14/07/2026
We’ve had another wonderful week of staff lunches as part of our 21 Hospitality Staff Lunch World Cup 2026.
We now have our final four, who will go head to head in the semi-finals. To borrow from Sir Alex Ferguson, it’s squeaky bum time.
Keep swiping to see what we’ve enjoyed since our last update and do your best not to get jealous. Staff lunch at 21 has become the hottest ticket in town.
Thanks again to our friends at Caterite Food & Wineservice, whose support has made all this possible.
France 🇫🇷 - Matthew
Matthew’s France menu was exactly the sort of lunch that makes the room go quiet for a moment.
Bavette Steak with Sauce au Poivre, Provençal Fish Stew and French Onion Soup.
Three classics, each with its own sense of place. The bavette brought the bistro feel, with pepper sauce doing what pepper sauce does best. The Provençal fish stew gave us the south of France in a bowl, with seafood, tomato, herbs and Mediterranean warmth.
Then French Onion Soup, a dish with roots in the markets and kitchens of Paris, built on slow-cooked onions, stock and bread. Humble ingredients, treated with patience, becoming something much greater than the sum of their parts.
A confident French menu and a reminder that the classics are classics for a reason.
Brazil 🇧🇷 - Lucy
Lucy took Brazil and gave us the sort of lunch that felt ready for a celebration.
Brazilian Pizza, Coxinhas, Garlic Butter Steak with Sweetcorn and Black Bean Salad, then Brigadeiro for something sweet.
The pizza nodded to the Italian immigrants who helped shape Brazil’s food culture in the late 1800s, while the coxinhas brought one of the country’s great street food staples to the table. Shaped like a little chicken drumstick, they’ve been enjoyed across Brazil for more than a century.
Then came steak, garlic butter and a bright salad, picking up on Brazil’s love of grilled meat and the churrasco traditions of the south, where gaúchos cooked beef over open flames.
Big flavours, lots of colour and, judging by the plates, very little left behind.
Austria 🇦🇹 - Beth
Beth’s Austria menu came with all the right Alpine comfort.
Wiener Schnitzel, Käsespätzle, Austrian Cucumber Salad and Sachertorte.
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