A new restaurant launching this week has released an incredible line-up for its innovative dining hall concept. KITCHEN BY KASK on North Street, Bedminster, will see some of the household names on Bristol's street food scene take residency for up to three weeks at a time.
This year will see chefs of many different styles of cooking enter the kitchen, including Malaysian, Mexican, Persian, Asian, South African, American and vegan cuisine. The Kask team has already hosted a successful soft launch event last month with Peckers, an Asian fried chicken trader, who are returning later this year.
The concept will officially open to the public this Friday (September 9) with Malaysian comfort food, Fat Rice. This will see authentic Malaysian pork belly and braised shiitake mushrooms, all washed down with a wine flight, beers and a specially curated one-off cocktail.
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BristolLive spoke to the owner of Kask earlier this month, whose team will be providing affordable drinks pairings along with the dishes. The concept will aim to celebrate the city's diverse street food culture, allowing these businesses to cook in a restaurant kitchen without committing to a space full time, which is difficult in the current economic climate.
Charlie Taylor, co-owner of KITCHEN BY KASK, said: “It’s been a tough few years for the hospitality sector - especially for street food traders, given that markets were closed for an extended period during the pandemic – so we wanted to provide a space that these genuinely unbelievable chefs could serve their food in a restaurant setting with a curated drinks list. Our customers at KASK are always telling us they wish we had a “proper kitchen” to serve hot food as well as our cheese and charcuterie plates."
It's just a few doors down from their wine bar, which will celebrate its third anniversary in October. Fat Rice will be followed by KuKu, a Persian-inspired pop-up celebrating the mark left on food culture from the movement of people and ingredients along the Silk Roads.
Other popular food traders taking residency include much-loved Big Nath's BBQ, Basement 17 Tacos, the return of Peckers, Ubuntu and Kabala Kitchen. Each food menu will come will a specially prepared drinks flight at an affordable price - see the full line up with dates below.
The Bedminster site is also the new home to The Mazi Project, a community kitchen which formerly operated out of Pony Bistro on the other side of North Street. “We are so excited to have a place we can call home for The MAZI Project and one in a neighbourhood I have called home for nearly five years now," said Melanie Vaxevanakis, founder and managing director of The Mazi Project.
"Sharing it with KASK and being part of their collaborative model is super exciting and will hopefully build our network of Bristol’s amazing food scene to help empower disadvantaged young people and make tasty and sustainable food accessible for all!"
You can book a table for all of the 2022 pop-ups on the website for up to four diners. For booking of four or more email hello@ kitchenbykask.co.uk.
Full line up for KITCHEN BY KASK:
- Fat Rice: Friday 9 – Saturday, September 10
- KuKu: Friday 16 – Sunday, September 25
- Basement 17 Tacos: Thursday 6 – Sunday, October 23
- Peckers: Thursday, October 27 – Saturday, November 5
- Ubuntu: Thursday 10 – Sunday, November 20
- Big Nath’s BBQ: Thursday, November 24 – Sunday, December 4
- Kabala Kitchen: Thursday 8 – Sunday, December 18
Kitchen by Kask is located at 36 North Street, Bedminster and has varying open hours
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