Mother Clucker
MC has gone from dishing up from an old US Army ambulance to proper swanky premises, but one thing has stayed the same: tea-brined, buttermilk-soaked, twice-battered chicken deliciousness. Yee-ha!
America’s Deep South might be the spiritual home of fried chicken, but there’s no doubt about it: the chicken shop is a city icon. And London – being London – couldn’t wait to posh it up. We might still love a cheeky box of fried chicken from up the road, but these days it can be high-end as well as high street. London does fried chicken every which way, from healthy to no-holds-barred. Even vegan. This humble dish has been raised to gastronomic heights by the city’s master fryers. And now it’s time for the great British beak-off.
Time Out and Deliveroo have rounded up eight fried-chicken experts (all exclusively available through Deliveroo) to do battle. Fried Chicken Fight Club will establish, once and for all, the pecking order of the chicken dons of London. It’s the perfect way to spend a winter’s day. Over two hours, you get to try chicken from all the contenders, then vote for your favourite. There will be beers from the ace Fourpure to keep everyone refreshed, tunes to keep it all jumping and some of the best chicken in town. It’s going to be wing-a-ding-ding.
