11/8/2022 0 Comments Silo restaurant![]() ![]() The floor is a warm sea of pure, natural cork, harvested by hand from the bark of the cork oak without harming the tree. Over this hangs a pendant light moulded from foraged seaweed. Guests are greeted at a host stand formed from offcuts and otherwise unusable parts of timber that have been laminated together and then sculpted back into the likeness of a tree stump. Following Silo’s post-industrial ethos, we opted to work with local crafts people using age-old techniques, as well as harnessing innovative materials and technologies’ Sam Harris The aim is to close the loop, with an interior composed from waste or thoughtfully sourced, natural materials, that will either biodegrade or easily disassemble for repurposing in the future. Working very closely with Douglas on the design, Nina says ‘a few pioneering and high-quality materials, a very crafted process, and a zero-waste mentality form the basis of the design. The old cocoa roasting factory has large, steel-framed windows, exposed steel trusses, and netted sheep’s wool roof insulation. Housed on the upper floor of The White Building, Silo’s interiors are designed by Nina+Co, an interior design studio renowned for their focus on sustainable design.Īs guests climb the canalside cast-iron staircase beside the graffiti covered bridge, they are invariably surprised by the contrast with the elegant, minimalist interior. On the weekends Silo is also open for brunch, with a menu featuring dishes such as the Silo porridge, made with freshly rolled oats and home-made crème fraîche, topped with seasonal fruit coddled eggs, kimchi, black pudding and freshly baked sourdough, and to drink, a selection of fresh juices made using wonky fruit and veg. For something sweet, golden linseed ice-cream with fig leaf oil and sea buckthorn, fresh cheese, grand fir and fermented caramel. Silo has a continually changing set dinner menu with dishes such as grilled fantail squid, white kimchi and Douglas fir Jerusalem artichokes cooked on fire and served with Cashel Blue and ruby kraut and blue potatoes, barbecued sea kale and caramelised whey. A zero-waste pioneer, Douglas’ innovative approach is threaded throughout the whole restaurant and its supply chains: from trading directly with farmers to composting any leftover scraps into compost, the continuing aim is to 'close the loop' in the food production process. It does not store any personal data.On Wednesday 13th November 2019, Silo, the world’s first zero-waste restaurant by award-winning chef Douglas McMaster opened in their new Hackney Wick home, The White Building. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. #SILO RESTAURANT WINDOWS#The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed. The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". ![]() The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Advertisement". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". It does not correspond to any user ID in the web application and does not store any personally identifiable information. The cookie is used by cdn services like CloudFare to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. ![]()
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