SURA
A Culinary Journey Through Rice
4th & 5th June 2026
The Experience
This 7-course tasting dinner is an immersive dining experience inspired by the life cycle of rice. It is a grain that, in Korean culture, carries far more than nourishment: It is comfort, care, resilience, and memory woven into everyday life. One of the most familiar ways we ask after someone in Korea is with the phrase “밥 먹었어?” meaning “Have you eaten?”. It is a quiet expression of love and concern which serves as the epicentre of what SURA is about.
At the heart of the evening lies a reflection on the generations of unseen labour, patience, and devotion behind every bowl of rice: the farmers who work within the rhythms of the seasons, the flooded fields shaped by hand, and the enduring connection between land, family, and food. Each stage of traditional Korean rice farming reflects patience, humility, and a deep respect for the land. Through a contemporary tasting menu inspired by the Korean farming calendar, each course traces a different stage of cultivation. From seed and seedling to harvest and drying, brought to life through seasonal ingredients, modern technique, evocative tablescaping, and layered storytelling.
We have brought together a team of Michelin and five-star hotel chefs reimagining Korean culinary tradition through a modern lens. Together they have created a 7-course journey that builds a bridge between heritage and contemporary fine dining. Each course can also be accompanied with a carefully considered wine pairing curated by a former sommelier at a 3 Michelin-starred restaurant.
More than a dinner, this is a deeply sensory exploration of Korean identity, inviting guests to gather, reflect, and experience the quiet beauty and emotion held within the simplest shared meal.
What is SURA?
In Korean tradition, Sura (수라) refers to the royal court meal served to the king during the Joseon Dynasty. It was not a single dish, but an elaborate, highly structured dining experience composed of multiple courses and side dishes, prepared with exceptional care, balance, and seasonal precision.
In this context, Sura supper club inspires a contemporary reinterpretation: a curated dining experience that celebrates abundance, craftsmanship, and the ceremonial act of eating together.
Lokoli X SABA
Lokoli, short for “Lovely Korean Life,” is a London-based brand creating immersive Korean cultural experiences through food, design, and storytelling. Blending contemporary Korean cuisine with curated tablescapes and emotionally driven narratives, Lokoli transforms dining into a sensory experience rooted in memory, atmosphere, and connection
SABA Convenience Store is an experience-oriented venue that simulates Korean city life on a London high street. It moves away from the typical expectations of a convenience store shopfront with its appearance from the street comprising of carefully displayed instant products alongside daily activities, encouraging acts of independent cooking and dining by all customers, especially families. It displays through cooking and eating as forms of consumption, and as a convenience store, it plays between a shop, kitchen and restaurant.
Lokoli and SABA came together through a shared ambition to present Korean culture in London as something lived and experienced rather than simply consumed. While Lokoli approaches this through contemporary Korean cuisine, storytelling and carefully curated atmospheres, SABA creates an everyday simulation of Korean city life through food, space and interaction. Together, this special collaboration allows both parties to blur the boundaries between dining, culture and environment in turn creating a supper club that feels immersive, emotionally driven and deeply rooted in the social rituals of Korean life.
A Culinary Journey Through Rice
4th & 5th June 2026
Date
Time
19:00 - 22:00
Location
SABA, 29 Kensington High Street, W8 5NP
Pricing
No Pairing £135
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Soft Pairing £165
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Alcohol Pairing £185
**This supper club incorporates meat, fish and gluten throughout the experience. Please contact lokoli.lovelykoreanlife@gmail.com if you have any questions over dietaries
Meet the Team
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Jongyoon Lee
CHEF
Westminster Kingsway College (Advanced professional cookery diploma)Junior Sous Chef at the Savoy Hotel
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Aaron Wong
CHEF
Junior Sushi Sous Chef at Niju MayfairFounder of Southside Slices
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Yukyung Kim
PÂTISSERIE CHEF
Diplôme de Pâtisserie from Le Cordon Bleue London
Demi Chef de Partie at The Savoy Hotel
Founder of Ovening
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Sun Chang
HOST
Sun Chang is the founder of Lokoli, a London-based creative platform exploring Korean culture through food, design, and storytelling. Having lived across Korea, America, Singapore, and London, she has continuously sought to preserve and express her identity as a Korean while navigating different cultures. Through immersive gatherings and visual narratives, she reinterprets Korean traditions through a contemporary lens.
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Tarquin Strickland
HOST
Tarquin’s aim was to bring something completely fresh to West London through hosting individualistic events in an incredibly unique venue. Through his background in music and finance SABA now hosts an eclectic late night musical programme which gives a platform for both up-and coming and established musicians. Outside of these events Tarquin has enabled artists, designers, chefs and so many others to come together within a shared space that encourages expression, collaboration and cultural exchange with human connection at the epicentre.
