Alan Pickett’s (sort-of) eponymous solo venture Piquet in Fitzrovia gets a double dose of restaurant reviews as both the Standard’s Fay Maschler and Tracey MacLeod of the Independent pop by to try the chef’s Gallic-influenced British dishes. The Indy’s critic finds the service surprisingly stiff and the venue strangely deserted. Fortunately the food also receives […]
More news this week on the hospitality industry’s tipping scandal – but this time it’s actually good. It seems NYC-restauranteur Danny Meyer (Shake Shack, Gramercy Tavern, Maialino, Union Square Cafe) agrees with Harden’s on this one as he’s banned the practice at his New York restaurants. We stated months ago, when this whole furore began, that […]
Richard Caring’s hotly-anticipated new venture on Berkeley Square officially opens today (19 October). It has been almost a year and a half since the restaurateur’s Caprice Holdings group snapped up the Mayfair site and for much of that time a shroud of secrecy has surrounded the restaurant. Even the name was not announced until quite […]
Waterloo’s “beautiful and airy” Baltic restaurant will launch a new bar later this month to coincide the arrival of new head chef Piotr Fortuna. Restaurateur Jan Woroniecki (also owner of South Ken’s Ognisko) will open the bar on Wednesday 28 October. Unsurprisingly vodka will lead the drinks list, with signature cocktails including: Spiced Pear Mojito (house infused […]
It’s not often the comings and goings of chefs causes too much excitement here at Harden’s – but this is BIG news. We’ve known for a while that Michael Caines was planning to take a step back from Gidleigh Park after 21 years at the helm, in order to launch his own hotel and restaurant […]
Fancy something other than your ordinary cuzza this National Curry Week? Use our London guide to discover where the best balti houses and nouvelle Indians are to be found, and venture out for a vindaloo. Here are the top 10 picks for Indian restaurants in London according to your reports in our 2015 survey… Over […]
Love them or loathe them, the mobile phone is now an integral part of dining out. From browsing the latest food trends on the Harden’s app, to sharing the latest #FoodPorn pictures on Instagram, the humble mobile phone has certainly helped to spread the word of restaurants far and wide, beyond a simple advertisement in […]
Peruvian cuisine has been über-hot in London for some time now. From ceviche to Pisco sours and exciting fusions with Japanese cooking, it is one of the freshest, most exciting tastes around. But what about trying to recreate some of your favourite dishes at home? It seems like a slightly daunting task. Well, not any […]
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 8-14 October […]
Alex Macdonald is co-founder and co-CEO of the leading hospitality and technology mobile app, Velocity. The company has partnered with the most prestigious names in dining and continues to pioneer the world’s best dining experience. Alex was a Turnaround CEO in his previous career at privately owned industrial group AIAC. From the age of 23 […]
