Obsession 17: Isaac McHale

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Thursday, February 2, 2017 was the fourteenth night of Obession 17 which is taking place at Nigel Haworth's Michelin-starred Northcote.

Isaac McHale from The Clove Club, which has a star in the Michelin Guide UK and is listed at number 26 in the World's 50 Best Restaurants List 2016, was the next chefs to takeover Nigel's kitchen.

Smoked brown trout tartare sansho, warm potato sauce and oscietra caviar

Smoked brown trout tartare sansho, warm potato sauce and oscietra caviar

Photography by Allen Markey

Raw orkney scallop hazelnut, clementine and perigord truffle

Raw orkney scallop hazelnut, clementine and perigord truffle

Photography by Allen Markey

Warm chestnut & oyster broth with wild Scottish seaweeds

Warm chestnut & oyster broth with wild Scottish seaweeds

Photography by Allen Markey

Duck with fermented cabbage and blackcurrant puree

Duck with fermented cabbage and blackcurrant puree

Photography by Allen Markey

Blood orange pancake suckling pig, berbere spice

Blood orange pancake suckling pig, berbere spice

Photography by Allen Markey

Duck with fermented cabbage and blackcurrant puree

Duck with fermented cabbage and blackcurrant puree

Photography by Allen Markey

Aamlfi lemonade and kampot pepper

Aamlfi lemonade and kampot pepper

Photography by Allen Markey

Isaac McHale
Photography by Allen Markey
Isaac McHale
Photography by Allen Markey
Isaac McHale
Photography by Allen Markey

>>> See all the photos from Obsession 17, night by night, here

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Editor 3rd February 2017

Obsession 17: Isaac McHale