Decimo at The Standard, London, has today launched La Mesa, a new guest chef dinner series, translated as ‘The Table’. Below, we explore what the new series will bring, along with what diners can expect from an all-new lunch Taco Menu.
La Mesa will be an ongoing project that celebrates one-night-only feasts with acclaimed chefs from the UK and around the world. Each edition brings a new voice into the Decimo kitchen, working alongside Head Chef Paola Meléndez and an open-fire-led menu that blends cultures, cooking styles, and stories.
To launch the series, Decimo will host a one-night-only dinner on June 17th with Susan Kim, founder of NYC’s Korean-American pop-up Doshi, and Songsoo Kim, Head of Sourcing and Development at London’s Super 8 group.
Together with Meléndez, they will present a collaborative menu that explores the intersections between Korean and Mexican cuisine—two rich food cultures rooted in fermentation, spice, and deep family tradition.
Menu highlights from the one-night-only dinner include scallop and melon aguachile with jalapeño, tofu skin salad with wood ear mushroom and hot mustard, and red mullet a la talla, alongside a range of sides such as kimchi, salsa verde, pickles, masa tortillas, perilla leaves, and bibb lettuce. Dessert will be horchata shaved ice with strawberries and cereal candy.
As part of the launch, a special guest taco – gochujang short rib with sesame slaw and pickled daikon – will feature on Decimo’s Lunch Taco Menu for a limited time.
Decimo’s Lunch Taco Menu is now available on Fridays to Sundays from 12 pm to 2:30 pm, offering bold and playful takes on Mexican tacos with dishes such as Pork Al Pastor, Octopus and Paprika, Mushroom and Manchego, and Beef Short Rib Barbacoa, all priced at £7.50 per taco. Guests can also enjoy a £5 Lunch Paloma during daytime service.
The dinner is the first instalment of La Mesa, Decimo’s new guest chef series. Future events will bring together chefs from around the world for one-night-only collaborative dinners, focusing on bold flavours and open-fire cooking.
Set menu: £80 | Date: June 17th | Spaces are limited
The images used in this news feature are courtesy of The Standard, London.
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