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DIM the lights, fill your glass, now cue the music… a model new dinner jazz evening is a should strive for music lovers this winter in Marbella.
The glamorous restaurant Nomad, in Nueva Andalucia, has launched the night to combine cool music with scrumptious eating each Thursday.
Like Ronnie Scott’s celebrated dinner jazz nights in London’s Soho, you eat supper whereas being transported away because of the dulcet tones of singer Little J (Lilliana Jones). CHECK.
However don’t anticipate this to be all John Coltraine or Miles Davis covers.
Au contraire, her repertoire started with an excellent cowl of Invoice Withers’ Ain’t no Sunshine, adopted by indie hit Creep, by Radiohead. “I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo… what the hell I’m doin right here?” she intoned with the precise timbre of a pleading Thom Yorke.
You’re entertaining us, my expensive, and that she actually did over two units of round half-hour, the primary kicking off at 8.30pm. Prince, Amy Winehouse, this was hits a a lot, however all laid out with an imitable jazzy flavour.
And, in fact, it was not so loud that you just couldn’t speak, or certainly, eat, which is the purpose of a dinner/jazz night.
I’m already an enormous fan of this hip, new restaurant, which has had a brand new overhaul for 2025.
Whereas earlier than it was stunning, now it’s trendy too, with extremely up to date decor, each luxurious and leading edge in equal measure.
You get a selection of seats from tables close to the entrance the place Little J sings alongside her jazz guitarist. Or outdoors on heat nights on the terrace, or additional in at snug banquette tables. We went for the latter, bringing my son for a week-night outing.
A set menu comes with three important programs – in January that is Napoletana rigatoni, which has a burrata, basil oil, sun-dried tomatoes and pistachio pesto, Marinated Korean rooster with jasmine rice, which my son cherished.
Or the marginally riskily-named Tel Aviv fish, which has Lebanese spices to steadiness up the dish…actually it’s these traditional Center Jap flavours that deliver it to life.
It’s really scrumptious, however what makes it completely different is the way in which it’s cooked on half a pitta or flat bread.
Earlier than the mains come we’re handled to an excellent blended tasting plate, very beneficiant, which comes out with calamari with tartar sauce, fried inexperienced ‘padrón’ peppers, crispy Lotus chips and spicy edamame.
Alongside these are ‘sweetcorn ribs’ which are available what the restaurant calls ‘Nomad magic mud’ or principally a inexperienced yuzu dip, and at last – better of all – truffle arancini rice balls with truffle mayonnaise, pickled cucumber and Parmesan on high. Yummy.
Lastly as Little J comes again knocking on in direction of 10pm we’re thrust a pudding tray, sure actually that, which comes loaded with slices of chocolate brownies, cream puffs and raspberries…It’s a pleasant combine, and nearly pretty much as good because the music.
