Covent Garden’s “glamorous” – bar attached to the adjacent “doyenne of seafood restaurants” J. Sheekey – will host an all-female guest chef series this spring and summer, in association with Guardian Members. The first three chefs to take up residency in J.Sheekey Oyster Bar‘s kitchen will be Rosie Birkett, Olia Hercules and Anna Jones.
Six women have been invited to cook alongside J Sheekey Oyster Bar’s exec chef Andy McLay, bringing their unique flavours and styles to a series of ticketed dinner events for the public, from April until August. Each guest chef began her career in food as a writer and stylist, which led to her cooking professionally.
Tuesday 5 April, Rosie Birkett (British) – playing with quintessential comfort food and the changing seasons, Birkett has an enticingly modern approach to reviving classics.
Tuesday 26 April, Olia Hercules (Uzbeki, Moldovan, Georgian and Azeri) – Mamushka author and ex-Ottolenghi chef Hercules, will be cooking up a feast of flavours. Family heritage hailing from Siberia to Azerbaijan inspires her cuisine style.
Tuesday 24 May, Anna Jones (vegetarian) – Jones will use her stage to impress on guests that a multi-course, dining out experience, can be comprised solely of roots, grains, leaves, plants, flowers and more.
The second instalment of three female guest chefs will be announced in April. Based on a minimum of three courses, menus will be designed in keeping with the style of J.Sheekey Oyster Bar; serving family-style sharing plates. Tickets cost £50 pp and can be booked through the Guardian Members website. Cookbooks specific to each chef will be available for purchase on the relevant evening.
