Shore to Shore
A guest Chef series
2024/2025
Acclaimed chef Stuart Ralston is launching a new guest chef series, Shore to Shore, celebrating the rich bounty of the British waters and marking the one year anniversary of his fine-dining venture, Lyla in Edinburgh. The series will see some of the UK’s most exciting chefs take part in a four-hands dinner with Stuart, bringing their own take on seafood from Scotland and the wider UK coastline.
Theo Clench & Krug
Theo trained in Brighton before moving to London and working at a host of Michelin-starred restaurants, including development at Clove Club** as well as Trinity* and Portland*, where he held the position of Head Chef. In 2020, Theo took the position of Head Chef at Akoko*, Fitzrovia’s West African restaurant, where he learned how to extract optimum flavour from ingredients. In 2022, Clench took up the Head Chef role at Cycene*, a restaurant in collaboration with Blue Mountain School in Shoreditch, an interdisciplinary arts hub. Cycene* was awarded a Michelin star within five months of opening. Theo left Cycene* in 2024 to expand his research and development through consultancy and private chef work before announcing his next project. @cheftheoclench
Theo and Lyla’s menu will be served alongside four different cuvées from Krug Champagne
Dates: October 23rd & 24th
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Theo Clench x Lyla
Hjem
Hjem is the Michelin-starred restaurant led by Chef Alex Nietosvuori in Wall, Northumberland. Renowned for its Nordic-inspired cuisine, Hjem offers a unique dining experience that showcases the best of Northumberland's produce. Alex honed his skills under renowned chefs like Björn Frantzén, Sam Nutter and Victor Wågam (Nima sous-chefs) and gained international experience in South America and Oslo. In London, he went on to work with The Laughing Heart's kitchen team under chef Tom Anglesea before realising his dream at 26 with the launch of Hjem in partnership with his wife Ally Thompson. Hjem was awarded a Michelin star in 2021 affirming Alex's early success in the culinary world. @alexnietosvuori @hjemrestaurant
Dates: October 30th
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Hjem x Lyla
Behind
Andy Beynon spent 15 years working with some of the foremost Michelin starred chefs and restaurants in the country, including Claude Bosi, Phil Howard and Michael Wignall. In 2020, Andy opened his debut restaurant BEHIND, an 18 seater kitchen-table restaurant with a seafood focus. BEHIND offers diners a chance to see ‘behind the scenes’ into the kitchen, with the menu utilising the best of British produce. The restaurant was awarded a Michelin star in 2020, just 20 days after opening. @andybeynon @behindrestaurant
Dates: October 23rd & 24th
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