Off the page and onto the plate – book club themed pop-up restaurant a treat for cookbook gluttons

Whether hand-me-down collections of family recipes, sumptuous fine dining coffee-table books, or even the retro gems of 1970's microwave cookery - good cookbooks are always thought-provoking.  Pop-up restaurant Egg & Spoon is celebrating the humble cookbook by making a return to Grey Lynn café Monterey Coffee Lounge for a bi-monthly series of chatty cookbook-themed dining experiences.

For $50 per head, diners will be treated to a three-course meal, plus aperitif, themed around a specific cookbook genre chosen by Egg & Spoon chef Dan Pearson.  Guests are encouraged to bring their own favourite cookbooks in keeping with that month's particular theme, compare books and even swap recipes around large communal tables - a lively setting perfect to indulge in cookbook geekery.

The first book club will be held on Monday 15^th October at 7:00pm and will celebrate Dan’s culinary roots in British cookery, featuring three courses inspired by ‘Nose to Tail’ by Fergus Henderson of London’s St John Bar & Restaurant.

An aperitif is also included in the price, while wine, beer and other beverages will be available to purchase at Monterey Coffee Lounge on the night.

For reservations, email info@eggandspoonrestaurant.com or for more information, visit www.eggandspoonrestaurant.com.

  

About Egg & Spoon

Egg & Spoon is a series of pop up dining events from chef Dan Pearson in Auckland, New Zealand.

Dan began his career as a young teenager in the burger vans and factory kitchens of Northampton, England, working his way up to the competitive and energetic London restaurant scene, to Michelin starred Foliage at the Mandarin Oriental, Knightsbridge.

After moving to New Zealand in 2009, Dan became Head Chef of Bracu Restaurant on the Simunovich Olive Estate in Auckland's Bombay Hills.

He now proudly presents his own venture, Egg & Spoon.