th November 2008 / Canteen in-house design team, Baker Street
GREAT BRITISH DESIGN - Canteen’s design philosophy is as much about quality and craftsmanship as its food philosophy. The heart of the concept for Canteen is the notion of democracy. Inspiration for the Canteen design concept came from the best examples of communal, public spaces such as schools, libraries, town halls and interiors that refer to the optimism of mid 20th century design and classlessness of community buildings such as the Royal Festival Hall. The emphasis is on simple, honest materials (oak, marble, linoleum, cork, tweed) that ensure design longevity and reflects the quality of the food offer. The restaurant design supports the food concept, an all-day menu serving high quality, nationally sourced modern British food.
GREAT BRITISH DESIGN - Canteen’s design philosophy is as much about quality and craftsmanship as its food philosophy. The heart of the concept for Canteen is the notion of democracy. Inspiration for the Canteen design concept came from the best examples of communal, public spaces such as schools, libraries, town halls and interiors that refer to the optimism of mid 20th century design and classlessness of community buildings such as the Royal Festival Hall. The emphasis is on simple, honest materials (oak, marble, linoleum, cork, tweed) that ensure design longevity and reflects the quality of the food offer. The restaurant design supports the food concept, an all-day menu serving high quality, nationally sourced modern British food.
14th November 2008 / Canteen launch weekly changing cake and afternoon tea menu.
GREAT BRITISH BAKING / Elevenses, Tea & Biscuits, Afternoon tea
Canteen celebrates traditional British baking by introducing a weekly changing cake and afternoon tea menu. Cake and biscuits, freshly baked in the Canteen kitchen, will include: Fairy cakes, Scones with clotted cream and homemade jam, Jam Doughnuts, Guinness Cake, Swiss Roll, Lemon Meringue Pie, Victoria Sponge, Chocolate Eclair, Dundee cake, Eccles cakes, Gingerbread, Banoffee pie and Billionaire Shortbread.
GREAT BRITISH BAKING / Elevenses, Tea & Biscuits, Afternoon tea
Canteen celebrates traditional British baking by introducing a weekly changing cake and afternoon tea menu. Cake and biscuits, freshly baked in the Canteen kitchen, will include: Fairy cakes, Scones with clotted cream and homemade jam, Jam Doughnuts, Guinness Cake, Swiss Roll, Lemon Meringue Pie, Victoria Sponge, Chocolate Eclair, Dundee cake, Eccles cakes, Gingerbread, Banoffee pie and Billionaire Shortbread.
16th October 2008 / Canteen Canary Wharf Restaurant Set to Open Autumn 2009
Canteen continues its considered expansion plan by signing its fourth restaurant. Canteen Canary Wharf is set to open autumn 2009 in the Canada
Square Pavilion, an under-construction addition to the retail amenities at Canary Wharf.
The 3,338 square feet restaurant will offer booth seating, the new ‘Canteen’ bistro table, a bar area and covered out-door seating with wonderful views of Canada Park Square. The restaurant design will reflect Canteen’s signature modern, democratic and welcoming style.
“We are genuinely excited to sign our fourth site, Canary Wharf, maintaining our considered approach to Canteen's expansion”, Patrick Clayton-Malone, Dominic Lake and Cass Titcombe, Canteen founders.
Canteen continues its considered expansion plan by signing its fourth restaurant. Canteen Canary Wharf is set to open autumn 2009 in the Canada
Square Pavilion, an under-construction addition to the retail amenities at Canary Wharf.
The 3,338 square feet restaurant will offer booth seating, the new ‘Canteen’ bistro table, a bar area and covered out-door seating with wonderful views of Canada Park Square. The restaurant design will reflect Canteen’s signature modern, democratic and welcoming style.
“We are genuinely excited to sign our fourth site, Canary Wharf, maintaining our considered approach to Canteen's expansion”, Patrick Clayton-Malone, Dominic Lake and Cass Titcombe, Canteen founders.
