Tomás Ibarra

A full room, a happy kitchen and numbers that add up.

LondonPrivate dinners booking from May

Bib Gourmand, Maíz✦Best Supper Club, London Food Awards✦Bib Gourmand, Maíz✦Best Supper Club, London Food Awards✦

On stage

Every guest feels like a regular when he’s on the floor.

Owner — Maíz, Soho

I run a 90-cover restaurant: front of house, bookings, wine list, staffing and the P&L.

I’ve cut staff turnover in half by fixing rotas and paying tips fairly.

Dish · Signature

My grandmother’s recipe, with chilhuacle negro chillies brought back each winter. Served with confit duck leg and blue-corn tortillas.

Dish · Signature

Triangular stuffed masa, black beans, hoja santa, salsa macha and a little queso fresco.

Dish · Summer

Cornish scallops cured in lime and serrano, cucumber, red onion and toasted pumpkin seeds.

Pop-up · 2023–

A ten-course dinner on the first Friday of each month in a Hackney bakery. Sold out 26 months running.

For organisers

Private dinners booking from May

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