Pure to manage food and beverage at Royal York hotel

Under the extended partnership, Pure Pop-up Restaurants & Events, part of the bar, restaurant and event management company Evensus, will run a 45-cover restaurant and bar called Pop.

Pop's head chef Neal Brunning, who joins the 51-bedroom hotel from The Courtyard in Brighton, will also be responsible for supplying conference and banqueting menus, room service and private dining in the hotel's Karaoke pods.

His menu will reflect the hotel's seaside location and use local suppliers with dishes including Risotto of Crab with Avocado Ice Cream and Pan-seared Wild Sea Bass Fillet, Crab beignet and fennel cream

First hotel collaboration​

Nicola Delmege, owner of Brighton pub PV @ The Jury's Out since 2003, will manage the project with Evensus managing director Jerome Ibanez retaining overall management of the partnership.

Despite having experience in running pop-up restaurants and events, Ibanez said it was the first time in his company's 15-year history that it had collaborated with a hotel on a more permanent basis.

"With 15 years event management experience it is exciting to establish our first collaboration with a hotel, and are thrilled that our first hotel partner is the Royal York.

“The Royal York hotel is the perfect union of modern and heritage; of Royal history and design future. Pop and our wider F&B concepts for the hotel will offer the same balance of tradition and style, showcasing classic dishes with a contemporary twist – it’s the perfect partnership."

Nick Sutton, owner of the Royal York hotel, said: "We are traditional yet chic - stylish boutique and the perfect home for Pop. We look forward to launching a new dimension to our hotel and an exciting new offering for Brighton.”