Meet the team at Killer
Tomato : from left , Matt Paice , Amber Neale , Jessica Fagan , Jeffrey Osenum , Joe Boak and
Reuben Williamson
PICTURES BY THE GAZTRONOME
OUR PATCH SEPTEMBER 2016
ARTY FACTS GREENSIDE EVENT IS OFF THE WALL
The Greenside Primary arts fair
TRY FUN FOOD
said Matt , 43 , who added that a cashless restaurant also means no safe , no security , no till , no office overflowing with pieces of paper .
It also means the most senior staff member is not required to waste the last half-hour of every evening making little piles of coins on the counter .
“ At the end of the day , we tidy up and close the door behind us ,” he said .
Matt lives in nearby Hadyn Park Road , fulfilling – he says – the chief requirement for such a venture . “ Always open your first restaurant within five minutes of where you live .”
It means he knows the area , the customers and has an instinctive feel for what will work and what won ’ t .
I tried a couple of the most popular orders ; cheeseburger tacos , and sticky chicken tacos . The first is deconstructed into tasty ground beef , chopped onion , melted cheese , jalapenos , lettuce and chipotle mayo to create a winning balance of flavour and texture , then wrapped in a tortilla . It ’ s an idea pinched from a New York chef who nicked it from a cook in Mexico City .
The second is a fusion of Mexican and Korean ; the stickiness of the sweet and sour sauce balanced by crunchy carrot batons , spring onion and a splash of yoghurt .
It ’ s fast food , but it isn ’ t junk food ; it ’ s hearty , high-quality and immensely sociable , with sauces ranging from merely hot to outrageously fiery . Put out the flames with beer , their signature cocktails or straight-up tequila .
Meanwhile the vegetarian options are thoughtful – not token – and include a charred courgette taco with aioli ( a garlic and olive oil sauce that means business ). Killer Tomato is open Wed-Sun , noon- 10pm , a 10 % service charge is added , with every penny going directly to staff . www . killertomato . co . uk
When a remarkable piece of lost artwork was rediscovered at a Shepherds Bush primary school it provided a springboard for an artistic odyssey .
For three years Greenside School has built a graphic arts fair around the restoration of the acclaimed 1952 mural by Gordon Cullen .
Hidden away and forgotten , the glory of the painted wall has been recaptured , with the annual art fair devoted to 20th century posters , prints and designs proving an enduring and successful spin-off . On Sunday ( September 18 ), from noon to 5pm , the school in Westville Road hosts the fair , with top dealers selling books and prints . Designers , artists , illustrators , writers and printers will demonstrate their skills and there will be a vintage tea room and gin garden .
There will also be guided tours of the school – a modern classic designed by Erno Goldfinger in 1949 – and the famous mural .
The graphic arts fair is free , although donations are invited to the mural fund . The fair also includes prints of the Thames , jewellery making , watercolours and modernist lithographs . There will be a display of toys and a talk by Jane Audas . facebook . com / bouncingoffthewall