the next session is coming...

Yeap... and the date is: june 14th.

We are designing it, and brainstorming on what it will be.

The best part is that we finished session zero with reservations for the next one, and at the time we didn't even knew if there would be a next session.

So we still have some seats, if you would like to be part of a Mary and Rose supper club session, send us an email: maryandrose.supperclub@gmail.com

session zero

Session zero was all that we hoped it would be, and more. It was surprinsingly easy. As it was the experimental session and neither one of has any experience on supper clubs, we really didn't know for sure what to expect. But I guess it's true that when you are doing something you are good at and that you enjoy doing, the result should be positive. Or maybe we're lucky that we love doing something we're good at. 

This session served dinner for 18 people, including us, the hosts. We didn't knew everybody, and the guests didn't all knew each other, but after a few minutes there was chatting all over the guest house.

Our main goal was achieved: to have such a mood where anyone can feel like they’re having dinner with friends, even if they never met before.

The next goal was to serve a meal to experiment new recipes based on the mastery of cooking techniques and wonderful ingredients. The feedback we got says we achieved this one too. 

We found room for improvement, which is good, because it gave us ideas to create the next session.

Here is the menu served in session zero, and don't forget to take a look at the photos.

Starter

Mint marinated mackerel, with gazpacho, black garlic and olive powder

Palate cleanser

Graviola champ

Main course

Champagne tea smoked chicken breast with two potato mash and low temperature roasted veggies

Dessert

Puff pastry with vanilla and dulce de leche with cardamom pineapple

the statement

Mary and Rose | Supper Club is a fusion between two girls named Mariana and a peculiar guest house named Pensão Rosinha.
One of the girls is a chef, in love with the art of constructing a meal, and revealing the best in each ingredient, the other is an HR Geek, in love with everything that gathers people around ideas with good food and wine.
When the two started talking about starting a supper club, the main idea was simple: Let’s create a meal where the chef can have a sandbox to experiment new recipes based on the mastery of cooking techniques and wonderful ingredients.
And it must have such a mood where anyone can feel like they’re having dinner with friends, even if they never met before. Let's do this using what Lisbon has best to offer, the city's cool spirit. Let’s have serendipity with great food and wine... and of course a DJ, because music makes the people come together.

It was clear from the start they needed the right place for this. Pensão Rosinha was the immediate choice. The guest house was carefully designed by Camila and Paulo, they picked every object, sometimes giving it a new life and purpose. The mood in Pensão Rosinha is relaxed, and reflects the best you can get from a real and tasteful Lisbon flat. You feel like a guest staying with friends.

One of the girls is me, the one writting this post.

And so we got session zero going to give it a try, and it did happen!