so kitchen aureum is my home-based pop-up restaurant and it developed out
pop-up restaurant and it developed out
pop-up restaurant and it developed out of my love of hosting dinner parties so
of my love of hosting dinner parties so
of my love of hosting dinner parties so what happens is my dinner guests book
what happens is my dinner guests book
what happens is my dinner guests book online beforehand and I prepare a set
online beforehand and I prepare a set
online beforehand and I prepare a set menu for them as our guests arrive we
menu for them as our guests arrive we
menu for them as our guests arrive we like to offer them some nibbles so this
like to offer them some nibbles so this
like to offer them some nibbles so this evening we’re having some nice big juicy
evening we’re having some nice big juicy
evening we’re having some nice big juicy green olives drizzled with a little
green olives drizzled with a little
green olives drizzled with a little olive oil since we moved in here I’ve
olive oil since we moved in here I’ve
olive oil since we moved in here I’ve been or we including job I’ve been doing
been or we including job I’ve been doing
been or we including job I’ve been doing quite big dinner parties for local
quite big dinner parties for local
quite big dinner parties for local friends and over the years they got sort
friends and over the years they got sort
friends and over the years they got sort of friends bigger and more adventurous
of friends bigger and more adventurous
of friends bigger and more adventurous menus as I some growing confidence we
menus as I some growing confidence we
menus as I some growing confidence we were thinking you know about how could
were thinking you know about how could
were thinking you know about how could we you know turn it into something
we you know turn it into something
we you know turn it into something [Music]
this website we FIFO came along which is
this website we FIFO came along which is the site that I used for my ticket sales
the site that I used for my ticket sales
the site that I used for my ticket sales that gave us the kind of back up to feel
that gave us the kind of back up to feel
that gave us the kind of back up to feel that we could actually give it a go and
that we could actually give it a go and
that we could actually give it a go and turn it into something
I think we’ve served something in the
I think we’ve served something in the region of 275 meals we do have a kind of
region of 275 meals we do have a kind of
region of 275 meals we do have a kind of core of regulars who’ve been several
core of regulars who’ve been several
core of regulars who’ve been several times the actual number of people I’m
times the actual number of people I’m
times the actual number of people I’m not sure of when we first bought this
not sure of when we first bought this
not sure of when we first bought this house so we came in and took out the
house so we came in and took out the
house so we came in and took out the walls knocked through a living dining
walls knocked through a living dining
walls knocked through a living dining area I had a plan for the kitchen how it
area I had a plan for the kitchen how it
area I had a plan for the kitchen how it would go
would go
would go joël maids made a comment at the time
joël maids made a comment at the time
joël maids made a comment at the time about how the kitchen was supposed to be
about how the kitchen was supposed to be
about how the kitchen was supposed to be taking over the whole of the ground
taking over the whole of the ground
taking over the whole of the ground floor and coined the term kitchen aureum
floor and coined the term kitchen aureum
floor and coined the term kitchen aureum so when we came to do this and set it up
so when we came to do this and set it up
so when we came to do this and set it up it seemed like they just seemed like the
it seemed like they just seemed like the
it seemed like they just seemed like the right name yeah a lot of people ask if
right name yeah a lot of people ask if
right name yeah a lot of people ask if it’s a bit strange having people you
it’s a bit strange having people you
it’s a bit strange having people you don’t know come into your house but it’s
don’t know come into your house but it’s
don’t know come into your house but it’s not really people sort of once they’ve
not really people sort of once they’ve
not really people sort of once they’ve come through the front door and sat down
come through the front door and sat down
come through the front door and sat down at your table there’s there’s almost
at your table there’s there’s almost
at your table there’s there’s almost instantly friends really it’s it’s
instantly friends really it’s it’s
instantly friends really it’s it’s really nice it’s part of what I really
really nice it’s part of what I really
really nice it’s part of what I really enjoy about throwing dinner parties for
enjoy about throwing dinner parties for
enjoy about throwing dinner parties for large groups of people the kind of
large groups of people the kind of
large groups of people the kind of chitchat and camaraderie of everyone
hello everybody welcome to kitchen oi in
hello everybody welcome to kitchen oi in this evening thank you very much for
this evening thank you very much for
this evening thank you very much for coming I hope everyone’s comfy we’ve got
coming I hope everyone’s comfy we’ve got
coming I hope everyone’s comfy we’ve got extra cushions there you can grab if you
extra cushions there you can grab if you
extra cushions there you can grab if you need one I’m just going to run through
need one I’m just going to run through
need one I’m just going to run through the menu for you we’ve got chicken
the menu for you we’ve got chicken
the menu for you we’ve got chicken cacciatore with rosemary potatoes and
cacciatore with rosemary potatoes and
cacciatore with rosemary potatoes and for dessert we have ricotta cheesecake
for dessert we have ricotta cheesecake
for dessert we have ricotta cheesecake with butterscotch sauce there’s water on
with butterscotch sauce there’s water on
with butterscotch sauce there’s water on the table and glasses and if you have
the table and glasses and if you have
the table and glasses and if you have any bottles of wine with you we can open
any bottles of wine with you we can open
any bottles of wine with you we can open those for you if you need anything else
those for you if you need anything else
those for you if you need anything else at all just let me know and the felt tip
at all just let me know and the felt tip
at all just let me know and the felt tip pens there are for doodling on the
pens there are for doodling on the
pens there are for doodling on the tablecloth so I try to keep everything
tablecloth so I try to keep everything
tablecloth so I try to keep everything very informal and sort of feeling to
very informal and sort of feeling to
very informal and sort of feeling to things I don’t like formal
things I don’t like formal
things I don’t like formal in restaurants so sitting together one
in restaurants so sitting together one
in restaurants so sitting together one or two tables is quite different from
or two tables is quite different from
or two tables is quite different from your normal restaurant experience anyway
your normal restaurant experience anyway
your normal restaurant experience anyway in meeting people that you wouldn’t
in meeting people that you wouldn’t
in meeting people that you wouldn’t necessarily have met otherwise generally
necessarily have met otherwise generally
necessarily have met otherwise generally everyone is very polite the reviewing on
everyone is very polite the reviewing on
everyone is very polite the reviewing on the on the website when you when you
the on the website when you when you
the on the website when you when you come to a review it says how was your
come to a review it says how was your
come to a review it says how was your host and we have one guest who comes
host and we have one guest who comes
host and we have one guest who comes quite quite often who takes that very
quite quite often who takes that very
quite quite often who takes that very very literally and just puts well I I
very literally and just puts well I I
very literally and just puts well I I love cooking and I love cooking for
love cooking and I love cooking for
love cooking and I love cooking for others and I really do love having
others and I really do love having
others and I really do love having people come around and to eat my food
people come around and to eat my food
people come around and to eat my food and it’s yeah I don’t know how else to
and it’s yeah I don’t know how else to
and it’s yeah I don’t know how else to put it I just love doing it
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