1st October 2008 / Great British Bar
Canteen launches their exciting new drinks list that celebrates British ingredients and flavours such as rhubarb, apple, pear, cider brandy, elderflower, lavender, rose and mint. Highlights include seasonal purees for prosecco Bellini’s which pair evocative flavours such as apple with lavender or rhubarb and the Canteen G&T is given a whole new dimension by infusing gin with delicious seasonal fruits to create an exceptional flavour; gin flavours include bitter lemon, raspberry and rhubarb. Canteen’s new beer list features 20 of the UK’s finest bottled beers, stouts, ales, ciders and perry’s, offering selected beers on tap along with a selection of hand-pumped seasonal ales and ciders sourced from microbreweries. For further information
Canteen launches their exciting new drinks list that celebrates British ingredients and flavours such as rhubarb, apple, pear, cider brandy, elderflower, lavender, rose and mint. Highlights include seasonal purees for prosecco Bellini’s which pair evocative flavours such as apple with lavender or rhubarb and the Canteen G&T is given a whole new dimension by infusing gin with delicious seasonal fruits to create an exceptional flavour; gin flavours include bitter lemon, raspberry and rhubarb. Canteen’s new beer list features 20 of the UK’s finest bottled beers, stouts, ales, ciders and perry’s, offering selected beers on tap along with a selection of hand-pumped seasonal ales and ciders sourced from microbreweries. For further information
18th September 2008 / Canteen at 100% Design
Canteen is appointed as the official restaurant at this year’s 100% Design, the UK’s leading contemporary interiors event that will take place on 18th – 21st September at London’s Earls Court. A new product design and production company, Very Good & Proper, will launch the ‘Canteen’ table at 100% Design. Canteen, recognised for their considered approach to design, employed Very Good & Proper to develop a cost efficient solution with design integrity suitable for cafe, bistro and formal dining applications for their new restaurant opening on Baker Street, central London, this October. Very Good & Proper was established to produce considered, practical, relevant and reasonably priced products, originated by emerging and recognised design talent with longevity in mind. Their first collaboration, the ‘Canteen’ table, has been developed with duo Klauser and Carpenter and will be shown as part of the Canteen 100% Design restaurant.
Canteen is appointed as the official restaurant at this year’s 100% Design, the UK’s leading contemporary interiors event that will take place on 18th – 21st September at London’s Earls Court. A new product design and production company, Very Good & Proper, will launch the ‘Canteen’ table at 100% Design. Canteen, recognised for their considered approach to design, employed Very Good & Proper to develop a cost efficient solution with design integrity suitable for cafe, bistro and formal dining applications for their new restaurant opening on Baker Street, central London, this October. Very Good & Proper was established to produce considered, practical, relevant and reasonably priced products, originated by emerging and recognised design talent with longevity in mind. Their first collaboration, the ‘Canteen’ table, has been developed with duo Klauser and Carpenter and will be shown as part of the Canteen 100% Design restaurant.
2nd May 2008 / Slow food market returns for bank holiday weekend
Following the success of the Slow Food Market at the Southbank Centre at Christmas, the fresh food stalls are set to return for the May Day bank holiday weekend. Canteen will again be serving delicious spit roast pork sandwiches from out side the restaurant. With more than 30 other stalls at the Southbank Centre Square, outside Royal Festival Hall, offering fresh and preserved foods as well as sustainably produced craft products. The market will be on from Friday 2nd May to Monday 5th between 11am until 8pm.
Following the success of the Slow Food Market at the Southbank Centre at Christmas, the fresh food stalls are set to return for the May Day bank holiday weekend. Canteen will again be serving delicious spit roast pork sandwiches from out side the restaurant. With more than 30 other stalls at the Southbank Centre Square, outside Royal Festival Hall, offering fresh and preserved foods as well as sustainably produced craft products. The market will be on from Friday 2nd May to Monday 5th between 11am until 8pm.
