Italo will be hosting a charity dinner for the 253 people killed, 500 injured and the many families affected by the bombings in Sri Lanka. In aid to provide ongoing medical support, food packs, and long term community care. £15 from the ticket price will go directly to the Sri Lanka Bombing Emergency Appeal, extra donations can be made online while purchasing tickets or on the night.
We are hoping to raise £500, providing 10 families food for a month. It will be a really lovely, special evening with Emily’s delicious selection of seasonal curries, sambals and pickles all to share. We Look forward to seeing you!
Join us for a languorous Sri Lankan feast, from cult egg hopper and sambal slinger, Emily Dobbs.
If you missed Emily's original and mobbed street food stall on Druid Street market, now is your chance. Grab it, (tear it, dip it...) with both hands.
Menu subject to change
Unfortunately we cannot cater for dietary requirements
We do not offer BYOB
Poppadoms with homemade pickles & chutneys
Seasonal curries served with rice, crispy onions & tamarind yogurt
All recipes will be from Emily's cookbook, Weligama and there will be a chance to buy a signed copy on the night.
'As enticing as a soft breeze through Galle, and equally delectable, Weligama is spice-scented, evocative and the perfect introduction to Sri Lankan Cooking.' - Tom Parker Bowles
'Emily is a wonder and gets to the heart and soul of Sri Lankan food. Reading her beautiful, delicious recipes I feel desperate to start cooking!' - Margot Henderson
Emily Dobbs is an artist and chef. She has worked at The Dock Kitchen, Ducksoup, Petersham Nurseries & Spring. She taught herself how to make Sri Lankan food at home and became the first British chef to popularise Sri Lankan food in London, through her pop-up stall 'Weligama' @weligama_ldn in Druid Street Market (hailed by the Evening Standard as ‘utterly fantastic’).
Emily has hosted various pop-ups and residencies with KERB and at restaurants including The Chess Club, Riverford Kitchen & Quo Vadis. She has performed demos for Taste of London, Limewood Hotel and Port Eliot festival. She is now the head chef at Italo in Vauxhall.