The Blues Kitchen
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The Blues Kitchen are live music venues, specialising in rare bourbon and barbecue. The restaurant currently operates three sites in London; on
in 2021.History
The Blues Kitchen opened in Camden in October 2009[1] and was founded by The Columbo Group's directors Steve Ball and Riz Shaikh, both of whom were voted in the "Top 1000 Most Influential" list by the Evening Standard in 2014[2] and 2015.
The Columbo Group also own London venues
Music and influences
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The team behind The Blues Kitchen venues spent years exploring the Deep South of the United States. Visiting Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, New Orleans, Mississippi, Arkansas and Kentucky. They became life-long friends with numerous American musicians, chefs, and Juke joint owners.
All of The Blues Kitchen venues serve Southern, pit style, slow smoked barbecue, burgers and chicken wings.
The venues host club nights every weekend with DJs playing
The Blues Kitchen releases live sessions and interviews on their YouTube & Spotify channels. Episodes are presented by The Blues Kitchen founder Liam Hart.
The Blues Kitchen channels have hosted notable guests including:
Weekly episodes of The Blues Kitchen Radio are released via Spotify.
The Blues Kitchen is also the current record holder for the World's Longest Musical Jam, having hosted a 100-hour non-stop music session in June 2019 to celebrate their tenth birthday. The three-day event saw 500+ artists take to the stage, raising over £10,000 for the
See also
References
- ^ "The Blues Kitchen Shoreditch, London". 19 August 2014.
- ^ "The Progress 1000: London's most influential people 2015 - Food & Drink". Standard.co.uk. 17 September 2015.