18th March 2008 / The Evening Standard Recommends 'Meet me at... Canteen'
Quoting from Charles Campion's London Restaurant Guide 2008 - "The dining room is modern and you get to choose between booths and long tables. The menu changes with the seasons and runs through the day - breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea and cakes during the afternoon. The pies are very good here" To read Charles' full review [url=http://canteen.co.uk/index.php?restaurant=Spitalfields&m=Press&page=Press&sub=main&y=2008&cat=1&id=172] Click here>>[/url]
Quoting from Charles Campion's London Restaurant Guide 2008 - "The dining room is modern and you get to choose between booths and long tables. The menu changes with the seasons and runs through the day - breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea and cakes during the afternoon. The pies are very good here" To read Charles' full review [url=http://canteen.co.uk/index.php?restaurant=Spitalfields&m=Press&page=Press&sub=main&y=2008&cat=1&id=172] Click here>>[/url]
7th March 2008 / Taste East comes to Spitalfields Market
Canteen will be serving spit roast pork sandwiches, sausage rolls and mulled cider at the event in Crispin Place. The Taste East food festival which runs from Friday the 7th to Saturaday the 8th of March is a two day festival celebrating the best in East London food and culture. Part of the East London festival, Taste East brings the countryside to the city within the diversity of the East End of London.
Canteen will be serving spit roast pork sandwiches, sausage rolls and mulled cider at the event in Crispin Place. The Taste East food festival which runs from Friday the 7th to Saturaday the 8th of March is a two day festival celebrating the best in East London food and culture. Part of the East London festival, Taste East brings the countryside to the city within the diversity of the East End of London.
5th March 2008 / Canteen's Founders win Industry Award
Winners of the 'Industry Rising Star Award', Canteen founders Patrick Clayton-Malone, Dominic Lake and Cass Titcombe. Also nominated for 'Best Emerging Concept Retailers' Retailer Awards 2008. The retailers' retailer of the year awards now in their 10th year, are put together by leading business journal for the restaurant and bar industry, m&c report. The awards celebrate the best concepts, companies and individuals in the industry. Dominic, patrick and cass were delighted to receive an award recognising their work and canteen that was voted for by senior people in the industry.
Winners of the 'Industry Rising Star Award', Canteen founders Patrick Clayton-Malone, Dominic Lake and Cass Titcombe. Also nominated for 'Best Emerging Concept Retailers' Retailer Awards 2008. The retailers' retailer of the year awards now in their 10th year, are put together by leading business journal for the restaurant and bar industry, m&c report. The awards celebrate the best concepts, companies and individuals in the industry. Dominic, patrick and cass were delighted to receive an award recognising their work and canteen that was voted for by senior people in the industry.
1st February 2008 / Canteen named Which? Good Food Guide London Restaurant of the Year
The award was given to recognise excellence and good service at independently owned restaurants, pubs and cafes and included a public vote. Elizabeth Carter, Consultant Editor, The Good Food Guide, says: "This award is all about recognition for independent restaurants that celebrate regional dishes and use local produce. Canteen is one of those places that has creatively redefined what we expect of eating out. It's open all day for a flexible menu of modern Brit classics at great prices."
Elizabeth Carter presented the award to Canteen on Wednesday 19 September, at an event held at the restaurant to launch the new edition of The Good Food Guide. [url=http://www.which.co.uk/reports_and_campaigns/food_and_drink/reports/taste_tests/The%20Good%20Food%20Guide/Restaurant%20of%20the%20year/restaurant_of_the_year_657_112140_2.jsp] Click here>>[/url] for more information
The award was given to recognise excellence and good service at independently owned restaurants, pubs and cafes and included a public vote. Elizabeth Carter, Consultant Editor, The Good Food Guide, says: "This award is all about recognition for independent restaurants that celebrate regional dishes and use local produce. Canteen is one of those places that has creatively redefined what we expect of eating out. It's open all day for a flexible menu of modern Brit classics at great prices."
