Three Michelin starred British icon to ‘pop up’ at Sydney’s Bather’s Pavilion
It has taken three years, but Simon Rogan's three-Michelin star restaurant L'Enclume will open for five weeks from 19 July at Bathers Pavilion at Balmoral Beach.
The UK restaurant, including Rogan and his team, will relocate from Cartmel in Cumbria for the takeover.
The set up will mark the largest restaurant residency in Australia since Noma’s 2016 appearance.
"They're not phoning it in; Simon is bringing the A-team out," Bathers' head chef Cameron Johnston told Good Food.
Johnston and staff will travel to the UK in April to experience the L'Enclume culture.
"Our front of house will be shadowing their service. It's all in," Bathers' co-owner Jessica Shirvington said. "We're making crockery (for the residency) in Australia."
In the three years it has taken to negotiate the residency, while also being stalled by the pandemic, L'Enclume has gone from two hats to three hats.
Dishes include fritters of pig and smoked eel, and the signature "Anvil" dessert of caramel mousse with spruce, miso and apple.
Rogan is a fan of Australian restaurants Attica, Quay and Brae and had been looking to come downunder for some time. He told Good Food, "I'm good friends with Clare Smyth and I've been talking to her about it. Oncore has been a massive success in Sydney.
"Obviously the fish and shellfish are very different to what we have, so I'm excited to use the produce I experienced on my last visit – mud crab, freshwater marron, etc. I did a pop-up at Yan in Singapore, and a lot of the vegetables came from Australia, and they were superb quality, so again, I'm looking forward to using those.
"When we go anywhere, we immerse ourselves in the locality, and really try to connect to the area through our food. Sustainability is a big part of our ethos, and in the Lake District we grow as much of our ingredients as possible on our very own farm."
The L'Enclume residency at Bathers' Pavilion runs for five weeks and will cost diners $420 for eight courses).
Bookings will open at 10am on February 14.
Jonathan Jackson - 01-02-23
