Called Mirrors, the new project is a partnership between long-time friends and collaborators Jimmy Stephenson, owner of East London wine bar Hector’s; Emily Masters, formerly Hill & Szrok and The Eagle; and Cavan Power O’Keeffe, who was formerly senior sous chef at Planque and Brawn.
Opening in January, it will operate as a cafe designed for casual lunches with a focus on house baked goods, sandwiches and seasonal salads before transforming into a full dinner service in the evening.
Dinner items will showcase Power O’Keeffe’s modern European cooking including his signature tuna fricassé; prawn cappelletti, and condensed milk and almond crêpe.
The accompanying wine list will feature natural-leaning wines from Europe, alongside signature cocktails including the Mirrors Manhattan and the Hector’s Negroni.
“I’m so excited to be opening Mirrors at the ICA with two people who are not only friends but whom I deeply respect and have complete confidence in,” says Stephenson.
“Hector’s has surpassed everything I imagined a small wine bar in a residential neighbourhood could achieve but I’ve always dreamed of opening a restaurant in town, with brilliant food to complement the wines I love and obsess over.
“I’m honoured that the ICA has welcomed us to realise that dream together.”