We arrive at Teal, Sally Abé’s debut restaurant, soon to open. According to the Wildlife Trust, the teal is a “pretty, little dabbling duck, which can be easily spotted in winter on reservoirs, gravel pits, and flooded meadows”. Teal the restaurant might be harder to find for some, pocket-sized as it is at just 25 covers. Abé is launching her first solo project in what was once Pidgin (birds!), if you remember that? It brought a star to the back streets of Hackney at a time when such marvels were quite rare. Anyway, we’ve every confidence the little chef will make superb use of the site thanks to her glorious British cooking.
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