Elizabeth Carter presented the award to Canteen on Wednesday 19 September, at an event held at the restaurant to launch the new edition of The Good Food Guide. [url=http://www.which.co.uk/reports_and_campaigns/food_and_drink/reports/taste_tests/The%20Good%20Food%20Guide/Restaurant%20of%20the%20year/restaurant_of_the_year_657_112140_2.jsp] Click here>>[/url] for more information
1st January 2008 / Canteen No. 1 in London Eating top three British restaurants list
London-Eating.com names Canteen as the number one restaurant in London for British food, The Ivy and Roast were also selected in the top three restaurants serving British food. [url=http://www.london-eating.co.uk/cuisines/british.asp] Click here>>[/url] to read more
London-Eating.com names Canteen as the number one restaurant in London for British food, The Ivy and Roast were also selected in the top three restaurants serving British food. [url=http://www.london-eating.co.uk/cuisines/british.asp] Click here>>[/url] to read more
1st January 2008 / Canteen features in Tatler's 2008 restaurant guide for the second year running
Tatler magazine launch their 2008 restaurant guide, Canteen is selected amongst the best 'one-offs' and best for British food. [url=http://www.tatler.co.uk/RestaurantGuide/2007/Details.aspx?Category=One-offs&ID=2706&PriceRange=0&PostCode=All] Click here>>[/url] to read more
Tatler magazine launch their 2008 restaurant guide, Canteen is selected amongst the best 'one-offs' and best for British food. [url=http://www.tatler.co.uk/RestaurantGuide/2007/Details.aspx?Category=One-offs&ID=2706&PriceRange=0&PostCode=All] Click here>>[/url] to read more
20th December 2007 / Canteen hosts a stall at London's first Slow Food Market
London's first ever slow food market will take place at Royal Festival Hall from 20th - 23rd December 10am - 8pm and will include more than 25 stallholders offering fine foods produced using traditional techniques. On offer will be game, cheeses, drinks and oysters from Cumbria to Kent, all named as examples of the movement's ethos by Slow Food UK. Canteen will host a stall selling hot cider and spit roast pig. [url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23427555-details/At+last,+taste+for+real+food+is+slowly+catching+on/article.do]Click here>>[/url] to read more about which producers will be participating in the Slow Food Market
London's first ever slow food market will take place at Royal Festival Hall from 20th - 23rd December 10am - 8pm and will include more than 25 stallholders offering fine foods produced using traditional techniques. On offer will be game, cheeses, drinks and oysters from Cumbria to Kent, all named as examples of the movement's ethos by Slow Food UK. Canteen will host a stall selling hot cider and spit roast pig. [url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23427555-details/At+last,+taste+for+real+food+is+slowly+catching+on/article.do]Click here>>[/url] to read more about which producers will be participating in the Slow Food Market
15th November 2007 / Canteen Wins 'Best Cooked Breakfast' at the 2007 UK Best Dishes Awards
Canteen's bacon, fried eggs, bubble and squeak dish from their all-day breakfast menu came first in the category for 'Best Cooked Breakfast' at the recent 2007 Best Dishes Awards by Restaurant Magazine. [url=http://www.bestdishes.co.uk/]Click here>>[/url] to read more about the awards
Canteen's bacon, fried eggs, bubble and squeak dish from their all-day breakfast menu came first in the category for 'Best Cooked Breakfast' at the recent 2007 Best Dishes Awards by Restaurant Magazine. [url=http://www.bestdishes.co.uk/]Click here>>[/url] to read more about the awards
21st June 2007 / Taste of London
Canteen, for the second year running, will be taking part in Taste of London. The prestigious food and drink festival will take place on Marylebone Green, Regent's Park, from the 21st-24th of June 2007. This year the festival will feature 50 of London's best retaurants including Pied a Terre and Angela Hartnett at The Connaught. [url=http://www.channel4.com/tastefestivals]For more information click here>>[/url]
