Evening Standard
Jimi Famurewa brushed aside the social-media hype attending so many launches to draw attention to a new Mexican spot in east London whose Instagram account has yet to post a single image. “Lucia’s is a diminutive, counter-focused shrine to tacos, mezcal and charcoal-fired cuts of meat possessed of an understatedness that feels almost transgressive.”
Was this refusal to play the game just another PR pose? Jimi thinks not: “Founder Jo Kurdi, who also runs nearby Cafe Mai, has created that rarest of things: a truly under-the-radar find that thrums with cool, craft and an invigorating purity of purpose.”
As for the food, all was excellent – grilled vegetables “breathy with smoke”, black bean and sweet potato tostada with real depth, tacos with “tender, spiced lobes of monkfish” and “soft, succulent beef barbacoa”, and a “gorgeously rare-cooked bone-in pork chop” with vibrant salsas.
As for social media – well, it might even go viral now.
Jimi Famurewa - 2024-07-21
