We have no say in who attends – we made a promise right at the start we wouldn’t set aside tickets for friends. It’s nice to work with the best the season has to offer’. It’s quite a well-kept secret, housed in the grounds of an old Victorian school behind a red brick wall; you have to ring a doorbell to be allowed into the garden. Put on at the latter's Hackney flat once every two months, it's a flowers down the table and lights everywhere affair. L: ‘Absolutely. Jackson and Levine run and host a supper club in an East London warehouse as a passion to get like-minded foodies around the table, enjoying a homemade meal and a glass of wine – or a few! We met at a jumble sale and talked about food non-stop so decided to take on the challenge of setting up a dining club. Starting as a supperclub and now branching out into food journalism, publishing and styling. Lazy Sunday morning bubble and squeak cakes. L: ‘We are led by seasons, so when sourcing ingredients, flowers and tableware we like to see what’s out there at the time. Laura: We leave five minutes to get ready. But if you want it to be your career, if you’re ready to make that leap, I think experience is the key – where or who can you learn from? I got a bit ahead of myself at one stage and tried to make croutons, only to set fire to a pan which my dad had to fling in the garden! Laura lived in an amazing open-plan apartment, so we started to think, could we sell tickets to have people round for dinner? Jackson & Levine’s collection of table and kitchen linens for Habitat is available now, habitat.co.uk/jacksonandlevine, With friends like Jackson… The Levine is easy. Alice: Everyone gets a little stressed – it’s so easy to worry the food isn’t perfect, or you’ve picked the wrong wine. Facebook. Absolutely meets them to steal their secrets. A stemmed flower stuck to a napkin with brightly coloured tape is so simple but so pretty. London, United Kingdom . What are your favourite ingredients for a welcome drink? VAT no: 660 4548 36. I always forget one dish. Furniture can be delivered in just 10 days (or even 3). We don’t really have any tricks or tips. Where do you source your ingredients from and come up with new recipes? Metro caught up with Alice (Levine) and Laura (Jackson) to chat about their new range and why it’s always worth laying the table…. Any other tips for a successful dinner party? That’s the stuff we enjoy, but it definitely takes time.’, ‘The evening was chaotic and noisy, in the best way. You can buy inexpensive snow globes online and put people’s names inside, to make table settings. L: ‘Even if you’re just having friends over for a takeaway, you can still always serve well with a gorgeous plate, flowers and textiles, it makes it so much more special, and the effort doesn’t go unnoticed’. It was one of the reasons I loved going to stay. Radio DJ Laura Jackson and TV presenter Alice Levine set up their popular east London supper club in 2013. It’s the sort of food that we aspire to make at home, simple, seasonal and hearty. Radio DJ Laura Jackson and TV presenter Alice Levine set up their popular east London supper club in 2013. A: ‘The Habitat collection comes out in May which we are extremely excited for, and we are both working on some really exciting TV projects, watch this space!’. To help us improve the emails we send you we collect information such as when they are opened and what you clicked on. We’re in my flat, cooking up lemon tarts, it was so warm, overwhelmingly warm, plus we had the oven on. It is the reason my parents were presented with burnt, messy eggy bread on any Mother’s or Father’s Day for about 10 years. If you take some time to create something amazing in the kitchen, it’s so important to have an equally amazing dining experience for guests to enjoy themselves. So what is their secret to being hostesses with the mostess? It’s a pleasure to see the new menus as the seasons go by at places like Petersham Nurseries, Spring and Rochelle Canteen. Their first book, Jackson & Levine – Round To Ours (Quadrille, £25), a collection of stress-free menus for entertaining, is out now. Meet Laura Jackson and Alice Levine, the glamorous hosts of London’s coolest supper club. The khadi fabric we used is hand spun and hand woven in a traditional weaving village outside Delhi, India and because the cotton is loosely spun the yarn is very fragile, giving it an irregular texture. The Jackson & Levine supperclub started as a little hobby when we met at a jumble sale and bonded over our love of food and our sometimes unpredictable jobs in TV. How did the idea for a supper club start? Laura came up with an idea for foliage and flowers interwoven with a really thick, old nautical rope – it looks amazing. We worked with them on our linen range last year and our ceramics this year. Our favourite part in the design process was deciding to use a khadi-base fabric for the whole collection. She cooked amazing meals every night, so there was an awareness and interest in food via osmosis, I guess. We’re not ones for garnishes and foams; it’s all big sharing platters, everyone digging in for seconds and thirds. Laura: I like personal touches. Their first book, Jackson & Levine – Round To Ours (Quadrille, £25), a collection of stress-free menus for entertaining, is out now. L: ‘Rochelle, Brat in Shoreditch and the Smoking Goat’. Miss Selfridge teamed up with East London Supper Club Jackson&Levine for an October press event. There’s an amazing online store, farmdrop.com, they’re great for meat! TV presenter Laura is also co-founder of supper club Jackson & Levine. A: ‘My mum has always grown a lot of food herself, in the garden when I was a kid and now on a big allotment. L: ‘There are lots of blogs we like. If people say no, make that give you the energy to carry on. Laura: Oh yes. WhatsApp. A: ‘Graham Norton, Joe Lycett or Sharon Horgan would be perfect, the chemistry of the evening is very important, you can always order a pizza if you burn the food but you can’t invite different people!’, L: Claudia Winkelman, I would love to sit and listen to her talk!’