Black Market Supper Club is an exclusive dining experience in a secret supper club atmosphere located in South Surrey. This is hosted and prepared by a world class chef, but no identity has been revealed. Not even a hint. As they cook in the kitchen, they wear black masks to keep their identity a secret.
I have my hunches who this chef is, but lets’ just keep that mystery as it’s more fun that way.
Each dinner has a particular theme attached to it. The one we attended was honouring the 25 year Anniversary of The French Laundry. This is the Chefs rendition of some classic french laundry dishes from the restaurant.
We were invited to check out the supper club and see what it entails.
Arrival
72 hours before the dinner, we were given and email with instructions to prepare for the dinner. This included the instructions and what to do when we arrived.
It began at 7pm, but we were told to arrive at 6:45pm at the said location. We just walked in, mingled and found our seats.
The home is gorgeous and it made me have some envy.
BYOB
The dinner doesn’t have alcohol provided, so you have to bring your own booze. An email will arrive and it will suggest what types of wines to pair with the meal.
They poured sparkling and still waters, as well has tonic, soda and cola, as these are complimentary.
Bread Service
Dutch Cheese and Charcoal Gougères with 3 types of compound butters:
- lemon shallot and herb compound butter
- brown butter burnt onion
- everything bagel
The gougères were delicious and I loved all the different types of butter. I really loved that everything bagel butter.
Truffle Custard
The truffle custard is served with a black truffle ragout in a beautiful and colourful egg shell. As you dig through the layers, you get a dominant truffle aroma and then the texture of the silky custard. I found it was a tad salty.
Lobster Pancake
The pancake is stuffed with lobster, chives and mascarpone. Then it is served with a brown butter and carrot puree. The chunks of lobster were a good size and cooked well. You can’t go wrong with that delicious puree either which adds great complimentary flavour.
Yabba Dabba Do
This dish has various components – a slice of wagyu beef, braised short rib, bone marrow stuffed inside a potato and chanterelle mushrooms.
This was the main dish of the evening and was very hearty and rich. The bone marrow just oozed out of the potato with all its liquid gold. The braised short rib was very tender and fell off the bone. As for the slice of wagyu, it was a bit inconsistent from plate to plate. My friend got the end piece, so it was hard to get the melt in our mouth feel if you have those pieces.
Chocolate Veloute
Under the chocolate veloute is a Dutch caramel cookie and cinnamon stick ice cream with an edible flower as a garnish.
I found the dessert pretty sweet and the Dutch caramel cookie really sticks to your teeth.
Final Thoughts
Overall, if you’re looking for something out of the ordinary, this is definitely it. Each dinner is themed differently, so you can see which cuisine fits your tastebuds. The pacing of the dishes were very good as it started at 7pm and ended by 9:30ish depending how long you want to keep chatting.
With supper clubs, you’ll have a better time if you are mingling with the others at the table as it is communal seating. It’s not a place to have a quiet intimate meal, as these types of dinner are meant for you to meet others who have come to the dinner.
They haven’t revealed the next dinners yet, but you can email chef@blackmarketsupperclub.com to see what upcoming dinners are available and get your reservations.
