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Miami Nice
From Miami Living Magazine
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Atop Miami restaurant recently offered an eight-week tenure to a top British Chef, to showcase his fish and chips & more.
Award-winning British Chef Justin Brown recently introduced “The Chippy” pop-up at Balan’s Bar & Brasserie in Mary Brickell Village, serving a hand-crafted selection of classic English dishes that quenched the palate of those craving an authentic menu of home-cooked cuisine that goes well beyond the bangers. Classic Fish and Chips is Chef Brown’s signature dish (we previously reported from his Amsterdam pop up) , recreated from his own recipe, and cooked with a homemade beer batter and served with lemon and fries—offering a choice of either Haddock or
Cod—both made to melt in your mouth and remind you of your last visit to a British fish and chips shop. He served local Wynwood Beer Battered Fish wrapped in newspaper, authentic homemade chips using the best quality Idaho Potatoes, and a squeeze of tangy lemon for that essential aftertaste.
Additional menu items under the Meat & Chips option, included Battered Proper Pork Sausage, Battered Bell & Evens Chicken Strips, or an 8oz Wagyu Cheeseburger Salad, served with tomato and red onion. All main dishes, whether fish or meat, came with a choice of home-made sides or garnishes, including curry sauce, gravy, tartare sauce, mushy peas, Sarson’s Malt Vinegar and/or pickled egg. Homemade British desserts included Battered Mars Bar, Battered Snickers or Sticky Toffee Pudding with Toffee Sauce—one of England’s oldest and most traditional “puddings.”
“After arriving in Miami at the beginning of the year, I made it my mission to search for the very best local vendors to use for my own
menu of classic British favourites,” says Chef Brown. “The city has a wealth of excellent suppliers I’ve had the privilege of getting to know, and my discovery in the quality of fish and produce encouraged me to create an even broader selection beyond my signature fish and chips. The Chippy was originally a concept created in Amsterdam that has become a huge success, and I believe Miami also has an appetite for something genuine and unique from England.”
Chef Brown relocated to Miami after spending more than 15 years at the helm of some of the leading restaurants in the UK and Europe, working alongside today’s most iconic personalities of the culinary world including Jamie Oliver and Robert Clayton. He realized that South Florida’s burgeoning culinary scene was an opportunity to infuse his own style of contemporary and upscale English cooking into a region that is historically unfamiliar with modern-day British cuisine.
The Chippy pop-up at Balan’s Bar & Brasserie was located at 901 South Miami Ave in Mary Brickell Village and offered pick-up or Uber Eats delivery in Brickell from Wednesday to Sunday between 4:00pm and 10:00pm. Follow @thechippymiami and for further information or to place an online order, visit www.thechippy-restaurant.com.
Update from Justin
This Sunday October 4th marks 2 months at Balans in Brickell and the end of our Pop Up.
We will be using the rest of 2020 to look for a permanent home so we can take The Chippy to the next level, expand and perfect our Menu with more British Classics. In the meantime we would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for making The Chippy such a huge success and we also thank you for the continued support over the past few months. A special thanks also goes to Balans for teaming up and allowing us to run this Pop Up over the past 2 months in Brickell. The Chippy will be back bigger and better so watch this space and keep an eye out on social media and online for regular updates. Many thanks Justin Brown Chef www.thechippy-restaurant.com
