Urban Foraging Event & Menu

Critically acclaimed Camberwell restaurant and bar The Crooked Well is inviting foodies to join them for a morning of urban foraging followed by a three-course lunch created with the ingredients by Head Chef, Matt Green-Armytage.

The favourite neighbourhood venue known for its honest, rustic cooking has teamed up with Nick Weston, forager and founder of Hunter:Gather:Cook School in Sussex, to offer guests a unique culinary experience on Thursday 24th May from 10am.

Nick Weston, real-life hunter gatherer, is the perfect partner for this urban foraging event after spending six months literally living off of the land, which is documented in his debut book The Treehouse Diaries: How to Live Wild in the Woods.


Nick will guide the guests in recognising and collecting edible items such as chickweed, wild garlic, yarrow, beech, sorrel, elderflower, nettles and pine needles in the wilds of the local area. Foragers will then head back to the restaurant to enjoy a meal showcasing the fantastic seasonal ingredients sourced throughout the day, prepared by the fantastic team at The Crooked Well kitchen.

The food will be paired with a selection of specially designed cocktails, fruit infusions and syrups using foraged ingredients, such as elderflower, pine needles and primrose.

The Crooked Well is already a champion of seasonal British produce with popular dishes including Rabbit & Bacon Pie, Stonebass with Mussel Linguine, Warm Pig’s Head Terrine with Caramelised Apple & Scratchings and Roast Venison with Braised Red Cabbage, Celeriac Puree, White Pudding & Jus. These favourites will be updated to incorporate the ingredients collected on the 24th as well as a selection of brand new dishes which will be masterminded by Matt Green-Armytage.

The team at The Crooked Well have brought a piece of that bygone age into this local with its relaxed atmosphere and hearty menu all harking back to a time when Camberwell was renowned for its fields of flowers, market gardens and fruit trees. All of these will be cultivated on the 24th May, bringing the heritage of the restaurant to the forefront and celebrating the simplicity needed to create delicious dishes using only local produce.

The Crooked Well has a comfortable charm, combining oak floorboards, traditional wooden wainscoting, strong patterned botanical influenced wallpapers and a Victorian tiled bar area with intimate, low hanging pendant lights and will provide a wonderful backdrop to a day spent urban foraging.