Love Gin? Have It Infused In Food at Market Place

Have you ever eaten pizza infused with gin? Sound like a hole-in-one? Or Japanese chicken karaage with a Gin spicy orange mayo and orange zest? Well here is your opportunity if you have never done so. Find out more in Love Gin? Have It Infused In Food at Market Place

In celebration of Market Place in Vauxhall London has teamed up with James May and his James Gin to celebrate two years of its Vauxhall site.

Market Place Vauxhall is set to tantalise taste buds with a week-long gin-infused food festival in collaboration with James Gin, created by TV legend James May. 

From 23rd September, you can get your hands on specially crafted dishes incorporating the distinctive flavours of James Gin, coinciding with the venue’s second-anniversary celebrations.

From Gin & Duck Croquettes and Gin & Duck Salad at The Duck Shed to the Gin & Zest Pizza from Made in Puglia, each of Market Place’s gin-infused delicacies will only be available for one week only.

Vendors have created limited-edition gin-infused specials including a Gin & Zest Pizza and Gin & Tonic Fish and Chips, especially for the celebrations. Sound delicious, and rather out there at the same time.

Fancy learning more about James May’s curious James Gin? Market Place Vauxhall will also play host to an exclusive Q&A with the man himself on 23rd September. From 7 pm, James will spill the tea on the careful curation of James Gin and how the brand came to life, as well as some hilarious anecdotes from his foray into alcohol.

Market Place is London’s fastest-growing street food market and bar with venues across Peckham, Harrow, Vauxhall and Hounslow. Since bursting onto the London food scene in 2020, Market Place has built a name among foodies thanks to its eclectic array of carefully curated independent street food vendors.As well as vauxhall the brand has two other sites. Peckham, Unit 10, The Aylesham Centre, Rye Ln, London SE15 5EW and Harrow, 80-84 St Ann’s Rd, Harrow, HA1 1JX.

All of Market Place’s venues are family and dog-friendly, offering all-day dining menus, free Wi-Fi, private hire options and advanced bookings. Market Place is also proud to offer bottomless brunch, happy hour, and Sky & TNT Sports, making it a great destination to watch the biggest global sporting events. 

“We couldn’t be-gin to explain how excited we are to be celebrating Market Place Vauxhall’s second birthday this year with the one and only James May, allowing our customers to get an exclusive taste of the superb James Gin.

“We couldn’t think of a better way to mark the success we have had at Market Place over the last two years; a story that began with one venue in Peckham, now expanded into four sites across the city with more on the way. We look forward to what the future has in store for us!”

Blake Henderson, Managing Director at Market Place

James Daniel May is an English television presenter and journalist. He is best known as a co-presenter, of the motoring programme Top Gear from 2003 until 2015. He has also appeared in programmes about wine in France and California, as well as some travel shows. The brand describes its gin as

‘Small batch gin created by two men in a cold shed in Wiltshire‘

There are three styles in the collection, Asian Parsnip , its taste profile is described by the brand as

‘Parsnip, a humble vegetable valued by Romans was used historically as a sweetener and has a uniquely nutty profile. Combined with spices of the Far East – ginger and green cardamom – Asian Parsnip is a warming gin with lingering light sweet notes’.

There is also a Asian Parsnip Navy Strength and London Drizzle with a set of tasting notes,

‘beetroot with lovage, bay, orange, and ginger to create a gin with light notes alongside earthy tones that give an almost umami quality to the gin’

and in the three pack is also a American Mustard Gin.

This week-long partnership comes as Market Place Vauxhall celebrates two years at this location. The gin-ormous event will also feature an exclusive Q&A with James May about all things James Gin.

When asked why James decided to create a gin he simply stated that

‘We were looking to do something between filming shows’

referring to himself and his tv producer on Top Gear  starting initially with the idea to sell the bottles in his own pub.

And just to get your taste buds tingling this is the menu.

The Duck Shed 

Gin & Duck Croquettes – Slow Roast Chinese 5-spice duck croquettes with sticky blackcurrant and James Gin sauce.

Gin & Duck Salad – A slow-roasted pulled duck salad with pickled fennel, roasted figs, radicchio with orange and James Gin vinaigrette. 

Inamo Sukoshi Made in Puglia

Gin & Zest Pizza – Made in Puglia’s classic pizza dough topped with James Gin, lemon, tonic tomato sauce, melted mozzarella and Italian sausage. 

Wicked Fish

James Gin & Tonic Battered Haddock – Fresh Northern-Sea Haddock battered in James Gin & Tonic infused batter mix, served alongside crisp coated chips and homemade tartar sauce. 

Yorkshire Burrito

James Gin Infused Yorkshire Burrito – Chicken thighs glazed in fresh sage and James Gin, wrapped in our toasted Yorkshire pudding and topped with all the roast dinner trimmings. 

A-May-Zing Chicken 

Japanese chicken karaage with James Gin spicy orange mayo and orange zest.

The Rolls Royce of Rolls 

Scottish salmon, avocado, sushi rice, nori with orange tobiko James Gin infused mayo, sriracha and chives. 

The Gukan Tour 

Scottish salmon marinated in James Gin, sesame oil and soy sauce, sprinkled with chives and sesame seeds. 

James May Q&A event  Monday 23rd September – 29th September Market Place Vauxhall, 7 S Lambeth Pl, London SW8 1SP. Tickets are £21.60 and include a James Gin & Double Dutch Tonic on entry along with a £10 food voucher which can be redeemed at one of Market Place’s 12 street food traders. Book here. 

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