Canteen, for the second year running, will be taking part in Taste of London. The prestigious food and drink festival will take place on Marylebone Green, Regent's Park, from the 21st-24th of June 2007. This year the festival will feature 50 of London's best retaurants including Pied a Terre and Angela Hartnett at The Connaught. [url=http://www.channel4.com/tastefestivals]For more information click here>>[/url]
1st June 2007 / Canteen Open Second restaurant at the Royal Festival Hall
Canteen opened their new restaurant at the newly refurbished Royal Festival Hall June 2007. Canteen faces directly onto the re-landscaped Southbank Centre Square acting as a focal point for the regenerated area. The informal 260 cover restaurant offers booth seating, communal tables, covered and heated outdoor seating and a bar celebrating the best of British beers. "Both the Royal Festival Hall and The festival Of Britain were direct influences for Canteen - democratic, welcoming, elegant and considered. To be part of one of London's most iconic buildings is very exciting for us" said one of Canteen's founders. [url=http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/]Click here>> for more info about the Southbank Centre[/url]
Canteen opened their new restaurant at the newly refurbished Royal Festival Hall June 2007. Canteen faces directly onto the re-landscaped Southbank Centre Square acting as a focal point for the regenerated area. The informal 260 cover restaurant offers booth seating, communal tables, covered and heated outdoor seating and a bar celebrating the best of British beers. "Both the Royal Festival Hall and The festival Of Britain were direct influences for Canteen - democratic, welcoming, elegant and considered. To be part of one of London's most iconic buildings is very exciting for us" said one of Canteen's founders. [url=http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/]Click here>> for more info about the Southbank Centre[/url]
10th April 2007 / Canteen features in 'Eat London'
"The menu at Canteen respects the British heritage but also delivers modern and stylish cooking, a deftness of touch and well judged portion size.Canteen feature's in definitive new guide to London's food scene, by Peter Prescott and Terence Conran. Our celebrated Jelly and Ice cream recipe resides with 60 more from London's top chefs in this up to the minute guide to the capitals best markets, artisan stores, restaurants and cafes.
"The menu at Canteen respects the British heritage but also delivers modern and stylish cooking, a deftness of touch and well judged portion size.Canteen feature's in definitive new guide to London's food scene, by Peter Prescott and Terence Conran. Our celebrated Jelly and Ice cream recipe resides with 60 more from London's top chefs in this up to the minute guide to the capitals best markets, artisan stores, restaurants and cafes.
25th March 2007 / The Observer Food Monthly Awards 2007
Best restaurant - WINNER Canteen, Spitalfields, London
With its inexpensive Modern British menu, Canteen in London gets your top vote. Jay Rayner reports.
You can learn a lot about someone by checking out the menus of the restaurants they love. And by checking out the menu at Canteen, voted OFM's restaurant of the year by you, we have been able to learn a lot of very encouraging things about our readers. Clearly, you don't like prissy food. [url=http://canteen.co.uk/index.php?restaurant=Spitalfields&m=Press&page=Press&sub=main&y=2007&cat=1&id=148]Click here>>[/url] to read the full article.
Best restaurant - WINNER Canteen, Spitalfields, London
With its inexpensive Modern British menu, Canteen in London gets your top vote. Jay Rayner reports.
You can learn a lot about someone by checking out the menus of the restaurants they love. And by checking out the menu at Canteen, voted OFM's restaurant of the year by you, we have been able to learn a lot of very encouraging things about our readers. Clearly, you don't like prissy food. [url=http://canteen.co.uk/index.php?restaurant=Spitalfields&m=Press&page=Press&sub=main&y=2007&cat=1&id=148]Click here>>[/url] to read the full article.
