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COFFEE HOUSE – THE LATEST

Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

Ok… Due to the current bombardment regarding Coffee House… We’ve decided to give you more details!! I know…We’re sooooo nice!! Ha ha. We’re selling out fast – so now would be a good time to read this if you’re thinking of coming!

Coffee House this time round is a longer more plumped out affair… Spanning a lovely long social weekend of Saturday 16th February and Sunday 17th February respectively.

Coffee House has been created by The Chimney House and Tamper and is about bringing people together to eat, drink, talk & enjoy. It’s based on the ethos that the simple things in life are generally the best. But remember – PASS THE JAM. KEEP THE CRUMBS!

The Plan

16th February
We are hosting 2 breakfast socials…

9.30 breakfast social – £15 per seat
11.30 breakfast social – £15 per seat

Then…

1.30 a mighty lunch social – £15 per seat

Then…

3.30 an afternoon social – coffee and cakes – £10 per seat

17th February
At 10.30am the long lazy breakfast social happens… £15 per seat

Menus will be released nearer the time and they will be reflective of the fine Sheffield makers, bakers and creators our fine City has to offer as well as our urge to give our guests super premium and delicious treats.

Due to popular request – we’re offering 2 time slots for £25 per person

A Social on the Island. What a mighty fine idea.

We’ve created a series of socials with Tamper Coffee for lovers of coffee and seekers of breakfast/lunch/afternoon treats perfection to gather at The Chimney House and meet over 40ft of social tables with friends, family or solo…

Inspired by global wanderings in and out of coffee houses and the perusing of some of the best social eating experiences we’ve joined up with deluxe purveyors of coffee perfection – Tamper Coffee to bring you a the ultimate Coffee House of delight.

As with all of our Pop Ups – The Coffee House at The Chimney House will pop up and drop down again and pop up on demand.

Coffee House is on the 16th and 17th Feb and will work slightly differently to our first Coffee House as we will be running throughout the day on the 16th Feb and then open for the second day.

Coffee House works in the following way…

  1. Pre-Register. Tell us if you’re coming to breakfast/lunch or afternoon ‘coffee n cakes’ with us, what time slot and how many people. If you pre-reg you’ll get a free top up of fabulous Tamper Coffee. If you don’t you won’t.
  2. Email meet@thechimneyhouse.com with the required information. You can also go into Tamper and book your places there.
  3. We are serving breakfast/lunch and afternoon coffee and cakes at a set price – the price is £15 per person. Cash only. Children’s entry is £5
  4. Due to popular request we’re doing 2 time slots for £25 – if you fancy staying over or dipping into the next day…
  5. The free top up doesn’t apply to the second time slot tho… Just the first!
  6. You will be greeted at the door of The Chimney House – where you will be checked in, pay and escorted upstairs
  7. Places at each are social limited – so don’t miss out!!

About Tamper Coffee

Kiwi Jonathan Perry is a trained barista with extensive knowledge and a passion for coffee. He has worked with prominent coffee brands and roasters throughout New Zealand. In 2011 Jonathan moved to England with his wife and family and together they have recreated a slice of contemporary New Zealand Cafe culture in the heart of Sheffield.

Have a browse on their site for true coffee happiness… And a nose around what they do…

For the last Coffee House we sold out within a matter of days…It was – we can report – a beautiful thing…  – check this out..

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COFFEE HOUSE 16 & 17 02/13

Friday, January 18th, 2013

Just a quick thought for you over the weekend…

As you sledge, skate n slide your way through…

A perfect weekend…

Of Winter delight…

Maybe make a little room in your mind for…

Our Coffee House Social which has just been confirmed to happen…

On the 16th and 17th of February…

Brought to you with love from The Chimney House and Tamper

Featuring the finest makers, bakers and creators in the whole of our fine Sheffieldian lands…

We’ll be giving more details next week – but for now…HAPPY SNOW WEEKEND!!!!

Email meet@thechimneyhouse.com for advance details and to register interest.

Coffee House sold out in a matter of days in December so get in quick! We work on a pre-register basis only.

If you missed it last time…Here it is!

