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New at Wahaca – British grown Serrano chillies

They’ve arrived! We have just received our first batch of British grown Serrano Chillies which can be tried at Wahaca in our Tomatillo Salsa and Salsa Fresca as of today. Wahaca commissioned Joanna from Cherwood Nursery in Bedfordshire to grow Serrano Chillies especially for us – so that we could source local ingredients whenever possible.

Serrano’s have a very fresh grassy flavour and are used specifically to make the Tomatillo Salsa/ Salsa Verde in Mexico. They originated from the Mountainous regions in Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo so it is a massive achievement to have them grown so close to home.

To buy your own British grown chillies check out the website http://www.edibleornamentals.co.uk/index.html.

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Football and how it all started!

It all started at our Christmas party last year.  Wahaca hired one of the rooms in Soho house, after a few drinks the guys started to arrive from the two sites.  Mark started to talk about football saying that he used to organize a league and had a football team.  After a few drinks the guys started to get excited about the idea of the two restaurants playing each other – Bring it on!

I remember our first practice, was in Green Park after work in early weeks in January, when it used to get dark very early. We end up playing in the dark, rain and mud, but nevertheless we played. We all got really dirty and ended up in a tie-only pub in Mayfair, it was hilarious with everyone there looking at us, was such a great fun.

Two months from there, we were all ready for our first match in Hyde park between Covent Garden and White City.  I remember Mark arriving with a full box of white wine for the cheerleaders in the middle of the match …after 10 min they were cheering and making up songs. A great effort from Marco from the White City restaurant who get all their cheerleaders in uniform!

Every match has got its own story but there’s always an injury at the end of the match, the last was Marcel, one of our head bartenders.  Gavin said that he was only defending himself!! Was he having a laugh…?! We had to wait for the ambulance for about an hour. Always, always  happy endings …Marcel 3 hours later joined us for a drink. Which made up for the fact that he’s off work for a week and a half.

We are very exited for our new kit and the match next week, we love going out together like a big family and have a great fun whatever happens, keep tuned for more from pitch side – Oaxaca style!

Food & Drink > News > News > Our News > Tell Us > Wahacos > What's Happening

Bienvenido

Welcome to the Wahaca blog. We’ve created the site for you to tell us about all things Mexican, curious, local and delicious that you are up to and in return we will share with you everything going on at Wahaca and with our suppliers and friends.

Our hopes are that the blog will allow you to become a part of the Wahaca world and to help us learn and improve… and most importantly have fun along the way!

We’ve got a lot planned for the blog so keep your eyes peeled for:

Food and Drink Recipes for you to make at home

Banter from the Bar which will include cocktail recipes and general chat

Window into the Kitchen which will give you a glimpse of what goes on behind the pass

Learn at Wahaca is where we will talk about the various cooking sessions we are planning to host

Upcoming Events is the place to go for new and review of our events. We’ve got some fun ones on the cards…

We’re really keen to hear what you think of Wahaca, be it positive, or less positive. It helps us to continue to evolve Wahaca to make it better and better

Let us know if you’ve got any brilliant suggestions for our playlist so we can keep our music fresh

And stay tuned for our regular news updates

We’re excited. As you can probably tell. If you’ve got any comments, suggestions or feedback, leave a comment.

Food & Drink > Food & Drink > Food Topics & Trends

The Clink

Having been hooked on the mysterious world of underground restaurants after my baptism at MsMarmitelover’s I was invited to attend an even more bizarre experience by a friend. The venue? Her Majesty’s Prison High Down, Sutton in the newly opened restaurant aptly called The Clink. After being led through numerous security checks and having all items remotely suspicious removed from my person we were led through four heavily guarded and locked doors, through the open courtyard in the middle of the prison and finally through a large heavily barred door with the words “The Clink” written above.

What greeted us was not a prison canteen that I had been expecting but a really rather thought out mini 40 seater restaurant and well designed (considering this was in a high security prison….even the lighting had had due care and attention). Everyone in the restaurant, including waiters, managers and chefs were serving time in Prison (we didn’t get the chance to ask for what!)… but they all seemed really happy and enjoying the opportunity to prove themselves to the outside world (and the “Inside” – Prison officers are allowed to eat there as well!) This is an initiative to teach inmates about the hospitality industry and every person working there does their stint on the floor and in the kitchen. The aim is to give them more of a fighting chance when they leave, they were still new to it though and they were clearly nervous. Yet sitting down looking into an open kitchen that all seemed very professional.

Water was brought to the table (that was all that was on offer – a compromise by the Prison Executives I imagine) and hard plastic cutlery was laid up. The menu is simple (no starters) but a range of well portioned main courses with breakfast and tea also on offer as well.

What was amazing was the price. Homemade ravioli with ricotta and spinach in a rich tomato sauce was £4.00 and was enough for two. Mackerel fillets on a salad with vegetables were £5.00. If I had any complaint it would probably be that the portions were too big and the sauces, where given, too plentiful, but considering this place had only been open for two weeks it was on the right track and we were all overwhelmed by the effort and enthusiasm of the guys working there.

For a novel experience and to give some support to a really great initiative I recommend trying this out if you live near Sutton or hop on the train from Victoria and it’s 20 mins and then a quick bus/ taxi ride. As you might expect YOU HAVE TO BOOK, and be checked out before arriving but it’s fairly harmless and gives you curious feeling that you have done something wrong! For more information go to http://www.theclinkonline.com or watch the promotional video below.

The Clink

Mark@Wahaca