Good food, fine wine, and collectible art often make handsome bedfellows.So to help drum up wider interest in its Modern & Post-War British Art sale, taking place June 13 and 14 in London, Sotheby’s is hosting Michelin-starred chef Ollie Dabbous in a pop-up restaurant, where he will create a menu inspired by lots in the sale.The pop-up will run from June 10 to 12 in the New Bond Street galleries of Sotheby’s London, where diners will feast on a unique menu amidst iconic works by artists including Dame Barbara Hepworth and Frank Auerbach that will be on exhibition before the sale.The evening will start with a drinks reception featuring cocktails and Nyetimber sparkling wine. The bespoke six-course tasting menu will be based on specially-sourced British ingredients inspired by the colors, forms, and subjects explored in the highlighted lots of the sale.They include Patrick Heron’s "Sydney Garden Painting: February 1990: I" (est. £30,000-50,000); Dame Barbara Hepworth’s "Forms in Movement (Galliard)" (est. £250,000-350,000); and Gerald Laing's "Skydiver 2" (est. £250,000-350,000).“When creating each of the dishes I was drawn to the different colors and textures, particularly with the more shape-driven abstract artworks that diners will be surrounded by,” explains Dabbous, who was dubbed “the most wanted chef in Britain” by The Observer. “I was also very interested in where the artists came from, and the regional stories behind the works, as I am passionate about the locations that I source ingredients from.”Ollis Dabbous surveying Peter Lanyon's "Climb Out" at Sotheby's LondonDabbous has previously worked at such world-famous restaurants as Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, The Fat Duck, Noma and L’Astrance. His restaurant, Dabbous, opened in 2012 to rave reviews.The one-off dining experience is limited to 70 diners per night, and will cost £250 per person including wine. Tickets can be acquired online at Sotheby’s.
↧