Pop-up restaurants
are all the rage. They are becoming increasingly popular and are a fun and
interesting alternative to traditional dining out.
Pop-up
restaurants literally pop up from nowhere for a short period of time, often at
an unusual venue, offering customers a unique and exciting experience.
Whilst all
pop-up restaurants are an exciting experience, perhaps the thanks to the chef
being an up and coming chef or the restaurant having an unusual theme, a recent
innovative pop-up restaurant with a unique twist was the ‘All-In-Kitchen’.
To
celebrate the new season of the UK and Ireland Poker Tour, back in January PokerStars
teamed up with Jones & Sons to unite poker with gourmet food in the world’s first pay-by-poker restaurant, the ‘All-In-Kitchen’.
The creative and very unique ‘All-In-Kitchen’ pop-up restaurant gave customers the chance to play poker to find out how much they would pay for their meal.
The creative and very unique ‘All-In-Kitchen’ pop-up restaurant gave customers the chance to play poker to find out how much they would pay for their meal.
Putting their money where their mouth is, customers to the restaurant started off with 10,000 chips (£10.00) to play three hands of poker. The amount of chips left after playing three hands of poker determined how much customers had to pay for their meals.
If lady
luck was not shining down on them or they could not keep a poker face and ended
up losing all of their chips or had less than 5000, they would still have only
paid £10.00 for a gourmet three course meal, normally priced at £50.00 per
person!
For those
with a better hand and a great poker face, having 5000-10,000 left after the
three hands meant they only paid £5 and the very lucky customers who had over
10,000 chips left had their meals absolutely free!!
So regardless
of whether they were poker pros or novices, the most customers to this poker
themed pop-up restaurant had to pay was £10 for a £50 three course gourmet meal………a
great bargain for a fun, pokertastic night out!
Whilst the
poker twist to the restaurant was to provide customers with fun, a hand or
three of poker plus the chance of winning their meal for less or completely free,
poker at the restaurant was completely optional and customers could chose to
play or not play, paying full price for their meal instead. Either way
customers enjoyed an evening of divine food and the exciting poker-themed
atmosphere.
The poker
theme did not end with the poker playing, the meal itself had a Poker theme
with delicious dishes including ‘Royal Flush of King Crab Thermidor’, ‘Queen
Scallops accompanied by Salted Baked Swede and Bacon Marmalade’, ‘4 Of A Kind
of Lamb Chops, Rump, Kidney and Shoulder with a Rosemary Jus’, and a ‘2 Pair of
Pear Tarte Tatin, Pear Caramel and Ice Cream’.
As Andy
Jones, Founder of Jones & Sons, put it: "I love food and never shy
away from the tables when I get the chance, so having the opportunity to create
a menu that combines two of my favourite things was something I jumped at.
Embracing Poker within the dishes was a lot of fun and some of the dishes that
hit the cutting room floor were a bit out there, but I can't wait to see the
results and serve up some Aces."
If like me
you missed the chance to visit the Poker themed pop-up restaurant ‘All-In-Kitchen’,
why not take a look at this video to see all the Poker and gourmet food action –
Whilst sadly
the ‘All-In-Kitchen’ has folded its cards in London, there are plans that it
will pop up in more cities across the UK soon as the UKIPT continues. So keep
an eye out for the PokerStars All-In-Kitchen popping up near you somewhere
soon!
* Post in
collaboration with PokerStars *
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