Essence Cuisine

Essence Cuisine

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Run by famous vegan celebrity chef Matthew Kenney, the menu offers food from breakfast through to dinner, with options to takeaway.

Breakfast and brunch features options like quinoa porridge with radish, sprouts and chilli flakes; lunch and dinner are geared towards healthy salads and dishes like the Essence Bowl, made from quinoa, cumin sweet potato and Jerusalem artichoke cream and pumpkin seeds.

There’s also heartier dishes like heirloom tomato lasagne, followed by desserts including lime cheesecake with ginger crumble.

For drinks, they deserve a range of cold pressed juices and nut milks, or vegan wines and cocktails.

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Step through the front door though and the sharp, modern interior – with its mimimalist décor, aluminium walls and concrete bar – and an intriguing menu, tell a different story.

At the recommendation of Essence Cuisine’s well-informed and enthusiastic host we start with garbanzo scramble, a take on scrambled eggs, featuring ‘scrambled’ chickpeas, ‘massaged’ kale, green harissa, asparagus and portobello ‘anchovies’.

It’s a good opener, the chickpeas have a surprisingly fluffy texture and a kick of heat from harissa, contrasting nicely with the subtle crunch of the kale.

The three mains we choose are a little hit and miss: a meticulously crafted heirloom tomato lasagne (see menu must-order); a coriander- and spice-fuelled raw pad thai with wonderfully slurpy, springy kelp noodles, marinated kale, tamari almonds and lime; and a well-dressed but overly salty, unremarkable caesar salad made up of baby romaine, dulse (seaweed), capers, sunflower dressing, sunflower ‘parmesan’, shiitake ‘anchovies’ and croutons.

The beautifully presented heirloom tomato lasagne, with its thinly sliced layers of courgette in place of pasta, tangy sundried tomato marinara, pistachio pesto and creamy, fluffy macadamia ‘ricotta’, is an inspired interpretation of a classic.

Essence Cuisine: plant-based restaurant from LA takes root in ...

ES Food Newsletter A celebrity chef from LA is bringing a meat, dairy, gluten, and refined sugar-free restaurant to London, with the aim of showing how exciting this way of eating can be.

Matthew Kenney, who is known as the world’s leading plant-based chef and has authored many books on the subject, will open Essence Cuisine in Shoreditch at the start of September.

From LA to Shoreditch: Matthew Kenney is known as the world’s leading plant-based chef On the menu at lunch and dinner will be a heritage tomato lasagna made with pistachio ‘pesto’ and macadamia nut ‘ricotta’, along with a raw pad Thai made from kelp noodles and marinated kale.

Kenney said: “It is food that doesn't compromise on flavour or enjoyment of eating, yet maintains a high nutritional profile and uncompromising ethical standards.”

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Essence Cuisine brings ambrosial vegan fare to Shoreditc ...

Shoreditch arrivals Bart Roman and Matthew Kenney are defying the misconception that healthy food isn’t appetising, thanks to their new vegan restaurant Essence Cuisine.

To wit, Essence Cuisine is fitted with benches along each wall, which are lined with cuboid tables big enough for two in a casual yet intimate setting.

The Essence nut cheese board As delicious as they are nutritious, Essence Cuisine’s breakfasts and brunches are packed with rainbow superfoods and seasonal ingredients.

Start the day with golden quinoa porridge, garbanzo scramble, or raw pancakes with candied walnuts; ease into lunch and dinner with a variety of salads and guilt-free comfort food, from raw pad thai with kelp noodles to the Essence bowl with cumin sweet potato and a heritage tomato lasagne.

Diners are invited to pair the dishes with Essence’s own selection of organic ‘Intense’ drinks and nut milks, cold-pressed cocktails and vegan biodynamic wines.