The Claptonian Arts Club

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2010-07-07T05:47:00.000-07:00

THE CLAPTONIAN ARTS CLUB

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The Scandinavian Summer Brunch Platter
Sunday 18th July 2010
11.30 AM -2 PM

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Welcome Drink
In bloom
Elderflower, ginger ale, soda water, lime and fresh ginger

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Main Brunch

Aquavit cured gravlax (wild salmon)
Smoked reindeer from Lapland
Potato salad with dill, apples and red onion
Fresh cream scrambled eggs (organic and free range)
Sweet mustard and dill sauce
Green leaf and melon salad
Home baked savory bread
butter

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Vegetarian Brunch

Garlic and herb grilled mushrooms
Spicy red lentil scramble
Potato salad with dill, apples and red onion
Fresh cream scrambled eggs (organic and free range)
Green leaf and melon salad
Home baked savory bread
butter

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Dessert

Gooey chocolate cake with vanilla cream

Coffee or tea

With your meal, you can order any of the following….

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Glass of Kopparbergs pear cider
Glass of Chardonnay

Brunch + welcome drink £15 by donation
Drinks £2/glass by donation

. Come and join us for a relaxed Sunday experience with good food, mellow music, the Sunday papers and board games. . For things to do before or after, we are conveniently located for a visit to Columbia flower Market, Broadway Market and Brick Lane.

. This event takes place in a secret location in a home near Hackney central station.
. To make a reservation, email: theclaptonian@gmail.com with the number of people in your party and your choice of main or vegetarian brunch.
We will email you back with address and a booking confirmation.
. Any cancellations have to be made 48 hours before the event.
. As a courtesy to your fellow diners please be on time.

2010-04-20T05:08:00.000-07:00

This picture is from a previous event. Kate and her lovely friends, some from Ireland and others more local Hackney residents. They had an exhibition and a gig planned locally and finished it all with a visit to The Claptonian Arts Club. It was great having you around x

The mellow Sundays are back.

2010-04-20T05:00:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends, followers and fellow Claptonians.

After a short gap we are back doing the brunches. It's been a busy time for the artists and curators involved in this venture as we all have been away on travels and working on our individual practice. We have certainly had a few eventful weeks away.

Below is the menu for this Sundays brunch. We hope you can join us and promise we will not mention the volcano, unless you want to that is.

Best Wishes,

The Claptonians

THE CLAPTONIAN ARTS CLUB
Scandinavia Brunch platter
Sunday 25th April 2010
11.30 am -2 pm

Welcome Drink

Denmark’s Mary - with black pepper vodka and horseradish

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Main Brunch
Aquavit cured gravlax (wild salmon)
Spicy beef sausage
Dill potato with red onion and capers
Fresh cream scrambled eggs (Organic and free range)
Sweet mustard and dill sauce
Baby green leaf salad, white balsamic vinaigrette
Wholegrain toast
Herb butter

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Vegetarian Menu
Garlic and herb scrambled mushrooms
Vegetarian patty
Dill potato with red onion and capers
Fresh cream scrambled eggs (Organic and free range)
Sweet mustard and dill sauce
Baby green leaf salad, white balsamic vinaigrette
Wholegrain toast
Herb butter

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Dessert
Vanilla pancake with wild forest jam and a dollop of cream

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Coffee or tea

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You can order any of the following with your meal….
Kopparbergs pear cider (a mild and refreshing Swedish classic)
Glass of Chardonnay

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Brunch + welcome drink £15 by donation
Drinks £2/glass by donation

.Come and join us for a relaxed Sunday experience with good food, mellow music, the Sunday papers and board games.
.For things to do before or after, we are conveniently located for a visit to Columbia flower Market, Broadway Markets bars and shops and Brick Lane.
.This event takes place in a secret location in a home near Hackney central station.
.To make a reservation, email: theclaptonian@gmail.com with the number of people in your party and your choice of main or vegetarian brunch.
We will email you back with address and a booking confirmation.
Any cancellations have to be made 48 hours before the event.

Dinner at the Claptonian Arts Club 27th March

2010-03-20T05:56:00.000-07:00

This has been long time coming. It’s finally time for us Claptonians to return to hosting dinners (if you exclude a privately booked one a few weeks back). Next Saturday 27th March, we are cooking up a storm with a special appearance from our guest chef, all the way from west London :)
As usual, the menu is Scandinavian. This time all the three dishes and the welcome drink are traditionally Swedish.

