58 THE WORLD OF HOSPITALITY
PRESS COFFEE
Founders Davide Pastorino and Andy Wells
set up a network of speciality coffee shops
in 2013 with their first shop opening on
Fleet Street, before launching a further two
locations in Central London. The team sources
and roasts the highest quality beans from
all over the world, importing and roasting
coffee beans from 15 different countries. As
well as offering coffee, Press will be serving
up a selection of loose leaf teas, smoothies
and soft drinks from independent and artisan
producers to their Fulham clientele.
YARDSALE PIZZA
Yard Sale Pizza was born out of three
friends’ shared passion for simple, good pizza.
Beginning life in a backyard in Clapton, owners
Nick Buckland, Dan Spinney, and Johnnie
Tate, now have four bustling shops across East
and North London. Their unique stone-baked
bases, which are double fermented for extra
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flavour, are topped with the finest ingredients
they can get their hands on, including locally
sourced gems from North London charcuterie
Cobble Lane Cured. No wonder their pizza
joints have proved instant hits with locals
and pizza aficionados alike -Yard Sale won
Most Loved Restaurant in the Time Out Love
London Awards and Best Cheap Eats at the
Observer Food Monthly Awards in 2017.
HOT BOX
Hot Box co-founder Basit Nasim and Executive
Chef Lewis Spencer came together over a
mutual love of smoked barbecue, which was
cemented after a month-long food pilgrimage
to Austin, Texas. Described by Time Out as
a “Meaty barbecue masterpiece”, Hot Box
started life on the East London street food
scene, before husband and wife team Basit and
Preeya launched their standalone restaurant
in Spitalfields in 2014. Using a combination of
kiln-dried Hickory and Oak in their rotisserie
smoker, they create intense, sweet and smoky
flavours. The meat is dry-rubbed and smoked
low and slow, to create tender, succulent cuts
that melt in your mouth. It’s all about the meat
at Hot Box.
AHI POKÉ
Ahi Poké is about as close as you’ll get to the
Pacific on your lunch break. Inspired by the
laid-back poké bars of Southern California,
founders Jeremy Coste, Gabriel Cohen-Elia
and David Bellaiche set about bringing a
fresh outlook on the traditional Hawaiian fish
dish to London, with flavours mapping Asia
and the Middle East. Choose straight from
the menu with their signature bowls packed
with sunshine, feel-good flavours and fresh
ingredients or build-your-own combination on
a base of rice, quinoa or kale. All of the fish is
responsibly-sourced and sustainably caught,
and the team work closely with suppliers to get
the freshest local vegetables and fruit.