West of Kin has a new Head Chef, and with the passing of the baton comes a menu change. Dean Alsford has an impressive resume, covering the likes of Movida, Fat Duck, Tokyo Tina, Nieuw Amsterdam, and EXP restaurant, so with some excitement, we return to see what direction Alsford has taken with the food....
West of Kin is the sister restaurant of Chapel Street's Kin, a restaurant that focuses more on traditional Vietnamese cuisine. For their second venture, Andy and Tram Tran have decided to break away and go down a more contemporary path that introduces modern twists to the authentic flavours of Asian cuisine. This comes courtesy of consultant chef Sam Pinzone, who's ex-Rockpool, Jacques Reymond and The Rose Upstairs, and has earned himself two hats from Gault Millau. The heritage-listed ETA Foods Factory was previously sitting derelict in the middle of this...