Mike’s Table X Hackney Herbal Supper Club
Friday 20 June 2025, 6:30pm-10pm
Thingy Cafe, Trowbridge gardens, E9 5LD (map)
Join us in celebrating the summer solstice with a supper club and herbal workshop with Hackney Herbal.
We invite you to Mike’s Table for a special collaboration with Hackney Herbal, a Hackney-based social enterprise promoting wellbeing through herbs. We will celebrate the solstice, which falls on Saturday 21 June this year, marking the longest day of the year and the start of summer.
About the event
We’re hosting the evening at Thingy Cafe, located in the beautiful Trowbridge Gardens, which is one of Hackney Herbal’s growing sites. To start the evening, Nat from Hackney Herbal will lead a herbal tea blending workshop, guiding us through the healing properties of herbs. Guests will be invited to make their own herbal tea bags to take home, and have an opportunity to explore the flourishing summer garden. This will be accompanied by a welcome drink and a delicious selection of snacks during the workshop. Then, our professional chefs will serve an exquisite 2-course menu in the beautiful Thingy Cafe, incorporating herbs from the garden. Our chefs will be curating a unique, spontaneous menu on the night, using surplus ingredients donated by City Harvest – always fresh and in date. We cater for all dietary requirements.
For this special evening, we’re welcoming 30 guests. The majority of places are reserved for individuals referred by our wonderful charity partners, who support individuals in the community experiencing social isolation. These guests are invited free-of-charge, creating accessible restaurant-quality dining experiences for all. We’re also offering 10 tickets at £25, and your ticket will directly contribute towards these free spaces.
So, we invite you to join us at our communal table for a delicious shared meal, and be part of this rich and unique cross-community gathering. Our hosts at Mike's Table always provide exceptional hospitality. Again and again, we see how an evening at Mike’s Table builds social confidence, fosters belonging, and brings joy to all who attend.
Your ticket will include:
Herbal tea blending workshop led by Nat Mady from Hackney Herbal.
A curated selection of snacks, followed by a delicious 2-course menu, incorporating herbs from the garden.
Welcome drink – Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic options available.
Wine and soft drinks will be available throughout the dinner.
Free raffle for guests – No Mike's Table would be complete without it!
Herbal tea blending workshop
In this restorative session, Nat Mady from Hackney Herbal will be guiding us through the healing properties of herbs. The workshop will explore a number of culinary, medicinal and wild herbs and how to combine them into herbal tea blends. Themes include digestion, immune health, cold and flu remedies, stress, relaxation and sleep. During the workshop you will be able to make some herbal tea bags to take home.
About Hackney Herbal
Hackney Herbal is a social enterprise promoting wellbeing through herbs. We specialise in creative workshops and events which connect and inspire people about plants and the natural world. All our profits are reinvested to provide free nature-based community activities that support people in Hackney to improve their mental health.
About Thingy Cafe
Thingy Cafe is a small, independent cafe tucked away in Hackney Wick, run by the wonderful Maya and Sage. The cosy space leads out to the leafy Trowbridge Gardens through bi-folding doors, creating the perfect space to welcome the start of summer.
Accessibility: The space is accessible and suitable for wheelchair accessibility.
Sample Menu
Welcome drink:
Chapman cocktail or Mocktail
Snacks:
Heritage tomato salad with mozzarella and avocado crema
Roast parsnip tarte tatin (vg)
Mains:
Leek, courgette, cannellini bean fricassée with pickled cucumber and onion salad (vg)
Wild mushroom stroganoff with basmati rice
Dessert:
Pear, lemon, and ginger cake with ice-cream (vg option)
Kind words from our previous guests
"I don’t think I’ve ever seen such an incredible array of food."
"This is like being at a huge dinner party! The flavours in every dish are so incredible."
“I had a wonderful evening at Mike’s Table. I must admit I was a little bit nervous and excited about going. I wasn’t sure what to expect. But, everyone was so welcoming and put us at ease. People shared feeling and experiences with one another. It was such a special and heart-warming evening that I will never forget.”
