Mama Huang's

22nd – 26th July | One sitting from 7:30pm | £69.5 – £75

From the man who turned chilli fried chicken into a New York obsession, comes something altogether closer to home. Introducing Mama Huang’s (that’s “Hwong’s”, if you’re asking) the deeply personal new project from Eric Huang, the chef, entrepreneur, and proud son of Chinese-American cuisine.

The sister spot to Eric’s NYC cult favourite Pecking House, Mama Huang’s is, as the name suggests, a homage to his mother and inspired by the family restaurant in Queen’s, Peking House (no ‘c’), where he first fell in love with the hustle and bustle of the kitchen.

Expect the signature chilli fried chicken, of course, but here it’s joined by banquet-level showstoppers, like ‘Lobster and spinach salad, Grand Marnier sauce’, ‘Ma Po Menudo, avocado, chicken fat rice’ and ‘Grilled snow pea shoots, confit garlic, lemon’. It’s a menu that reads like a who’s who of reimagined classics.

This is cooking with deep roots and bold swagger. Less fusion, more heritage. At a time when the genre is fading in the States, Eric is giving it new life in London. Not trying to be Beijing or Sichuan – just beautifully, unmistakably Chinese-American.

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