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After the much anticipated announcement of Salt Yard Group’s fourth London opening, co-founder Simon Mullins and Chef Director Ben Tish, have today revealed the restaurant will be called Ember Yard.
Ember Yard, which opens on Berwick Street in London’s Soho on 3rd December, will take its inspiration from Spanish and Italian methods of cooking over charcoal.
Simon Mullins stated: We had the idea for this restaurant several years ago and are thrilled to see it finally come to fruition. There’s something primal about the method and flavours of cooking over charcoal and Ember Yard will be a unique and exciting take on this back to basics approach.
Chef Director Ben Tish has devised a menu that will be almost entirely cooked on a custom built charcoal fired grill which will serve as the centre piece of the open plan kitchen. The team will also be hot and cold smoking a number