Rhythm Kitchen brings fun, tasty and healthy Caribbean Jerk cooking to Westfield Stratford City and to the families of London. We serve up mouthwatering authentic Caribbean food in a modern way, marinated and cooked with Del's very special seasonings. Light and fresh or hot and fiery – there is something for every taste bud on the menu. Ready to get stuck in??
Caribbean food can also be pretty fiery sometimes!! But don't panic – all of our dishes at Rhythm Kitchen have been considerately prepared to suit the most delicate of taste buds… PHEW! And, for those wanting to add an extra kick to their experience, we've got 3 homemade sauces to choose from…
Jerk is a style of cooking native to Jamaica in which traditionally chicken and pork are dry-rubbed or wet marinated with a hot spice mixture called jerk seasoning. You can also apply jerk spice mixes to fish, shrimp, shellfish, beef, sausage, and tofu.
Jerk seasoning principally relies upon two items: allspice (called “pimento” in Jamaica) and Scotch bonnet peppers (among the hottest peppers on the Scoville scale). Other ingredients include cloves, cinnamon, scallions, nutmeg, thyme, garlic, salt, and pepper.
Rhythm Kitchen's Jerk Chicken and Pork is left to marinate for 24 hours and then gets cooked to a sizzle on the BBQ.
2 sides included with every meal.
Born within a stone's throw of Westfield Stratford City, Del is the local boy in Europe's biggest urban shopping center. His brand new Rhythm Kitchen will serve you delicious Caribbean food in the same way as if Del would fire up his BBQ on a Sunday in nearby E17 when he feeds a few dozen friends & family members with his special jerk recipes Full biography
Please Note: Rhythm Kitchen is located in a food
court area and no table reservations can be made.
Delroy was born in 1967 in nearby Forest Gate as the fifth of seven children to Doreen and Rupert. His parents had moved to Britain from the West Indies in the Fifties and settled in East London where they found jobs at Ford in Dagenham, working hard to make ends meet.
From an early age Delroy developed a passion for food, introduced to him by his mother. She taught him how to cook using old family recipes. It was only logical that Delroy began his working life as a chef studying for 2 years at Waltham Forest College.
In his teens and early twenties Delroy worked as a chef for various hotels in Central London before his career took a number of twist and turns which eventually landed him a job in TV.
When Delroy heard about Westfield's plan to open on his home turf in Stratford he saw his chance and applied for a concession to run a Caribbean food outlet. Like so many things in Delroy's life he simply followed his instincts, took his fine food to Westfield and convinced them that he is the right man to deliver a professional and cultural offering.
Delroy takes a big risk as he has put his lifetime savings into this project, but the circle is now complete: Rhythm Kitchen will give Delroy the opportunity to show his passion for creating great food and a successful business – and all of that in his beloved East End. At Rhythm Kitchen his intention is to serve healthy and modern but authentic Caribbean food based on his family's recipes, using local suppliers and employing a local work force.
October is Black History Month and here at Rhythm Kitchen we are proud supporters of this initiative to highlight achievements of black people, both from the past and from the community around us right now. We have put together some links to interesting websites you might want to have a look at:
