{"id":1080,"date":"2011-10-25T11:18:16","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T11:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2011-10-25T11:18:16","modified_gmt":"2011-10-25T11:18:16","slug":"fulham-restaurant-brasa-introduces-soulful-sundays-with-ashbell-mcelveen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/fulham-restaurant-brasa-introduces-soulful-sundays-with-ashbell-mcelveen\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulham Restaurant Brasa introduces Soulful Sundays with Ashbell McElveen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brasa<br \/>\n474 &#8211; 476 Fulham Broadway<br \/>\nLondon<br \/>\nSW6 1BY <\/p>\n<p><strong>A BRIMFUL OF ASHBELL AT 475 BROADWAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>US barbeque King Ashbell McElveen is returning to London with his brand new venture &#8211; Soulful Sundays \u2013 a Sunday residency in partnership with popular Fulham restaurant Brasa.<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nStarting from 9 October, the celebrated and critically acclaimed chef will take over the kitchen every Sunday, bringing his trademark style of globally influenced, southern soul food to Brasa. Ashbell has devised two menus, Brunch and Supper, to reflect his passion for big, bold flavours and locally sourced, seasonal ingredients. The Brunch menu will be available between 11am-4pm and the Supper menu from 6-10pm.<\/p>\n<p>The Brunch menu offers a selection of breakfasts like the Full Cajun with Crayfish &#038; Leek Cajun Spiced Potato Hash, Ashbell\u2019s Bespoke Spicy Cajun Sausages, Eggs, Smoked Cajun Bacon, Crab and Stuffed Mushrooms, and the Full Texan with 250 g Aged British Sirloin Steak, Onion &#038; Mushroom Hash Potatoes, Cowboy Baked Beans, Black Pepper Coated Smoked Bacon and Eggs. Guests can sink their teeth into Ashbell\u2019s Po\u2019 Boy, a New Orleans style sandwich originally created for those unable to afford a sit down lunch. Choose from shrimp, Louisiana gator, grilled soft shell crab or catfish fillets, piled between two halves of toasted French baguette and dressed with tomatoes, lettuce and Cajun mayo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Supper menu, guests can choose between dishes like Lobster Hash Roll with sweet potato, apple and onion, Pan Saut\u00e9ed House Smoked Foie Gras served over Seville Orange Flavoured Risotto, British Salt Cod Fritter w Elderflower Clotted Cream Dip and Warm Crab Gratin Dauphines. Those with a mighty appetite can try Ashbell\u2019s Dinosaur Steak, a thick cut 680g T-bone steak seasoned with fresh ground black pepper &#038; Kashmiri Sea Salt, with a side of wild mushroom hash potatoes &#038; smoked onions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an absolute pleasure to be opening Soulful Sundays with the team at Brasa,\u201d says Ashbell. \u201cAll the elements just fell into place \u2013 Brasa\u2019s brilliant Head Chef Danny MacGechan and his kitchen team, the location, the venue \u2013 it all works so beautifully and everyone involved is so passionate about it. <\/p>\n<p>Hopefully people will like the idea and the food offering and come down and see us one Sunday. It\u2019ll be a cool place to hang out, meet friends and enjoy good quality food and drink.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ashbell\u2019s reputation speaks for itself. Growing up in South Carolina, he went on travel the world twice over, soaking up different cultures and experiencing a huge range of cuisines &#8211; all of which resonate throughout his cooking today. In the US Ashbell presented flagship WNBC programme the Weekend Today Show as well as having his own range of nationally distributed food products.<strong> In London, Ashbell made his mark opening Harlem @ Saint in Covent Garden, Ashbells caf\u00e9 at the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park and Ashbells in Notting Hill \u2013 all of which won him praise from the Capital\u2019s critics.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ashbell\u2019s preference for cooking over coals fits the venue perfectly, with Brasa literally meaning \u2018live coal\u2019. The Kitchen is decked out with an impressive Asador Grill, imported especially from the Basque Mountains area of Spain. With 80 covers and private dining for up to 25, Soulful Sunday\u2019s will be the perfect place to relax, eat and drink Big Easy style, while Ashbell serves up pots full of soul with an infectious smile. <\/p>\n<p>Brasa forms part of a Fulham\u2019s only triple aspect venue owned and run by industry stalwart Brenhan Magee. The three-story building takes pride of place on the Fulham Broadway with the restaurant occupying the first floor. The ground floor houses Broadway Bar &#038; Grill, a substantial 300 capacity brasserie style venue, perfect for enjoying a glass of wine and a bite to eat. The project was recently completed with the opening of Broadway House, a private members club on the top floor. <strong>Broadway House offers over 5,000 square feet of luxury, providing the perfect place to relax, eat, drink and socialise with like-minded people. Members benefit from two stunning roof terraces both with barbeques which, weather permitting, will be used by Ashbell.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guests will also be able to enjoy the finest cocktails, created using homemade infused spirits including chilli vodka, pink grapefruit tequila and lemongrass &#038; ginger rum. The cocktail list is extensive, with interesting twists on classic blends such as the Broadway Julep with two types of gin and quince liqueur and the rather fitting Burntdown Tennessee using homemade orange infused Jack Daniels, marmalade and old-fashioned Victorian lemonade.<\/p>\n<p>A varied wine list featuring wines sourced internationally is available, including the house wine priced at \u00a313.50 (Vina Pena, Castilla, Spain, red and white) through to more complex wines such as a Chardonnay, Santa Maria Vineyard, Byron Napa, USA and a Chateau La Pointe, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soulful Sundays @ Brasa<br \/>\nOpen Sunday\u2019s from 9 October 2011.<br \/>\nBrunch, 11am &#8211; 4pm<br \/>\nSupper, 6pm &#8211; 10pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Brasa<br \/>\n474 &#8211; 476 Fulham Broadway<br \/>\nLondon<br \/>\nSW6 1BY<br \/>\nTel: 020 7610 3137<br \/>\nWeb: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brasalondon.com\">www.brasalondon.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brasa 474 &#8211; 476 Fulham Broadway London SW6 1BY A BRIMFUL OF ASHBELL AT 475 BROADWAY US barbeque King Ashbell McElveen is returning to London with his brand new venture &#8211; Soulful Sundays \u2013 a Sunday residency in partnership with popular Fulham restaurant Brasa. Starting from 9 October, the celebrated and critically acclaimed chef will&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/fulham-restaurant-brasa-introduces-soulful-sundays-with-ashbell-mcelveen\/\"><span>read more&nbsp;&#8230;<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[432],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1080"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1081,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080\/revisions\/1081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}