The world’s solely Michelin-starred restaurant specialising in Finnish delicacies, will arrive on the five-star lodge within the coronary heart of Belgravia on the twenty first March, operating to the first April. Finnjävel pop-up restaurant will showcase the perfect of Nordic delicacies, providing friends a novel and thrilling eating expertise in COMO’s flagship property.
A style of Finland in London
Energetic and classy, the pop-up will incorporate parts of Nordic design and décor from Saas Devices, Iittala and Lasismi, very like Finnjävel itself. Positioned within the coronary heart of Helsinki, the principle restaurant – which was awarded a Michelin star in 2021 – combines fantastic eating with conventional Finnish delicacies in an unprecedented method. Tommi Tuominen, Timo Linnamäki, Henri Alén and Samuil Angelov based the restaurant (whose identify means ‘’Finnish Satan’) in homage to the true masters of Finnish delicacies. Dishes are impressed by the locals who cherish, develop and preserve alive the Finnish culinary traditions by cooking, baking, searching and foraging.
Commenting on the partnership Head Chef Tommi Tuominen and Mr Timo Linnamäki mentioned, “For a very long time now, our UK clients have been suggesting that we must always convey the Finnjävel expertise to London. The pandemic tousled these plans, however this March, we’re lastly there and Finnjävel pop-up restaurant opens in one of many world’s high restaurant cities and will probably be nice to see what English foodies consider Finnish meals. We can not watch for this collaboration with COMO The Halkin Resort & workers and to convey a style of Finland to the UK”.
COMO The Halkin
The Halkin, launched in 1991, was the primary property within the COMO Resorts and Resorts portfolio. Positioned in one of many capital’s leafiest districts, it’s a stone’s throw from Hyde Park and Knightsbridge. Just lately reopened following its renovation, COMO The Halkin supplies a home-away-from-home hideaway for discerning travellers exploring town. Identified for its discreet service, timeless design and Asian-infused model, it has 41 elegantly appointed rooms and suites.
Alain Martzolff, Resort Supervisor for COMO The Halkin says: “We’re excited to be relaunching COMO The Halkin with a celebratory pop-up, Finnjävel. This Michelin star restaurant is the right technique to have a good time the reopening of our lodge in true COMO model, providing our friends a fantastic eating expertise that’s each distinctive and distinctive. We’re assured that Finnjävel can be an ideal addition to the London eating scene and we sit up for welcoming friends.”
Experiences of Finnjävel at COMO The Halkin
Chef Tommi Tuominen, himself native to Finland, is the one chef within the nation to handle two Michelin-star eating places. He has created an unique menu for the occasion with a variety of conventional Nordic dishes like Karelian Pie, Glassblower’s Salmon and Blood Pancakes, all made utilizing domestically sourced and seasonal elements. The Six-Course Tasting Menu is priced at £130.
Moreover, the award-winning Helsinki Distilling Firm can be operating two gin masterclasses alongside the restaurant pop-up, taking an in-depth have a look at the historical past, distillation course of, and distinctive flavors of Finnish gin. The courses will happen on Saturday 18th and twenty fifth of March from 2:30pm to 4:00pm (the Gin Masterclass and Michelin Starred Canapés are priced at £45).
Reservations for dinner from Tuesday to Saturday might be made by contacting the lodge immediately, through the web site.