The dessert “Sju sorters kakor” stands for seven variations of biscuits.
This came to tradition in Sweden in the late 1700 and is the amount of biscuits you should serve your guests when they come over for coffee.
The number seven is used in many situations; the deadly sins, Jesus last words on the cross, the seven flower under your pillow on midsummer night and snow whites seven dwarfs…

Our starter “Toast Skagen” is the most common dish on the menu at celebrations.
It was developed by Tore Wretman, one of the founders of The Gastronomic Academy in Sweden and the world’s first professor in gastronomy.
The dish is named after Skagen, a region and town in Denmark popular with artist, writers and other bohemians such as P.S Krøyer and Hans Christian Andersen, for it’s amazing light and picturesque qualities.

Here comes the menu!

THE CLAPTONIAN ARTS CLUB ♥

Three course dinner

Saturday 27th March
7.30 pm - 10.30 pm

♥Welcome drink

Cloudberry vodka fizz

♥ Starter

“Toast Skagen”

Prawn and dill delight on toast, topped with roe and a slice of lemon.

♥ Main

“Lingon hjärpar med hasselbacks potatis och gräddsås”

Lingonberry beef served with breadcrumb oven roasted potatoes, sweet and sour kale and a creamy gravy

♥ Dessert

“Sju sorters kakor”

Selection of wheat and chocolate biscuits, some with jam others with sprinkle. Some soft and gooey, other a bit more chewy.

♥ Coffee or tea

There is a vegetarian alternative so please specify by email.
*Don’t forget to bring your own wine or any other drinks you would like to have. Corkage is free.

This event is priced £25/pp by donation and takes place in a secret location in a home near Hackney central station.
To make a reservation, email: theclaptonian@gmail.com with the number of people in your group. We will email you back with address and a booking confirmation. Any cancellations have to be made 48 hours before the event.

2010-02-25T09:25:00.001-08:00

2010-02-25T09:25:00.000-08:00

Menu 7th March 2010

2010-02-25T09:22:00.000-08:00

THE CLAPTONIAN ARTS CLUB

Swedish Brunch

Sunday 7th March
11.30.00 am -14.00 pm

♥Welcome drink “Bloody Marianne”

With horseradish and dill aquavit

♥Starter “Two types of herring and grav lax.

. Black pepper and red onion pickled herring
Creamy…
. Dill and garlic mayonnaise pickled herring
. Caraway aquavit cured grav lax
on soft Swedish flatbread and seeded toast.

♥Main “Stockholm chili”

Spicy beef made on three types of chilli, smoked coca cola, rice and wild mushrooms. Comes with oven roasted tomato, grated cheese, sour cream and chive and wheat chips.

♥Dessert “With love from Gotland”

Saffron pancake, cream and cloudberry jam.

This event is priced £15/pp by donation. Chardonnay is available £2/glass donation.
. Come and join us for a relaxed brunch with good food, Sunday papers and mellow music.
For things to do before, we are conveniently located for a visit to Columbia Flower Market, Broadway Market for shops and bars and Brick Lane.
This event takes place in a secret location in a home near Hackney central station.
To make a reservation, email: theclaptonian@gmail.com with the number of people in your party. We will email you back with address and a booking confirmation.
Any cancellations have to be made 72 hours before the event.

2010-02-25T09:00:00.000-08:00

The previous sunday at the Claptonian

2010-02-25T07:27:00.000-08:00

I finally managed to get a picture of our guests just before they left. The evidence is here. So are pics of the work by Jorge de la Garza thats up at the moment.
We have a new starter as I mentioned before, grav lax and sill and saffron pancakes for dessert.
New for next week is the main dish. "Stockholm chili" with smoked coca cola. My dear friend Archie has a smokery and has offered his services. Thank you Archie. We love you.

Mad men

2010-02-25T06:52:00.000-08:00

Last weekends Claptonian brunch was a lot of fun and very relaxed. We arranged it over two days instead of our usual hectic one sitting. The guests never seem to notice the difference but believe me the kitchen does. Being squashed between the washing machine and the cooker while dicing potatoes is not a pretty sight. And speaking of dicing potatoes, I truly came into my house wife-mad men person standing there for what felt like hours. But the end result was a success. 'Pytt i Panna" in all its glory.

Classic Swedish Brunch-Sunday 21st February.

2010-02-10T10:57:00.000-08:00

THE CLAPTONIAN ARTS CLUB
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Classic Swedish Brunch

Sunday 21st February
11.30.00 am -14.00 pm

♥Welcome drink

“Bloody Marianne”
With horseradish and dill aquavit

♥Starter

“Två sorters sill och grav lax.
Creamy…
. Mustard-pickled herring
. Dill and garlic mayonnaise-pickled herring
. Caraway aquavit cured grav lax
on Soft Swedish flatbread and granary toast.

