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Flour & Ash return as collab pizza and cocktail pop-up
Flour & Ash on Cheltenham Road has been one of the highest profile restaurant closures of the coronavirus pandemic.
But it has been resurrected as part of a collaborative pizza and cocktail pop-up at Bambalan on Colston Street.
It’s the second pizza restaurant in Bristol to make a surprise return, following hot on the heels of the oven once again being fired up at Pi Shop in Redcliffe.
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‘Flour & Ash at Bam’ will see Flour & Ash founder Steve Gale cooking his signature wood-fired pizzas that will be able to order via delivery or click and collect.
Bottled cocktails will also be available on Deliveroo made by the bartenders at Hyde & Co, a sister business to Bambalan.
Pizzas from Flour & Ash at Bambalan cost from £9.50 to £15.50 – photo: Bambalan
Hyde & Co founder Nathan Lee said: “We were all huge fans of Flour & Ash from the moment they opened their doors, so it was incredibly sad to see them close.
“We’ve wanted to collaborate with Steve on something new for a while so this seemed like the perfect opportunity to work on something together.
“Bambalan has a great wood fired oven so we thought we’d work on a pizza menu to sit alongside our regular Bambalan favourites when we are allowed to reopen, and it felt like a natural fit to ask Steve and our exec chef Todd to develop a menu that showcased the best of both venues.
“Covid has forced us to be creative in some ways so it’s great to see something positive come from a difficult period.”
Gale added: “It was a sad day when Covid-19 closed the doors on Flour & Ash. However, the Bristol food scene is a supportive, creative and resilient beastie and we are over the moon that the legendary team from Bambalan has helped us rise again from the ashes.
“This is to be a true collaboration, so expect to see some signature pizzas from the Flour & Ash greatest hits catalogue, some new stuff and some Bambalan flavour thrown into the mix.”
Flour & Ash was on Cheltenham Road and also had a short-lived bakery and cafe in Westbury-on-Trym – photo: Flour & Ash
Main photo: Bambalan
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