Jikoni Goes Carbon Neutral!
26th - 27th June 2021
On 27th June Ravinder Bhogal will be hosting a panel of leading female founders and entrepreneurs for a one-off celebratory dinner and panel talk to mark Jikoni’s commitment to becoming the first independent restaurant in the UK to become Carbon Neutral, in a pioneering partnership with the non profit, Climate Neutral.
The hand-selected panel, interviewed by fashion broadcaster Mimma Viglezio will include four female fashion founders who are each doing incredible work in the areas of sustainability, reducing waste, and local craft production.
Ravinder has created an all vegan five-course menu for the dinner using produce from biodynamic farm, Waltham Place.
The panellists, who are all regulars at Jikoni, will include Lauren Grant of S.A.R.K, the luxury British shirt company whose sophisticated silhouettes aim to turn heads and raise eyebrows. Lauren will be joined by the recipient of the 2020 Queen Elizabeth II award for Design, Rosh Mahtani of Aligheri Jewellery, whose cult designs echo Dante Aligheri’s ‘Divine Comedy’, and the fantastical odyssey on which his characters embark and Anna Foster of E.L.V. DENIM, the east London denim brand that exclusively uses upcycled denim to produce zero-waste designs. Both Rosh and Anna were shortlisted for the BFC Vogue Designer Fashion Fund this year. Rounding off the fabulous foursome is By Rotation’s Eshita Kabra, who created the world’s first social fashion rental app, providing a platform for like-minded stylish users to rent and lend their quality pieces to each other. Each panellist is at the forefront of their industry and share Jikoni’s passion for sustainability, reducing waste and local craft production.
During the same weekend, Jikoni will host a pop-up shop on Chiltern Street, sponsored by the Portman Estate who are also committed to reducing their carbon footprint. Shoppers will be able to come and meet the founders and buy pieces by Aligheri, By Rotation, E.L.V. DENIM and S.A.R.K and Jikoni including some limited-edition designs, available exclusively at this shop for the weekend of the 26th and 27th June.