. We both work in TV and Radio and this is a great change from what we do day-to-day and is a real passion project. A: ‘Making people feel welcome and not to spend too much time in the kitchen once they arrive!’. Alice: Think beyond red and gold and green – that’s been done to death. Alice: I had the wonderful Usbourne First Cookbook which had lovely illustrations and recipes like strawberry tarts and cheese soufflé. Jackson & Levine; Jackson & Levine. Due to popular demand, the Jackson & Levine ladies are back with another serving of their in-demand ceramics collection. And when we’re in France, we always try and sneak new cheeses out. What are your favourite pieces from the new collection? Making the table and space look striking is where it all comes together on the night. 6. After selling out in just 3 hours the first time around, you better act fast if you want to get your hands on the most talked about tableware collection of … The Evening took place in a Hoxton Square gallery for selected journalists and members of the media, to present the new Christmas Collection. I designed and illustrated this book for guests as a nice memoir of their evening, along with signage and evite for the event. It went on until the small hours, and everyone left full and merry which is exactly what we wanted. Google+. The Jackson&Levine supper club is the brain child of super talented duo Laura Jackson and Alice Levine. Listening to podcasts, like Girl Boss Radio and How I Built This, let these spur you on and give you the strength.’, A: ‘Think carefully about whether want to make your passion your job, or if you want to just do more of it. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Leah is our lovely food director. We use a 3rd party, RedEye, to send out our newsletter but rest assured that your data will only be used for this purpose and not passed on to any other 3rd parties. There w’e decided we had to go for a coffee, we discussed our joint love for food, cooking and entertaining. The Jackson&Levine supper club is the brain child of super talented duo Laura Jackson and Alice Levine. Another favourite is Duck Soup – we look at their menus all the time for inspiration, either for a supper club or just for dinner! Cooking for large groups can work out so much more economical than cooking for two. We always try and source ingredients locally or celebrate the great produce around us by using neighbourhood bakers and wine merchants. Twitter. Sunday Suppers we love, she had so many great ideas and her photography is amazing. Christmas lends itself to something a bit moodier: berries and foliage, a dark tablecloth and candles. Or try layering clashing lots of prints, or surprising guests with something like gingham, which you wouldn’t usually have at Christmas. Where did your idea for a supper club come from? Google+. We love to go to Rochelle’s Canteen together. We always look on our favourite restaurants’ websites to check out their menus, and get great ideas from food blogs and instagram, so the Jackson&Levine supper club gave us a chance to put all of that inspiration into action. © 2020 Habitat. I once turned on the grill instead of the oven and grilled a shoulder of lamb for four hours…. It seems that summer might actually be here, though we hope we haven't just jinxed that. Everything from the food to the flowers comes back to the time of year: what’s in abundance, what can we celebrate? When’s your next supper club and how do people sign up for it. A: ‘It was only 16 people but at the time it felt like such an undertaking. We introduced some great pals-to-be.’. L: ‘We had both known of each other, and then met properly at a jumble sale, ‘Rumble in the Jumble, for Oxfam. Terms and conditions apply. So, we approached Habitat with a bit of a love-letter email, to ask if they would be up for giving us some spare dinnerware that we could use at the supper clubs. And that is really rewarding (it’s what we did at the beginning). We felt we both brought something different to the table, a meeting of minds.’. What are your favourite places to eat out in London? Put the effort in, this really shows that you care.’. L: ‘Without a doubt a Rhubarb Collins. From casting to costume design, ... Jackson&Levine. A simple rule, though, is that light is key — food never looks good by candlelight or artificial light. Candlelight, background music, tableware, plants on the table — these are all so simple additions to a table but they instantly give an ambience that your guest(s) will relax in and enjoy spending their time over the dishes you have made. How do you describe your style of cooking? Jackson and Levine run and host a supper club in an East London warehouse and they're here on the blog to give us their top 10 tips on how to host a supper club. What has been your biggest supper club disaster to date?! Held every 2 months in a warehouse in Haggerston, we seat 16 people around our communal table and serve up seasonal treats from our kitchen. How do you avoid getting stressed when cooking for a crowd? Alice: It was delicious. 4. Or a leaf that you’ve picked and dried. After selling out in just 3 hours the first time around, you better act fast if you want to get your hands on the most talked about tableware collection of the year. What was the first meal you remember cooking and how old were you? This elusive supper club has been producing nights of mystery and dining since 2010, ingeniously fusing together performance, food, drink, design and art to offer you an absurdist and unforgettable adventure.
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