Julie Lin X Castillo De Ibiza Supper Club at Glasgow’s Gaga
We speak to Julie Lin, founder of Gaga in Glasgow’s Partick, on brining the popular dining concept ‘supper clubs’ to the city, the cultural inspiration behind her menu and pairing food with Castillo De Ibiza rose wine.
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00:00I'm Julie Lynn and I'm the owner of Gaga Kitchen and Bar and we're having a lovely event tonight
00:06called Last of the Summer Wine with Castillo de Ibiza. We just wanted to have something to
00:11celebrate that go into the kind of like autumn months with a bit of fun and Castillo de Ibiza
00:16is such like a lovely wine it's got like some really nice like stone fruit notes like pomegranates,
00:22strawberries and it's a little bit salty as well so it just goes like perfectly with the food
00:26and so we wanted to just have an event of a supper club actually of Satie and Rosie because I always
00:32think it's quite fun just to have like something casual and nice to celebrate the summers that we
00:37have and yeah it's been really lovely so far. I think supper clubs have become quite popular
00:43because it gives like a bit of excitement it gives a bit of fun and it's like you'll do something a
00:47bit different that night and really put in a bit of effort so for example when we were coming up
00:52with this we really wanted the flavours to pair well but also for it to be something fun and I
00:57mean it's loud and fun in here so I feel like we've managed to achieve that and supper clubs I think
01:03really like give chefs especially the chefs that are coming up in the industry a chance to like
01:08show off what they do, have a bit of fun in restaurants that are already established so for us to do this
01:13in here it feels really nice because it gives you the chance to be like okay we're gonna do Satie
01:18which is like typical of what I would eat in Malacca where my mum grew up and like where we're
01:23from but do it in Glasgow with rosy wine and feel the summer vibes and have that delicious peanut
01:29sauce with it as well. Whenever we are planning for supper clubs or special events we always want
01:34to think about think about like the diners to think about when you sit down and what what's
01:38going to make you have fun what's what's going to make you feel excited about the space so
01:43for me I think Satie is always a really fun one you always want to kind of think about the
01:47flavours that are going with this as well so Satie is obviously nutty with that peanut sauce
01:52the skewers are like barbecue-y so it gives that perfect like barbecue vibe in a restaurant.
01:58When you're careful with the pairings it really makes for an exciting event and actually you would
02:02get quite a lot of wine and whiskey pairings and things now with Asian food and Asian food has got
02:07such a breadth of flavour you get that full umami spectrum of sour, sweet and salty and a chilly
02:15heat as well so it's really nice that we are now seeing quite a lot of pairings whereas it used to
02:20maybe just primarily be with Mediterranean foods it's just lovely to see that inclusivity and we're
02:25opening up like our ideas of what we eat with wine and and alcohols and pairing it with new flavours
02:32which is really lovely and hence why we wanted it to be something quite casual and fun and
02:37not kind of formal dining it's to be it's to make feel everyone feel included and welcomed.