The Blues Kitchen opened in Camden in October 2009[1] and was founded by The Columbo Group's directors Steve Ball and Riz Shaikh, both of whom were voted in the "Top 1000 Most Influential" list by the Evening Standard in 2014[2] and 2015.
[citation needed] The team behind The Blues Kitchen venues spent years exploring the Deep South of the United States.
All of The Blues Kitchen venues serve Southern, pit style, slow smoked barbecue, burgers and chicken wings.
Seasick Steve, Gary Clark Jr, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Wayne Kramer of the MC5, Mud Morganfield (Muddy Waters eldest son), The Libertines, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Fat White Family, Huey Morgan (Fun Lovin Criminals), Andrew Weatherall, Cedric Burnside, Tav Falco, North Mississippi Allstars, R.L.
The Blues Kitchen channels have hosted notable guests including: Ronnie Wood (The Rolling Stones), Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), Nathaniel Rateliff, Kurt Vile, Hermanos Gutierrez, Monophonics, Margo Price, Graham Nash, Steve Earle, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Budos Band, Lee Fields, Charles Bradley, Justin Townes Earle, Jimmie Vaughan, Rival Sons, Fantastic Negrito, Ryan Bingham, Robert Finley, Songhoy Blues, Keb Mo, Marcus King, George Clinton (Parliament-Funkadelic), The Black Crowes, Gary Clark Jr, Drive By Truckers, Robert Cray, Wilko Johnson, White Denim, Cage the Elephant, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Seasick Steve.