THE
SOCIAL
DISTORTION
PUNK ROCK THAI COOKING / ZERO WASTE INSPIRED
UMAMI DRIVEN / ETHICAL CHOICES
BY CHEF MARK HILL
THIS WEEK - ITALY - 1 NIGHT ONLY
MY MAIN FOCUS IS HAPPINESS, AND TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY AROUND FOOD. WE LIVE AND BREATH FOOD AND CULTURE
AND THE SOCIAL DISTORTION IS OUR WAY TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE AND OUR COMMUNITY
WE ARE A SMALL INDEPENDENT KITCHEN SPACE AND BAR.
WE FOCUS ON HIGH UMAMI DRIVEN MENUS, INSPIRED BY THE FLAVOURS, PEOPLE, & LANDS OF ASIA. WITH A HEAVY NOD TO SOUTH EAST ASIA AND THAILAND AND A BIG SLICE OF PUNK ROCK.
FOOD AND DRINK
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THE SOCIAL DISTORTION IS NAMED AFTER ONE OF OUR ALL TIME FAVOURITE PUNK ROCK BANDS. WE LOVE MUSIC AS MUCH AS WE DO FOOD, AND WE TRY TO LET THIS GUIDE OUR CREATIVITY AND GENERAL ETHOS.
WE PLAY BRASH MUSIC, SERVE SPICY FOOD & STRONG DRINKS.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY WE ARE A PLACE OF RESPECT, WELCOMENESS AND LOVE.
MY FOOD HAS IS DRIVEN BY ZERO WASTAGE / UMAMI AND CONNECTION.
I TAKE THIS MANTRA WITH ME WHEREVER I COOK.
THE SOCIAL DISTORTION, HULL — CLOSED
THIS ISN’T AN ANNOUNCEMENT I EVER WANTED TO MAKE, BUT AFTER A LOT OF REFLECTION, I’VE MADE THE INCREDIBLY HARD DECISION TO CLOSE THE SOCIAL DISTORTION IN MY HOMETOWN OF HULL.
AS A SMALL, SELF-MADE CHEF AND INDEPENDENT BUSINESS OWNER, THIS DECISION HAS BEEN HEARTBREAKING. BUT I’VE REALISED THAT MY HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND PEACE OF MIND HAVE TO COME FIRST.
THOSE WHO KNOW ME — AND EVERYTHING I’VE BUILT — KNOW THAT MY WORK HAS ALWAYS COME FROM A PLACE OF LOVE, RESPECT, AND MORALS. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT FOUNDATION DOESN’T STAND UP WELL AGAINST A WORLD WHERE MONEY OUTWEIGHS INTEGRITY, AND GREEDY LANDLORDS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SMALL BUSINESSES TRYING TO DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY.
FAR TOO OFTEN, INDEPENDENT OWNERS INVEST EVERYTHING THEY HAVE — THEIR TIME, HEART, AND SOUL — ONLY TO BE MET WITH RISING COSTS, UNETHICAL LANDLORDS, AND A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO FAVOUR GREED OVER GRAFT. IT’S CRUSHING TO WATCH GOOD PEOPLE AND HONEST BUSINESSES PUSHED OUT, WHILE THOSE WITH DEEP POCKETS AND NO MORALS THRIVE.
STILL, THIS ISN’T THE END OF THE SOCIAL DISTORTION — IT’S SIMPLY A CHANGE OF DIRECTION. THE SPIRIT OF WHAT IT STANDS FOR WILL LIVE ON THROUGH THE FOOD I COOK, THE PEOPLE I MEET, AND THE PLACES I GO. I’LL CONTINUE TO SHARE MY PASSION ACROSS THE GLOBE, STAYING TRUE TO THE VALUES THAT BUILT THIS JOURNEY — HONESTY, LOVE, AND RESPECT.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO’S SUPPORTED ME — YOUR LOYALTY AND KINDNESS HAVE MEANT THE WORLD.
PEACE, LOVE, AND RESPECT,
MARK HILL
AT THE SOCIAL DISTORTION WE BELIEVE IN - NO FENCES - NO BORDERS - NO HATE
WE BELIEVE THAT ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE EQUAL
WE TRY TO TRAVEL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO CONNECT WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES AND CULTURES, THIS IS HOW WE LEARN AND
HOW WE STAY MOTIVATED AND DRIVEN.