STEVIE PARLE & TOM DIXON BRING JOY, A POP-UP RESTAURANT, TO SOTHEBY'S
This month, Stevie Parle and Tom Dixon are bringing JOY, their critically-acclaimed hub of food, plants and fun, to Sotheby’s New Bond Street. This exciting five-day pop-up dining experience will take place from 18th - 22nd November, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
JOY dishes will include ultra-seasonal and rarely found ingredients, such as mushrooms from the woods in Stevie’s garden; giant wild sea bass from small, Kentish fishing boats which moor in Margate; huge Langoustine caught with traditional creels from pristine Scottish waters; and chopped raw beef from Duncan Anderson in Kent, seasoned with Stevie’s home-pickled elderberries and beach-combed seaweed.
The JOY pop-up will of course be styled by Tom Dixon, showcasing the renowned designer’s unique pieces, which will be available for sale via Sotheby’s. Diners must look out for Tom’s sculptural HYDRO Chairs, sleek Tube Tables and Tom’s light sculptures, CODE, produced with Austrian architectural lighting specialists Prolicht. Luscious, rare specimen plants and sought-after vintage Willy Guhl planters from the restaurant.
Image Credit for all photos in this post: Haydon Perrior
In celebration of Modern British Art Week at Sotheby’s, chef Stevie and long-time collaborator British designer Tom Dixon OBE will immerse JOY with artworks by the giants of modern British art, from Henry Moore to Howard Hodgkin and Bridget Riley, which will later be offered through a series of dedicated auctions during Sotheby’s Modern British Art Week (18th - 24th November 2021).
“Modern British is something both me and Stevie can buy into,” says Tom Dixon. “It exists in contemporary design and food culture right now, so there’s a hook that’s fairly obvious. And with Sotheby’s promoting what is rare, or unique, we find in foodstuffs and design.”
“I think what we do sits really well in the British modern sensibility”, agrees Stevie. “But I think the point of what we’re doing is the same as always really, we just want to create amazing experiences for people, lift people up, have some fun and maybe give Sotheby's a bit of a jolt!”
Speaking to the collaboration, Frances Christie - Sotheby’s Deputy Chairman, UK & Ireland - said: “Stevie Parle and Tom Dixon’s JOY pop-up encapsulates the fun that comes from bringing together so many different elements of British creativity – and what better pairing for their next unique experience than works by some of the best British artists working over the last century. There is something magical about dining surrounded by paintings and sculptures, and we are so excited to offer this opportunity to food and art lovers across London.”
Speaking of the menu, Stevie said: “It’s a really incredible time of year to be cooking some special meals. I want to make the most perfect risotto with a deep delicious chicken broth, finish it with yellow Kentish jersey butter and three year old parmesan, and cover it with white truffles brought directly from the nose of Fellipe - the Lagotto Romangolo truffle dog in Umbria - to Sotheby’s.
I’ll be baking almost extinct apple varieties, and huge fragrant quince from the national fruit collections at Brogdale. Probably into a pie or a galette. I’ve recently found a new egg farmer and his eggs somehow taste even better than my own chickens’ and they warrant a delicious nutmeg custard tart with some prunes soaked in Julian Timperly’s 10 year old cider brandy”.
Image Credit for all photos in this post: Haydon Perrior
Sotheby’s Modern British Art Week (18th - 24th November 2021)
The sales will include paintings, drawings and sculptures from artists that have shaped artistic culture in Britain and Ireland over the twentieth century to today. Sotheby’s aims to reveal the dynamic, creative output within Britain and Ireland, offering collectors an opportunity to encounter both established and lesser known artists.
Art included: Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson and his Modernist circle; the Scottish Colourists from S. J. Peploe to F.C.B. Cadell; the post-War generation of painters and sculptors such as William Scott, Terry Frost, Lynn Chadwick and Elisabeth Frink; the Pop generation of artists and beyond, including Bridget Riley, Edoardo Paolozzi, Anthony Caro and Frank Auerbach; to the individual brilliance of artists such as L.S. Lowry and Jack B. Yeats.
Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA
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