Did you know the Colonel Fawcett has been going 11 years now under the same owners? That’s pretty impressive when pubs all around change hands or close with alarming regularity. And it still rules the little corner of NW1 that nuzzles Kentish Town’s southern tip.
Here’s what’s new: from this weekend one of London’s hippest pizza pop-ups is taking over the kitchen. After a super successful run back in the summer, Peckham’s 081 Pizzeria are back in an ongoing residency on Randolph Street.
Founded by Andrea Asciuti, an Italian pizza connoisseur and chef with a fiery passion for pizza – and one of the guys behind Streatham’s acclaimed Bravi Ragazzi restaurant – 081 Pizzeria is an ‘authentic Neapolitan pizzeria with an urban twist’.
They opened their first outlet in Peckham Levels last year amidst the pandemic – and were an immediate smash, with a second location in Fitzrovia’s Smugglers Tavern (also owned by the Fawcett) this year. “We’re on a mission to challenge the perception of typical Italian pizzerias in London with 081 Pizzeria’s bold, funky and youthful approach,” he says.
So what’s on the menu? Well, punters can tuck into a selection of hand-crafted Neapolitan pizzas and Napoli-inspired tapas dishes.
As well as classics like a Margherita, Diavola and Calzone, expect imaginative signatures such as the Maradona, with smoked mozzarella, wild broccoli and Italian sausage; the Truffle Mushrooms, with truffle cream base, smoked mozzarella, parmesan, mushrooms and truffle oil; or the Pistachiosa, with a pistacho pesto base, mortadella ham, fior di layte, burrata and pistachio sprinkles. Yum.
There’s also a whole tapas menu, should you fancy an Italian twist on the Spanish bar staple: highlights here include gooey croquettes, frittatina (deep fried Italian mac & cheese) and aubergine balls. We might need a lie-down after all this.
Better still? As an introductory deal they are offering 50% off all food for the next two Sundays, 20th & 27th November. Oh my.
And with Christmas on its way, don’t forget you can also celebrate the festive season with anything from a small group to up to 300 people at The Colonel – and a refreshingly turkey-free festive menu: yep, 081 Pizzeria have put together a unique Neapolitan menu for £22.95 a person. Saluti.
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