London’s original grand Indian restaurant Bombay Brasserie has re-launch with brand new menus and freshly designed interiors. This South Ken institution first opened its doors in 1982 and has undergone a couple of refurb’s in its time. However its latest look emphasises the restaurant’s colonial style by introducing woodwork sourced from India and Portugal, plantation shutters, traditional […]
Robin Gill, the chef behind The Manor in Clapham – much lauded by Ms Maschler (among others) – and its deli The Dairy, is set to head east to Bethnal Green with a new restaurant under the railway arches. Paradise Garage will open this weekend with a soft launch offer of 25% off the total […]
We first heard about this Russian-owned, French-inspired brasserie coming to London back in January this year. Since then there was barely a peep on the subject of Jean-Jacques, but, after a six month wait, they have announced that the restaurant and wine bar will open in Soho this August. The all-day dining spot in Frith […]
This summer the Gherkin’s 40th floor restaurant (usually only open to members) will host a Moroccan-themed pop-up. Moroccan Sky Riad will not only offer panoramic views of the City but also a five course tasting menu the ‘Art of Spice’. On the menu: Lamb Cannon in a 40-hour soaked Moroccan marinade, harissa prawns with cactus fruit […]
The capital’s ultimate food experience for high-fliers will return in September. The London in the Sky restaurant, suspended 25m from the ground, appeared in Canary Wharf last year and this year will take to the skies above St Katherine’s Dock, giving diners a unique view of iconic Tower Bridge. The restaurant, which seats 22, will […]
A new roaming pop-up will arrive in foodie haven Bermondsey at the end of July, offering brunch, Berlin-style. The nomadic restaurant, brünch, is based on the motto: Bread, brunch, booze and Berlin vibes, and expounds the virtues of long, lazy morning meals. Founded by Berlin-born Noemi Dulischewski, brünch, hijacks unusual locations around London for bespoke, one-off events, […]
A Victorian tavern named after the Jules Verne character Phileas Fogg opens in Covent Garden this autumn. Mr Fogg’s Tavern will have an ‘upstairs downstairs’ theatrical theme, as well as a refined gin parlour and salon upstairs. The downstairs space will feature a wooden interior with 19th century artefacts and a large aviary filled with plants, stuffed […]
Michael Caines will take a step back from Gidleigh Park (pictured) after 20 years as he unveils plans to turn Courtlands House in Lympstone, Devon, into his own hotel. The chef – whose “flawless” cooking meant his restaurant was crowned number one in the Sunday Times Top 100 restaurant list (powered by Harden’s) in 2014 – is being backed […]
This summer, the UK’s largest official BBQ competition will take place in Walthamstow, 5-6 September. The King of the Grill is at the heart of Grillstock, a BBQ and music festival founded in Bristol in 2010, introducing the concept of competition BBQ to the UK. The event’s popularity has grown over the years and now the meat, […]
French haute cuisine, the wellspring from which culinary magic seems to flow across the world, has been sidelined of late in favour of rusticity, simplicity and (let’s face it) dirty great burgers. But can the classics ever truly go out of style? Surely we all just need a gentle reminder of France’s culinary prowess? Well, […]