"This summer, fans of Trivet - chef Jonny Lake and master sommelier Isa Bal's debut - were delighted by the news that a sister restaurant was on the way. In mid-September, Labombe fledged from a weekly pop-up, based on a fictional restaurant from Lake's school days, to its own standalone, bricks-and-mortar destination, on the ground floor of the Como Metropolitan hotel."
"While Lake and Bal's first restaurant is happily tucked away from the main bustle of central London in cutesy Bermondsey, Labombe is taking on the bright lights of Mayfair. Occupying the space previously held by the Met Bar, the restaurant's neighbors are as glitzy as they come - Four Seasons Park Lane is over the road and The Dorchester a mere five minutes away."
"But despite its fancy location, the restaurant isn't buckling under the pressure of white-tableclothed neighbors and is holding true to Trivet's character as a more relaxed take on fine dining, and then some. Billed as Trivet's "naughty little sibling," by Lake, and there's a really conscious effort to not take things too seriously. On a Tuesday evening just a week after opening, Lake was comfortably ambling around the dining room."
Labombe launched in mid-September as a standalone restaurant after evolving from a weekly pop-up inspired by a fictional school-days eatery. The venue occupies the former Met Bar space on the ground floor of the Como Metropolitan hotel in Mayfair, neighboring luxury hotels. The operation retains Trivet's relaxed approach to fine dining while embracing a more playful, informal character described as a "naughty little sibling." Jonny Lake frequently circulates through the dining room, overseeing the open kitchen and personally sharing details about suppliers and dishes. Early culinary interest began with volunteer work delivering meals, and he went on to formally train.
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