Gingerline: Part 2

Back in January our very own Rob Jung wrote a blog piece about a new pop-up restaurant and art space called Gingerline, an event that takes place in a secret location along the East London Line.

Having been completely intrigued by Rob’s account I booked myself and a friend a place for this months event, held at Canvas and Cream in Forest Hill.

So there we were, my friend and I, at 6pm last Saturday evening eagerly awaiting an instruction text from the Gingerline crew. Forest Hill was to be our destination for the evening…we were to follow the Ginger arrows into a quiet residential mews and enter a small white door flanked with fairy lights. What greeted us behind a maze of free standing doors was an enchanting puppeteer’s workshop.

With the smell of wood shavings lingering in the air we feasted on beetroot soup (served in a mini paint pot!), duck leg with seasonal pumpkin and sweet potato mash, and finally Autumn fruit meringue roulade, the menu couldn’t be faulted.

While dining and getting to know our fellow Gingerliners, puppeteers from The Puppet Barge company treated us to a charming story of Brer Rabbit and Little Red Riding Hood.

We left, well fed, watered and full of smiles (maybe that was the wine…). For anyone wanting to have the Gingerline experience I suggest showing your interest early because judging by the comments, this event is understandably gaining momentum.