2nd March 2007 / Taste East London
Canteen will be participating in the Taste East event at Crispin Place on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd March. The event, celebrating the history of East London food will include cooking demonstrations from some of London's leading chefs, an exotic cocktail bar and a champagne and scallop bar. There will be live music on both days and kid's entertainment throughout Saturday. [url=http://www.spitalfields.co.uk/nande_events.php#tasteeast]For more info click here>>[/url]
Canteen will be participating in the Taste East event at Crispin Place on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd March. The event, celebrating the history of East London food will include cooking demonstrations from some of London's leading chefs, an exotic cocktail bar and a champagne and scallop bar. There will be live music on both days and kid's entertainment throughout Saturday. [url=http://www.spitalfields.co.uk/nande_events.php#tasteeast]For more info click here>>[/url]
1st February 2007 / Tatler: 2007 Restaurant Guide
British society magazine Tatler has listed Canteen in its 2007 restaurant guide, listing the best places to eat in the U.K - "American diner meets Fifties air terminal meets Dotheboys Hall. Canteen is a fabulous look - sleek, postmodern, functional - and the reworked British classics are superb"
British society magazine Tatler has listed Canteen in its 2007 restaurant guide, listing the best places to eat in the U.K - "American diner meets Fifties air terminal meets Dotheboys Hall. Canteen is a fabulous look - sleek, postmodern, functional - and the reworked British classics are superb"
5th October 2006 / Spitalfields Fine Food Market
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall attended the official launch of the Spitalfields Fine Food Market on October 5th in Crispin Place. He made a tour of the market visiting each stall and meeting the various food traders. Guests enjoyed delicious food samples from the stall holders and food and drinks from Canteen. The event was attended by locals, press and friends of the market along with two Michelin star chef Shane Osbourne from Pied A Terre.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall attended the official launch of the Spitalfields Fine Food Market on October 5th in Crispin Place. He made a tour of the market visiting each stall and meeting the various food traders. Guests enjoyed delicious food samples from the stall holders and food and drinks from Canteen. The event was attended by locals, press and friends of the market along with two Michelin star chef Shane Osbourne from Pied A Terre.
22nd September 2006 / Canteen featured in *Wallpaper City Guides
For a decade, *Wallpaper have been the first to uncover the best new design and urban travel spots across the globe. *Wallpapers first book publishing venture, the Wallpaper* City Guides, is the perfect way to present this decade of experience in ruthlessly researched, design-conscious handbooks for the discerning traveller. They don?t waste your time by suggesting too many things ? They just suggest the best, the most exciting, the most beautiful.
For a decade, *Wallpaper have been the first to uncover the best new design and urban travel spots across the globe. *Wallpapers first book publishing venture, the Wallpaper* City Guides, is the perfect way to present this decade of experience in ruthlessly researched, design-conscious handbooks for the discerning traveller. They don?t waste your time by suggesting too many things ? They just suggest the best, the most exciting, the most beautiful.
20th September 2006 / Fine Food Market Launch Party
You are invited to join us at the official launch of the Fine Food Market with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to open the show. Delicious food will be served by the stall holders, St John Bread & Wine will be roasting suckling pigs, And we invite you to enjoy drinks in our new outside area, with the infamous Jimmy Cuba supplying sweet music.
You are invited to join us at the official launch of the Fine Food Market with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to open the show. Delicious food will be served by the stall holders, St John Bread & Wine will be roasting suckling pigs, And we invite you to enjoy drinks in our new outside area, with the infamous Jimmy Cuba supplying sweet music.
