{"id":70874,"date":"2019-07-18T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T09:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=70874"},"modified":"2019-07-16T14:38:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T14:38:26","slug":"luke-dale-roberts-introduces-ye-olde-test-kitchen-pub-lunch-pop-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/luke-dale-roberts-introduces-ye-olde-test-kitchen-pub-lunch-pop-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Dale-Roberts Introduces “Ye Olde Test Kitchen” Pub Lunch Pop Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Innovation and evolution are two staples of the successful restaurateur. Luke Dale Roberts has embodied these attributes over the years, creating restaurants that continue to not push boundaries but create them for every aspiring chef that steps out of his shadow. On occasion, however, inspiration comes not from leaping forward, but looking back.<\/p>\n

A modern-day pub-food experience<\/h4>\n

Luke grew up in Punnetts Town, East Sussex. A small village that in his own words, \u201chad about 15 pubs in a mile\u2019s radius\u201d from his home. Having been immersed in the British pub culture for much of his youth, he had been mulling the idea of creating a modern-day pub-food experience for some time.<\/p>\n

Recently, seeing a demand grow for more accessible, hearty meals, Luke, never one to idle, decided to create a unique, yet age-old, dining experience stirred by his own nostalgia and the simple question, \u201cIs it tasty?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is not The Test Kitchen in terms of multi-course, multi-sensory experience, but we are offering the same degree of skill and attention to detail to good, old-fashioned, honest food\u201d \u2013 Luke Dale Roberts<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ye Olde Test Kitchen<\/h4>\n

With \u201cYe Olde Test Kitchen\u201d, Luke seeks to create excellence out of simplicity and innovation out of the ordinary. It is a vehicle catered to the guests\u2019 wants and needs as well as a personal project of challenging and pushing his chefs to create something different from his youth.<\/p>\n

The result is a dining experience where the bells and whistles ring loudly and clearly in your head, even when you cannot see them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The menu will consist of a set number of rotating a la carte <\/em>dishes, served as starters, mains and desserts, with a range of sides. Starters will consist of dishes such as Pressed Terrine of the day, Salt Beef Ploughman and Potted Lango, mains of Mini Beef Wellington, Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks and, of course, Fish and Chips, with desserts including a cheeseboard, Sticky Toffee pudding and a crumble of the day.<\/p>\n

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There will be no set wine pairings, but Tinashe, The Test Kitchen\u2019s renowned sommelier, will be preparing a bespoke wine list comprising some special vintages and bin ends. Although space does not allow anything on tap there will be selection of craft beers available by the bottle.<\/p>\n

Pop it in your Diary<\/h4>\n

Launching on the 21st<\/sup> of August, the \u201cYe Olde Test Kitchen\u201d pop-up will open its doors for every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, lunch only for two months. Located in the Old Biscuit Mill at The Test Kitchen bookings for seats in the Light Room will be available online, while walk-in guests will be welcomed in the Dark Room.<\/p>\n

Please note that Ye Olde Test Kitchen will be able to cater to limited dietary requirements and that Ye Olde Test Kitchen closes at 15h30.<\/p>\n

Bookings<\/h4>\n

Reservations for Ye Olde Test Kitchen are made via their website<\/a>. Bookings will open on 16 July from 08h00 South African time. They will not take reservations via email, however, they will still be able to assist telephonically + 27 (021) 447 2337.<\/p>\n

yeoldetestkitchen.co.za<\/a>\u00a0 | #TTK #thetestkitchen #yeOldeTestKitchen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Innovation and evolution are two staples of the successful restaurateur. Luke Dale Roberts has embodied these attributes over the years, creating restaurants that continue to not push boundaries but create them for every aspiring chef that steps out of his shadow. On occasion, however, inspiration comes not from leaping forward, but looking back. A modern-day pub-food experience Luke grew up in Punnetts Town, East Sussex. A small village that in his own words, \u201chad about 15 pubs in a mile\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70874"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70912,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70874\/revisions\/70912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}