Later, when it’s time for dessert, he returns to the desk once more. This time with a small flourish. The crêpe Suzette, full of smoked cream cheese and burnt oranges, is flambéed proper there on the desk, the transient flame lighting up the room earlier than he sits down and digs into the dessert with us.
Dessert stays largely inside the realm of consolation. A burnt Basque cheesecake does what it ought to, with a creamy centre and darkish caramelised high. The peanut butter s’mores style like a elaborate snickers bar.
The cocktails
Cocktails at FlintLost and Hungry Studios
The bar programme, led by mixologist Vineeth Krishnan, follows the identical intuition as the kitchen, which is acquainted codecs reworked with uncommon elements and layered flavours. Many of the drinks riff on classics however push them in barely surprising instructions, typically savoury, typically natural, sometimes smoky.
The Bacon Washed Bloody Mary is probably probably the most playful instance, the place vodka is fat-washed with bacon earlier than being combined with tomato, mustard, darkish soy and feta cheese. It’s daring and unapologetically savoury, extra a brunch cocktail than delicate aperitif. At the opposite finish of the spectrum is the Ambada Picante, a brilliant tequila drink sharpened with jalapeño, coriander and ambada hydrosol, an ingredient drawn from the tart hog plum typically utilized in coastal Indian cooking.
Several cocktails lean into earthy flavours that echo the kitchen’s fire-led cooking. The Mushroom Manhattan swaps out the anticipated bittersweet notes for a deeper umami profile by infusing bourbon and candy vermouth with shiitake mushroom. Even the classics are given little twists. The Strawberry Chamomile Negroni softens Campari’s bitterness with fruit and floral notes, whereas the Flint Margarita layers tequila with mezcal and fino sherry, giving the drink a refined smokiness and dryness.