Monday Bulletin: Labombe by Trivet & Brixton Kitchen

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Labombe by Trivet

Jonny Lake and Isa Bal, the chef and master sommelier duo behind Trivet in Bermondsey, are set to open a new restaurant, Labombe by Trivet, in partnership with COMO Metropolitan London on Park Lane. Launching this September, the wine-forward concept will build on one originally created for Trivet as an informal Monday night wine bar. The fully realised standalone version of the concept will have an extensive by-the-glass wine list and a grill menu including select Trivet signatures. Lake and Bal founded Trivet in 2019, following their time at The Fat Duck, where Lake was executive head chef and Bal was group head sommelier.

Small Plates

• Entries are now open for Brixton Kitchen, the restaurant incubator competition won by Chishuru’s Joké Bakare in 2019. The organisers, Brixton Market, and judges—including Bakare herself—are looking for semi-pro chefs who have successfully run supper clubs, or pop-ups. The winner gets a six-month residency. Apply here by 15 June.
   
• Sorry Not Sorry, the female-led Aussie hospitality collective, has announced its world tour. European stops include London (29 June, Lyaness) and Edinburgh (3 July, venue tbc). The team of bartenders, led by Rachelle ‘Rocky’ Hair and Jenna Hemsworth, will be mixing drinks while amplifying the conversation around workplace safety and inclusion.
   
• Dudu Eats’ Romany Henry (ex MOB Kitchen) and Chop Chop at The Hippodrome are collaborating on a Cantonese supper club. Tickets, £50, include a feast of roast duck, tofu, noodles, and seabass, and a jar of Dudu Chilli Oil to go.
  
  
• The London Museum needs you. Its new site, opening in Smithfield in 2026, is on the hunt for dynamic F&B partners (independents encouraged) who can bring London’s food culture to life in the museum. Here’s the brief.
  
  
• Five Cooks and a Cocktail is a group of five head chefs (including Hector Henderson and Lorcan Spiteri) and a barman who all met at Quo Vadis in 2017. They’re reuniting on Tuesday 1 July for a Palestine fundraiser at Rochelle Canteen. Proceeds from the dinner and online raffle will go to Amos Trust and Small Steps Project.