Pop-up pioneer and food blogger Kerstin Rodgers, aka Ms Marmitelover, started one of the first supper clubs at her home in Kilburn, London, in 2009. She says the new brand of "pop-up restaurant" just isn't the same.
courtesy Paul Winch Furness
Noma chef's London experiment —
Rene Redzepi, head chef of Noma restaurant in Copenhagen, got mixed reviews for his pop-up at swanky Claridge's hotel in London in 2012. Could be the $330 a head price tag. Could be the foraged menu.
Courtesy A toast of noma, Claridges
Samuelsson tries Bermuda —
Marcus Samuelsson of Red Rooster in Harlem opened a two-month pop-up in June at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess in Bermuda. A number of big name chefs are turning the once low-key pop-up experience into something more sophisticated.
courtesy Marcus Samuelsson Group
Temporary Blumenthal —
Chef Heston Blumenthal, known for molecular gastronomy, will be transporting the concepts behind his three Michelin-starred Fat Duck restaurant from a village in England to a casino in Melbourne for six months in 2015.
courtesy CROWN RESORTS
From supper clubs, to The Supper Club —
High-end dining, such as that offered by The Supper Club, has also evolved out of the pop-up idea.
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Big names, big pull —
Actor Elijah Wood deejayed at one of The Supper Club's events. Celebrities are said to be regulars on the carefully vetted guest lists.