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Supper Society 14 02 The Infomation

Friday, January 18th, 2013

Supper Society – ‘A mysterious society dedicated to the curious consumption of food within the walls of The Chimney House’


We are delighted to tell you that our Society meets again on the 14th February 2013. These pics are a few snaps from last year’s wanderings that have help shape this society…So good luck with fathoming that!!

We reckon what is the point of having a  society without it being wrapped in swathes of secrecy and strange stories? We shudder to think…


Supper Society is the only time  individual seats can be booked to attend a dining event in The Chimney House. Supper Society convenes sporadically, drawing random groups of Societiers together to present an entirely different Society each time.

Each Society theme has been deliberately chosen to enhance the dining and consuming experience presented by guest chefs as well as to create a kinship and camaraderie amongst society members attending each supper.


Guests must be prepared to put themselves in our hands and be guided through an evening which is as much about experience and ambiance as it is about food and its presentation.

Guests attending Supper Society will be not told what Society to expect until they arrive on Kelham Island. They will be handed a note on the approach to The Chimney House which will contain one word which will be the Supper Society theme.

Guests can book 1,2,3,4,5,6 seats at a time


Supper Society is not a club. You are not bound by club rules nor are under any obligation to interact with any other society guests.

Guests will not be given entire menus before hand but will be told details of various parts of the evening. It is at this time guests will inform us of dietary requirements for which we will cater bespoke.

The Chimney House encourages the bringing of ones own wine and ales. We do not provide wines/ales/beers/liquors. We will advise on wine types which will compliment each course.

Everyone who attends Supper Society will eat the same unless they inform us of specific dietary requirements in the weeks leading up to Supper Society.

Seats are priced at £55 each

All enquires need to apply in writing to meet@thechimneyhouse.com

If you missed the first Society – have a peruse here…

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The Meeting Room at The Chimney House – It’s Lunchtime!

Friday, January 11th, 2013

Lunchtime… That happy halfway point during the day…

That time when divine delights are revealed to fuel and power body and mind through the afternoon!

With this in mind – we work with the best local makers, bakers and all round excellent creators of all things tantalising and tasty to make you feel pretty damn excited with anticipation when you see our tables piled high with luncheon items that will make you feel tip top afterwards as well…A result of course of dining on freshly made, baked and locally sourced ingredients. Just how we like it.

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Coffee House by Tamper at The Chimney House, Saturday 1st Dec

Monday, December 3rd, 2012

We wanted to our Coffee House to be serving the finest breakfast that we could imagine, we wanted it to be just the kind of Coffee House where we would want to breakfast…

We wanted to team up with a brand that knew what we saw in our minds of satisfied breakfasters sipping coffee, chillin to tunes, reading the morning papers, basking in the winter sun that would be streaming in through our windows, giving the room a warm honeyed glow of comfortable satisfaction and breakfast bliss.

We wanted our Coffee House guests to sit on 2 long 20ft antique tables with their friends and family and be sated with the best breakfasting items from in and around Sheffield from a menu created by one of our fav places in Sheffield, Tamper Coffee.

We wanted it to smell fantastic with amazingly heady coffee aromas and be indulgent in the fragrance of freshly baked breads and pastries, we wanted the wafts of honey from the combs to float like bees around the tables and the best jammy jam to be as sweet and lavish and fragrant as picking plums from trees.

We had pictured candles and fresh florals piled high on the tables – we wanted it to be like a game of hide and seek betwixt and between to search for fresh butters and bone handled knives, delicate china and antique glass clasping treats and treasures for breakfast enhancement pleasure…

We also wanted to be purveyors of fine coffee, of the sweetest honey and magical treats – we wanted our guests to extend their breakfast perfection to the next day and the day after that…A reminder of that wonderful time – when all was breakfasty and delicious and the sun shone through the windows!

This is a pictorial journey through the morning… To show you if we actually got what we wanted!

With HUGE thanks to…

Our breakfasting guests at our first and second sitting at Coffee House… You are the lucky few who managed to get your meal ticket…Many tried – but we did say – pre-reg to reserve your place or you’ll miss out! Those who did book their seat at the breakfast table – thank you again… We loved having you with us on our first outing and we hope to see you the next time Coffee House opens the door!

