Digbeth Dining Club
Jack Brabant
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Who Is Digbeth Dining Club Creator Jack Brabant?
Hello & welcome to the Birmingham food podcast breaking bread. Co-hosted by food-obsessed mates Liam & Carl. Breaking Bread gives you long-form interviews & discussions with the incredible people who make Brums food scene so unique.
This week we have the pleasure of breaking bread with Jack Brabant. Jack first encountered street food when a work project took him down to London. It was a lightbulb moment for Jack. He had found where all the old ravers started hanging out, now that they had matured.
Street food events were popping up all over London. Serving awesome food from trailers & gazebos, but it wasn’t just about the food. Live DJs and musicians created an amazing atmosphere. “It was just a banging night out”.
What Is Digbeth Dining Club?
After falling in love with the London street food concept Jack got to work with creating something similar in Brum.
Digbeth became the chosen location to launch this new concept. An area of the city dominated by old-fashioned boozers & industrial warehouses, Digbeth Dining Club was about to change everything.
August bank holiday 2012 was set for the first event. With the help of a few friends, & a ton of enthusiasm Jack managed to convince some traders & DJs to come on board. The event was a huge success. Attracting more than six thousand guests. Jack was elated, thinking they had cracked it.
The coming winter months were a shock to the system, & events struggled to draw anywhere near the same crowds. Undeterred Jack carried on hosting weekly events. Believing that the concept would eventually take off.
Fast forward to 2020 & Digbeth Dining Club is a weekly, multi trader venue open four days a week. A variety of traders serve restaurant-quality food. Many use the same suppliers & producers that the city’s Michelin Star kitchens use. It’s a highlight of Birmingham’s food scene visited by thousands every week. Everything was flying, but then in March 2020, Covid happens.
Hockley Social By Digbeth Dining Club
Covid was tough on everybody in hospitality. The rules meant it was impossible for Digbeth Dining Club to operate. Jack & his team had to find a new venue. Somewhere more versatile, where they could quickly adapt to the ever-changing covid restrictions. This came in the form of a 10,000 square foot ex printworks in Hockley.
The new space meant they could get closer to their roots. Hosting more events & incorporating different aspects into the experience. There’s Cafe Artum, a bar/coffee shop that sells vinyl records. A monthly craft market, which creates a real buzz around the venue, and of course a rotating roster of street food & DJs. Hockley Social is one of the best days out in the city and one that we as Brummies are very proud of.
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