Chantelle Nicholson, the multi-award winning chef, has today announced she will launch Apricity on Tuesday 12 April. The restaurant which will celebrate conscious cooking and joyful dining, whilst pioneering the principles of a circular economy.
Located on London's Duke Street, Apricity will continue Nicholson’s commitment to running a socially conscious endeavour with her team of innovative and like-minded people who share her values of a sustainable lifestyle.
Nicholson is known in London for championing veg-forward sustainable cooking and Apricity will be no different. She has worked closely with Head Chef Eve Seemann to create a menu that will be centered around hyper-seasonal, sustainable produce from small-scale farmers and locally foraged ingredients, with a zero-waste approach to cooking.
Dishes will include Cornish mackerel, Shetland mussels, sambal butter and fennel; koji glazed BBQ oyster mushrooms, black garlic, nettle emulsion, fermented emmer wheat; and venison, pickled walnuts, wild garlic, pickled rhubarb.
There will be a dedicated tasting menu celebrating British vegetables, as well as a menu with the very best meat and fish of the British Isles. To drink will be an extensive list of low-intervention wines, championing English and Welsh vineyards, alongside a selection of innovative zero-waste cocktails such the kimchi margarita, using the juice from the kimchi made in Apricity’s kitchens or the beetroot negroni, using juice from vegetable’s off-cuts.
By day the dining room will be flooded with natural light from the floor to ceiling windows overlooking Duke Street and transformed in the evening with low-level golden hued lighting. Spilling onto the street will be a small terrace, a sanctuary for guests to relax in the heart of bustling Mayfair. Moving down to the basement will be the chefs’ table, where diners will be able enjoy the action up close from the open kitchen.
Nicholson said, 'Apricity, meaning the warmth of the sun in winter, is such an exciting opportunity for myself and my team. Creating a space that can serve delicious food and great drinks, with joy and purpose, is key to us.
'We can’t wait to hero the amazing growers and farmers within the UK, as well as partnering with other organisations that have an aligned ethos and culture. I am delighted to be working with Grosvenor Estates to create a greener, healthier and more conscious community within the heart of Mayfair, and beyond.'
This opening follows the success of Nicholson's recent Hackney-based ‘pandemic pop-up’ All’s Well, which was set up to preserve jobs, morale and positivity within the industry over the pandemic.