Ex-Nobu chef heads up new restaurant in Horsham

Brainchild of entrepreneur André Cachia, WABI (38 East Street, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1HL) is launching in May 2010 and will offer contemporary Japanese cuisine from head chef Scott Hallsworth (ex-Nobu) along with a sleek cocktail bar and an aquarium which is the largest and most impressive of its kind in the UK.

WABI is delighted to have secured the considerable talents of Australian chef Scott Hallsworth. Scott spent six years at Nobu London, working his way up from Chef de Partie to Head Chef, before launching the Nobu Melbourne site in 2007. More recently Scott was Executive chef at the Mirai Restaurant Group in Dubai and Bahrain.

The restaurant will offer both formal and casual Japanese dining over two floors. Scott’s dishes will include Slow Cooked Enoki Mushroom 'Risotto' with Fresh Sussex Edamame and Shaved Truffle and Smoked Duck Breast Tataki with Foie Gras Kabayaki and Ginger Amazu Sauce.

Scott comments; “Our goal at Wabi is to extend our years of passion and creativity to our guests. We will always continue to search for new and exciting ingredients and ideas and believe it is equally important for both guests and staff to constantly improve and evolve”.
 
The stylish cocktail bar featuring a stainless steel water wall will be on the ground floor and will serve an extensive drinks list including a range of signature cocktails such as the Bonzai Kitten (Sake, Vodka, Calpis and Lime Juice) and the Silver Fox (Gin, Fresh Shiso, Ginger, Cucumber and Ginger Beer).

WABI will be incorporating one of the most spectacular aquarium installations in the country, housing biodiverse species such as jellyfish with state-of-the-art design and display holding more than 2000 litres of salt water, installed by Ben Woodward from fishkeeping.eu.

Situated just 40 minutes south of London, WABI is easily accessible for Londoners and is set to be an exciting addition to the Horsham restaurant scene.

Visit wabi.co.uk for more details.