Art & Business Culture House dinner
5 Cromwell Place
May 2009
Art & Business Culture House dinner created by The Trattoria Team - Martino Gamper, Maki Suzuki and Kajsa Stahl.
With thanks to South Kensington Estates
www.culturehouse.co.uk
© Photo: Amit Lennon
London-based Italian designer Martino Gamper and his friends, Maki Suzuki and Kajsa Stahl (graphic designers from Japan and Sweden respectively), have taken to hosting food-night soirées where they “curate” both the environment and the meal. Promoted under the title Trattoria al Cappello, these events take place roughly once a month at various London locations.
Bwytada
Enjoy your meal
Smaklig måltid
Bon appétit
Buon appetito
Gochisô sama
!
(e-mail invitation)
Dear friends:
After previous successes and further hunger for excitement and experimentation for cooking, Martino [and Maki, Kajsa & Alex (he has left us for japan)] will prepare more stimulation and enjoyment. Therefore, we would like to invite you to the Trattoria al Cappello for another cooking evening at Hat On Wall Bar.
Looking forward to see you there,
Ciao
Trattoria al Cappello
Thought for food by Martino
hand made pasta dough!
Dish washing behind the bar!
Fresh seasonal ingredients!
Imported dairy products!
Gourmets!
Cooks!
Italian gyoza!
Temporary kitchen!
25 people x 5 dishes = 125 plates!
Identifying dandelion!
300 kg of food and furniture!
Changing the oil of the deepfryer!
Silk-screen printed placemats!
From memory and in no particular order, what we’ve eaten so far:
watermelon, ginger, spinach, hand made ravioli, feta cheese, vanilla ice, peppers, fennel, pumpkins, soya sauce, extra virgin olive oil, eggs, cucumbers, aubergines, sesame seeds, basil, garlics (fresh and dried), buffalo mozzarellas, bulgur, dandelions, water, salt, butter, dragon fruits, chocolate, figs, chestnuts, pomegranates, coriander, parsley, nutmeg, courgettes, lemons, apricots, foccacia, rosemary, bananas, prosecco, parmesan, flour, balsamic vinegar, poppyseed oil, pumpkin seed oil, red wine, white wine, ricotta, haloumi cheese, pine nuts, mushrooms, homegrown tomatoes, bay leaves, coconut milk, sugar, onions, fern sprouts, saffron, grappa, lime, honey, spring onions, radishes, apples, etc.
Screenprint Machine
500×800x80
Timber frame, hinges,
melamine board
with holes
Unique
2003
Our idea of a trattoria involved placemats. For each one of the monthly event, a new one is produced in small quantity. This was the best opportunity and context to start a small screenprint workshop. Although we were familiar with the semi-automatic silk screen process from formative years in design colleges, we decided to rather follow instructions derived from May 68 DIY posters stories we had heard of—and later researched. Martino built the hinged frames, including a vaccum device to hold the paper down and we used ‘curtain’ material combined with PVA glue to produce the ‘screen’.
14-October-2009 / Every Day Shop
The Arnold Circus stools comes in a
variety of colours please contact us
for current availability.
We can ship worldwide please contact us
for a quote.
25-January-2008 / Every Day Shop