♥Main

“Pytt i Panna”
Swedish Hash made on spicy beef sausage and diced fried potato.
Comes with an egg, and beet and apple relish.

♥Dessert

“With love from Gotland”
Saffron pancake, cream and cloudberry jam.

This event is priced £15/pp by donation. Wine is available £2/glass donation.
. Come and join us for a relaxed brunch with good food, Sunday papers and mellow music.
For things to do before, we are conveniently located for a visit to Columbia Flower Market, Broadway Market for shops and bars and Brick Lane.
This event takes place in a secret location in a home near Hackney central station.
To make a reservation, email: theclaptonian@gmail.com with the number of people in your party. We will email you back with address and a booking confirmation.
Any cancellations have to be made 72 hours before the event.

Question?

2010-02-10T10:38:00.000-08:00

Why do we always forget to take pictures during service???
We always remember to take a few when the tables are set and few of all the dirty dishes, but never during the brunch. Something has to change or this blog will be starved of visual content. I have some that I could post even though the artistic quality is highly questionable. Coming soon...

We have extended the exhibition with mexican artist Jorge de la Garza. Some amazing collages that are so in demand they had to be taken down and transported for a gallerist viewing before being put up again. To see his work visit www.jorgedelagarza.org

Remember how In my last post I said we have to keep the menu current to keep ourselves entertained? Well we certainly have!
There is a completely new menu being served on the 21st of February. For those who have never tried "sill" (pickled herring) or "pytt i panna" this is you chance. If you are thinking ????!!!! google it. The menu will be posted any minute now. x

Brunch Sunday 7th Feb and all that elderflower..

2010-02-05T07:36:00.000-08:00

It looks like there is a demand for the menu we have at the moment. Really looking forward to tweaking it a bit but so many of the guests who have booked are not just coming for the art, but for the grav lax and/or the meatballs, and who are we to argue?

Still need to keep it interesting and mainly for our own entertainment, we've added a new feature to the gooey chocolate cake.
A Swedish classic with a twist, it now comes with elderflower sorbet. Very refreshing indeed.

It's the final week for viewing work by Jorge De la Garza, Chelsea College of art graduate, Mexican artist and a Hackney resident.

The menu for Sunday 7th February is the same as previously posted, (except for the elderflower sorbet of course). Someone just cancelled 2 seats so they are up for grabs. Excuse me for now, I have to go and turn the gravlax. x

And more pics to come...

2010-01-11T11:06:00.001-08:00

I got some amazing tips from a friend on a new way to make gravad lax, I've given up on finding a decent one here in London so from scratch is the only way to fly. I'm also on the lookout for new artwork, specially drawings, plays etc

Well, here are more pics...

The Claptonian Arts Club Christmas Brunch.

2010-01-11T10:30:00.000-08:00

Burrrrrrr

2010-01-11T10:25:00.000-08:00

Back from an absolutely freezing holiday in Sweden with snow up to my waist burrrrr..........
and the fact that the public transport in Hackney is warmer than my flat at the moment doesn't help.

I'm going to post few warm and cosy pics from the previous brunch to keep the spirits up till the next one. x

Brunch platter With a hint of Scandinavia

2010-01-09T05:39:00.000-08:00

THE CLAPTONIAN ARTS CLUB

Brunch platter With a hint of Scandinavia
Sunday 24th January 2010
11.30 AM -2 PM

Welcome Drink

Denmark’s Mary - with black pepper vodka and horseradish

♥

Main Brunch

Aquavit cured gravlax (wild salmon)
Organic Swedish meatballs
Dill potato with red onion and capers
Fresh cream scrambled eggs (Organic and free range)
Sweet mustard and dill sauce
Baby green leaf salad, white balsamic vinaigrette
Wholegrain toast
Herb butter

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Vegetarian Menu

Garlic and herb scrambled mushrooms
Vegetarian “Meatballs”
Dill potato with red onion and capers
Fresh cream scrambled eggs (Organic and free range)
Sweet mustard and dill sauce
Baby green leaf salad, white balsamic vinaigrette
Wholegrain toast
Herb butter

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Dessert

Gooey chocolate cake with vanilla cream

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With your meal, you can order any of the following….

Carlsberg beer
Glass of Kopparbergs pear cider
Glass of Chardonnay

♥

Brunch + welcome drink £15 by donation
Drinks £2/glass by donation

.Come and join us for a relaxed Sunday experience with good food, mellow music, the Sunday papers and board games.
.For things to do before or after, we are conveniently located for a visit to Columbia flower Market, Broadway Market and Brick Lane.