6th September 2006 / Time Out Restaurant Awards
Every year Time Out?s critics recognize London?s top restaurants, cafes, bars and gastropubs to highlight the invaluable contribution they're making to life in the capital. The Canteen team is excited to have been nominated for the Best Design restaurant award, you can support us by [url=http://www.timeout.com/competition/eatingawardsdesign]voting here>>[/url]
Every year Time Out?s critics recognize London?s top restaurants, cafes, bars and gastropubs to highlight the invaluable contribution they're making to life in the capital. The Canteen team is excited to have been nominated for the Best Design restaurant award, you can support us by [url=http://www.timeout.com/competition/eatingawardsdesign]voting here>>[/url]
31th August 2006 / Spitalfeilds Food Market Opens
A new fine food market launches in the heart of Spitalfields in the newly created Crispin Place. The weekly food Market will open on 31st August with over 20 traders all with a reputation for quality food and many of whom also trade at the renowned Borough Market. The market will take place every Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm.
A new fine food market launches in the heart of Spitalfields in the newly created Crispin Place. The weekly food Market will open on 31st August with over 20 traders all with a reputation for quality food and many of whom also trade at the renowned Borough Market. The market will take place every Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm.
10th August 2006 / Fay Maschler tips Canteen for value
Fay Maschler tips canteen in the Evening Stardard piece titled 'How to make the most of London (without having to spend a fortune)'. A global survey has named the capital as the most expensive city in the world. The Evening Standard proves that you can have a life and make ends meet.
Fay Maschler tips canteen in the Evening Stardard piece titled 'How to make the most of London (without having to spend a fortune)'. A global survey has named the capital as the most expensive city in the world. The Evening Standard proves that you can have a life and make ends meet.
27th July 2006 / Observer Food Monthly, My favorite Table
Jessica Stevenson chooses Canteen as her favourite restaurant in the Observer Food Monthly. Jessica states it's as though someone thought, "why is there nowhere really relaxing to hang out, where you can eat the very best of British food and where everything is British produced" and then came up with this perfect answer.
Jessica Stevenson chooses Canteen as her favourite restaurant in the Observer Food Monthly. Jessica states it's as though someone thought, "why is there nowhere really relaxing to hang out, where you can eat the very best of British food and where everything is British produced" and then came up with this perfect answer.
15th June 2006 / Taste Of London
Canteen take part in the capital's best and biggest food, wine and dining-out extravaganza. Back for a third triumphant year and for 2006 the line-up of chefs is more impressive than ever. Just about every top restaurant you've ever heard of set up kitchen in Regent's Park so that all could sample a little of their mouthwatering wares.
Canteen take part in the capital's best and biggest food, wine and dining-out extravaganza. Back for a third triumphant year and for 2006 the line-up of chefs is more impressive than ever. Just about every top restaurant you've ever heard of set up kitchen in Regent's Park so that all could sample a little of their mouthwatering wares.
26th March 2006 / Observer Food Monthly Awards
Canteen 2nd in Best for breakfast in public vote. Despite opening only in October 2005, this relative newcomer has racked up serious recognition. While Jay Rayner in particular is raving about its pork belly, Canteen's all-day breakfast menu is also gaining serious props. Demand for its increasingly famous eggs Benedict is such that from this summer, it will open at 9am.
Canteen 2nd in Best for breakfast in public vote. Despite opening only in October 2005, this relative newcomer has racked up serious recognition. While Jay Rayner in particular is raving about its pork belly, Canteen's all-day breakfast menu is also gaining serious props. Demand for its increasingly famous eggs Benedict is such that from this summer, it will open at 9am.
11th January 2006 / Fay Maschler reviews Canteen 4 stars
Canteen was a restaurant I meant to visit late in 2005 when it opened, but I am glad I didn't get around to it until last week. It got the New Year off to a very happy start. In fact, I can't remember feeling quite so enthused and invigorated by a catering venture - saying to myself, "Here is progress" - since going to the original Wagamama when it opened in Bloomsbury.
Canteen was a restaurant I meant to visit late in 2005 when it opened, but I am glad I didn't get around to it until last week. It got the New Year off to a very happy start. In fact, I can't remember feeling quite so enthused and invigorated by a catering venture - saying to myself, "Here is progress" - since going to the original Wagamama when it opened in Bloomsbury.