All at Tamper Coffee… Creme de la Creme of service, willing and ready and artisan excellence in the coffee department and also chooser of Sheffield brands to make the breakfast just perfect. They brought to the table a beautiful and plentiful menu which featured Sheffield Honey, Our Cow Molly, Catherine’s Choice and Seven Hills Bakery.

Also thanks to 93ft for fabulous design for Coffee House.

Coffee House will be a regular event… We’ll be releasing the dates soon – but please email to meet@thechimneyhouse to let us know if you’d like to come along to the next Social.

In the meantime Tamper is on 9 Westfield Terrace in the centre of Sheffield for your daily caffeine tipple and a deluge of amazing eating items…Get yourselves there!!

Till next time…

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Supper Society Review by The Sheffield Telegraph – The Verdict!

Thursday, November 29th, 2012

The Sheffield Telegraph Review

We were lucky enough to have a visit from Lesley Draper on behalf of The Sheffield Telegraph at our first Supper Society. We’re delighted to be able to share her first hand experience of being a ‘Societier’ with her review of our first Society…

Click here to read the full review!

After immense frivolity and excitement of our first Society – which was BLACKOUT SOCIETY… we return in the deepest depths of winter for a glimmer of extreme dining happiness with a whole new theme and a whole new concept…

Of course we’re not going to tell you what we’re thinking…And no…Our theme isn’t Christmas!! Ho Ho!

We’ve included pics from the last Society below and have a little look here for the lo-downs and insider peeks from BLACKOUT…

Supper Society Revealed!

A Tale of Blackout

AND… Just a couple of comments from our guests from BLACKOUT SOCIETY…

‘Just wanted to say Thank You for a wonderful Supper Society first event. I have been to Michelin Star restaurants that are not as good as this evening. Fantastic venue, fantastic food, great staff, and excellent company…. Make my name the first on the list for future events!!!’

‘Thank you so much for such an unusual and interesting, not to say tasty way to spend an evening! We can honestly say that we have never experienced anything quite like it, and its something that Sheffield has been lacking maybe, as a night out with a difference. The food was all good, Heston better beware! It was nice to chat with other people around the table, all in all, a very friendly sociable evening.Looking forward to the next one!’

‘Thank you Sally and all your staff for a truly unusual and  super evening.
You deserve to be  happy with the success of  the whole event,  after all the hard work and creativity that went into producing the ‘Blackout’! Excellent! This is definitely a story to pass on!’

‘Just wanted to drop you a quick line to say thank you and congratulations on the success of your first Supper Society.
I was lucky enough to attend with 3 friends, and we all had a fabulous time, it was a really well organized and executed event, and the food was delicious!’

For tickets for our next Society – please email meet@thechimneyhouse.com

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Autumn and Winter Private Dining at The Chimney House, Sheffield

Wednesday, September 12th, 2012

We’ve made the seasonal swop pretty nice and easily really… All at once the under floor heating at The Chimney House just pinged on and we’ve found ourselves wrapped up in knits and snugs…Perfection!

With the seasons – our menus change…Taking into consideration the nip in the air and the abundance of tasty ingredients that our chefs are plundering with aplomb!

We’re sporting 5 menus through Autumn and Winter for Private Dining… They are split into either FEAST, THE LADEN TABLE, KITCHEN SUPPERS and HAND AND FOOT…

Here is a little snippet of tastiness from our FEAST menu and our new concept THE LADEN TABLE…

FEAST

Our Feasts are all about getting a group of people around the table, slicing, pouring, cutting and helping each other to delicious food! We like to think it brings back the ethos of ‘host’ ahhh the age of glorious hospitality amongst friends will reign supreme again!

Enjoy Roasted pork belly with apples served large and succulent on the feasting tables and dive into tender and aromatic Moroccan lamb tagine served in big pots…

THE LADEN TABLE

The Laden Table is a new addition to The Chimney House dining concept. We’re working with sublime chefs who have expanded on our love of feasting and taken it to a new level. So passionate are our chefs about the creation and invention of freshly made foods and ‘wild food’ collected matched with working closely with local suppliers – the fruits of their labour are quite literally a taste sensation! The Laden Table menu is a  big tick in the real foodie lovers box!

