Omni is the passion project of George Matheou and Jess McGill, who both worked in the London street food team for a spell before taking on a year’s residency of their own at The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick. George had started working in restaurants a few years before and at this time was working at Ottolenghi in Notting Hill before moving to NOPI, followed by Duck Soup, in Soho alongside The Camberwell Arms. Whilst working most stations and learning new techniques, he had the space to experiment with many ideas that would make their way to the Omni menu. From May 2018, Jess and George began running Omni full-time, completing residencies at different venues such as The Yard Theatre & Greenwich Market to Louie Louie, Great Guns Social, Bar Stockton, alongside continuing their weekly plant-based brunch at The Peckham Pelican every Sunday. After seeing a gap in the market for good vegan ‘date night’ spots and restaurants that provided vegetable forward plant based food instead of the fake meats, they started looking to take on their own space in Peckham. Calling their style “modern, international, plant-based” they take flavours and inspiration from around the world to create new and interesting combinations, as well as stamping their own adaptations on traditional classics.