What better way to enjoy the summer sun than with a picnic? Well, with a free picnic courtesy of PAUL and Harden’s of course! We’ve teamed up with the fifth generation, family run artisan cafés to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a fabulous hamper for two. Perfect for a long lunch break […]
We’ve teamed up with the good people of Twizoo to announce the top 5 trending restaurants on Twitter each week in London. Twizoo is an app that gives restaurant recommendations based on what people are saying on Twitter, and analyses over 50,000 incoming tweets per week to determine which restaurants are attracting the most buzz. Trending Restaurants 2-8 July […]
South American restaurateur and designer Juan Santa Cruz launched his first London venue Casa Cruz in Notting Hill on 7 July. The 80-cover restaurant, previously The Clarendon a Victorian pub on Clarendon Road, is set over two floors. The site has been extensively restored over two years (designed by Cruz himself), with the Santa Cruz Co.’s trademark design […]
They’ve been a mainstay of fine dining in London (and Edinburgh) for the past 10 years, but now the Galvin brothers are setting their sights on dishing up humbler repast with the foundation of a standalone pub company. Chef-restaurateurs Chris and Jeff Galvin, are currently on the hunt for further venues after the duo announced they […]
The Lanesborough in Knightsbridge reopened on 1 July after a multi-million pound renovation. The hotel vaunts 93 bedrooms, 43 suites and a new restaurant on the former site of Apsleys (RIP) called Céleste. Let’s hope that the food can (for once) live up to the locale and the often “terrifying” prices of the past. It certainly […]
Chef Tom Oldroyd (former chef director of Polpo group) steps out from Russell Norman’s shadow and strikes out on his own with his first solo venture in Islington. Oldroyd has just opened on Upper Street. The 40-cover neighbourhood restaurant is split across two floors, with a no reservations café feel downstairs and bistro-style dining upstairs, which […]
With a name and menu that could be inspired by the many yummy mummies of Clapham High Street, MOMMI arrives in SW4. Blending South American and Japanese cuisine is nothing new on the London food scene (think Sushisamba and Amaru) but this newcomer also promises ‘the vibrancy of Miami and the eclecticism of Venice Beach’. MOMMI […]
The ranks of growing City restaurant hub Broadgate Circle continue to swell with the addition of an NYC-inspired, all-day seafood spot. Crab Tavern, specialising in – you guessed it! – crab, opened at this newly emerging dining destination beside Liverpool Street station in July. The 150-cover restaurant features bar, terrace and counter dining. Broadgate Circle already houses […]
We’ve teamed up with the good people of Twizoo to announce the top 5 trending restaurants on Twitter each week in London. Twizoo is an app that gives restaurant recommendations based on what people are saying on Twitter, and analyses over 50,000 incoming tweets per week to determine which restaurants are attracting the most buzz. Trending Restaurants 25 June […]
Mark Twain may have thought that golf “spoiled a good walk” but when it comes to selling a multi-million pound hotel the sport is apparently a great advertisement. Ever since Gleneagles in Auchterarder hosted the Ryder Cup last year its owners Diageo have received “numerous expressions of interest” from parties looking to purchase the place […]