Indulge in pulled pork  served whole and aromatic – Moss Valley high welfare pork cooked with smoked paprika, spices, home brew cider and apple tarts served with a caramel sauce and jugs of cream…

Ha! And we’re not telling you anymore!! Drop us a line to meet@thechimneyhouse.com if you’re thinking of arranging a party, celebration and we’ll love to chat to you about it!!

Don’t forget we’re going all Supper Society in October…So we’re releasing deets imminently!!

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A Sneaky Peek. Christmas at The Chimney House, Sheffield…

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012

Not that we dissolve into a flood of Christmas overdrive or anything when our new Chrissy menus are mentioned or anything….BUT…Wanted to show you a couple of shots following our festive photoshoot last week to give you a tasty view of what we have planned for Christmas this year…

We have designed gorgeous tastes of the festive season to ensure you get properly in the mood for Christmas happiness!

Our menus are for Christmas lunch, suppers, dinners, drinks parties… Snacking food, feasting food and satisfyingly tasty food to enjoy in The Chimney House which will be yours exclusively.

We have a feasting food and hand and foot waited food…Use our menus or tell us what you need and we’ll tailor bespoke to you.

Christmas bookings are filling up fast – but we’re starting early (start of November) and finishing on the 23rd Dec to accommodate everyone! So drop us a line and let us give you a festive helping hand!!

Email meet@thechimneyhouse for menus and an invite to come and chat Christmas!!

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Secret Suppers at The Chimney House, Sheffield. Private Dining

Tuesday, June 19th, 2012

Last night – we hosted a secret supper for a group of 14…Theirs  was the night of the PIES! Immaculately crispy and satisfyingly crunchy all at the same time…Surely the sign of THE perfect pork pie?

Inside a succulent delight…Perfectly perfect pork-ness blended with infinitely perfect Kelham Ale making a scrumptious pie all round…

Enough pie chat already!!

Our guests also nibbled tiny snacks – including our favs mini salmon and dill fishcakes…Totally light yet plump….!! Diners quaffed local ale to round the matter off!

Also great chance to show off our latest addition in The CH…Gym Floor table….We HEART it…So does everyone else it seems… We sense a purchase from one of our guests coming up!!!

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‘More Raw Than Before’ at The Chimney House, Sheffield

Saturday, June 9th, 2012

Managed to squeeze (gerrit!) my way in to the hugely popular RAW Food workshop this morning… Hosted by Clare Shepherd of New Life Nutrition, led by Kathryn Johnson of Raw Appetite and held at The Chimney House it was a sell out workshop which was a practical demo on how to use RAW foods in your daily life.

Especially appealing was the ‘make your own mind up’ approach that Kathryn and Clare take – so there is plenty of fabulous advice and step by step demos making up recipes and dishes that can bolster your chosen lifestyle or give you the tools to take it further.

Very impressed by the carefully thought out menus and the use of seasonal and tip top freshest produce and also fab ways to keep an eye on budget with methods and tasty tips to make your own ingredients…

Also now a bit fascinated by cool kitchen gadgetry…Esp new fav the ‘spiraliser’ !! Was refreshing to be given alternatives to ‘gadgets’ as well – so you don’t need to fork out masses on new tech!

It’s pretty cool that simple steps can have a really big impact – and the great thing about the practical demo there is masses to taste and comment on so it’s a great way to find out if the RAW way, or parts of the RAW way is a good thing for you.

There was a great bunch of people on the course today – all at different stages of involvement of RAW …Best of all it was really laid back, straight forward and plenty of chances to ask advice and opinion.

Clare and Kathryn are running more RAW workshops – so get in there first if you fancy taking a peek further…It certainly gets a big tick from us…!! (The courses get snapped up pretty sharpish btw!)

Take a look further…

Clare Shepherd – New Life Nutrition

Kathryn Johnson – Raw Appetite

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