.This event takes place in a secret location in a home near Hackney central station.
.To make a reservation, email: theclaptonian@gmail.com with the number of people in your party and your choice of main or vegetarian brunch.
We will email you back with address and a booking confirmation.
Any cancellations have to be made 48 hours before the event.
As a courtesy to your fellow diners please be on time.

The Claptonian Arts Club ♥ 5th Dec Menu!

2009-11-27T07:31:00.000-08:00

The Claptonian Arts Club ♥
secret Scandinavian brunch

Saturday 5th December 2009
11.30 AM – 2 PM

♥Denmark’s Mary -with horseradish and black pepper vodka.

♥Prawn and dill aioli -filled egg half topped with red caviar.

♥Warm Swedish meatballs- cold beetroot salad and
pickled gherkins on lingonberry bread.

♥Gooey chocolate cake -with vanilla cream

.The menu is priced £12 donation.
.Booking: theclaptonian@gmail.com (6 seats left)
.The location will be confirmed by email (we are near Hackney central station)
.Vegetarian and vegan alternatives are available please specify in your email.

Change of name and The Claptonian Arts Club - Secret Saturday Brunch!

2009-11-27T06:38:00.000-08:00

The claptonian Diners Club has now changed name following legal proceedings from Diners Club International (providers of financial services). Our new name is The Claptonian Arts Club ♥

No credit cards accepted :)

♥ The menu is now posted on our website. www.theclaptonian.com
6 seats left for Saturday 5th December's Secret Scandinavian Brunch. theclaptonian@gmail.com for all bookings.

♥We will be screening "Fanny and Alexander" Ingmar Bergman's epic farewell to cinema.

Come and join us! Have a conversation with other diners, read the Saturday papers, play boardgame if you fancy.
The christmas tree will be up and decorated, Scandinavian style.

Bookings for 5th December 2009! theclaptonian@gmail.com

2009-11-26T05:28:00.000-08:00

Hello all blog visitors.

The scandinavian saturday brunch is now taking bookings for 5th of December. 11.30-2pm.
The menu will be posted soon.
Please make your booking by email theclaptonian@gmail.com
there are only 6 seats left for this event.
Please include if you are interested in a veggie option or vegan.

The christmas tree will be up and decorated. Hope to see you soon.
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The grand (re)opening menu!

2009-11-21T02:43:00.000-08:00

28th of November 2009
7.30 - 11.00 PM
Welcome drink at 7.30 PM, seating 8.00 PM

We are happy to finally announce the menu for the grand (re)opening. Thank you to everyone who has booked a seat. We are very excited and looking forward to cooking. What's on offer is a somali menu with plenty of influences from the regions divers cultural heritage. This event is now sold out!

The Grand (re)opening!

Starter

Goats cheese and spinach sambusa with green chili chutney

Main

Anjeelo with seared spicy beef sukhar and coriander remoulade. Warm beat and potato salad.

Dessert

Deconstructed chai cheese cake with a side of ginger jelly.

Cardamom infused Somali tea or coffee

Recommended Red Wine to bring:

. Brook Ranch Syrah (New World California)-Medium bodied red with perfume and pepper notes and red fruit aromas.
ca £8

. Piccini Chianti Riserva (Old World Italy)- Deep ruby red, warm and smooth, hints of spice and vanilla with a taste of cherry and raspberry. ca £10

Recommended White Wine to bring:

. Brown Brothers Chenin Blanc (New World Australia) Fully ripened grapes, melon and a slight grassy character, crisp with fresh finish. ca £6

. Leasingham Magnus Clare Riesling (New world Australia) Intensely flavoured, fresh punchy citrus fruit balanced with floral aromatics. ca £8

a tip! If you would like to select your own wine to bring, please think fruity or a good amount of acidity.

(Thank you good friend and sommelier Alexander xx )

♥ Planning the grand (re)opening!

2009-10-27T06:39:00.000-07:00

♥ A dining and art venture in a home in Clapton E5.
At the (re)opening night we will be serving mouthwatering east African fusion dishes in an arty atmosphere.
This venture will be co-hosted with our other events and exhibition program, Front Projects.

The Claptonian Arts Club is part restaurant and part art gallery.
There are only 20 seats so make your booking by email theclaptonian@gmail.com

£30/pp by donation (bring your own bottle)
Recommended wines for each evening will be emailed to you when reservations are made.

Saturday 28th November

The menu will be posted soon ♥