Smokey Tails, the ‘Beats & Eats’ pop-up created by DJ Seth Troxler, Wilderness festival co- founder Jo Vidler and ‘flavour technician’ (whatever that may mean!) Jona Ahearne took up its first permanent residence, at Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen on 22 April. And it must be going well so far because they’ve just announced a new lunch menu and picnic offering. […]
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. […]
Richard Caring continues to expand his most bankable brand, The Ivy, with two more casual café offerings. The first Ivy Café launched on the former site of Union Café (RIP) in Marylebone last year. The latest spin-off, in Wimbledon Village, opened today (1 June), with a site due in St John’s Wood on 22 June. The […]
This summer Soho will welcome a new fast casual eatery, straight out of the mercados of Peru. Butifarra; a noun; [butiˈfarÉ™], named after the popular Peruvian street snack (a bread roll with slow-cooked meat and salsa), will serve authentic sandwiches and ceviche alongside ‘Cevushi’ – a ceviche-sushi hybrid. Creator Ali Malik will work closely with family-run Peruvian supplier Andes Export […]
You know summer has arrived when your inbox is full of press releases announcing the launch of new al fresco dining spots. (Look out for Sea Container’s seafood and champagne terrace at the Mondrian – opening 6 June). And what better way is there to while away the long summer nights, or the (hopefully) scorching […]
Twickenham’s historic Strawberry Hill House has exclusively invited Harden’s readers to a members-only event at its magnificent Thames-side property this summer. The evening will be held on Wednesday 29 June from 7.15 pm, in association with Silent Pool Distillers (an artisan spirit distillery located on the Duke of Northumberland’s Albury Estate in The Surrey Hills), and […]
The folks behind London’s Salt Yard Group (Opera Tavern, Salt Yard, Dehesa, Ember Yard) are the latest restaurateurs to snap up a space in Haymarket’s upcoming St James’s Market development. Venetian-inspired restaurant Veneta will sit alongside venues from Duck & Waffle and NYC’s Nordic fine dining establishment Aquavit. Veneta will boast 110-covers, combining classic bar-counter seating, […]
It’s been a long time coming (we first caught wind of Bone Daddies‘ plans for an outpost in Shoreditch last summer!) but now one of the capital’s hippest chains has finally announced an opening date. The purveyor of “addictive” noodles arrives at the new Bower development in Old Street on 20 June, next door to Ceviche’s east London […]
You know summer has arrived when your inbox is full of press releases announcing the launch of new al fresco dining spots. (Look out for Sea Container’s seafood and champagne terrace at the Mondrian – opening 6 June). And what better way is there to while away the long summer nights, or the (hopefully) scorching […]
Next month will see Queen’s Park’s “lively” Puglian three-year-old Ostuni launch a second site in Highgate Village. The original, which opened in a converted Victorian workshop in 2013, found favour with Harden’s reporters for its “authentically Italian” decor and “great food at reasonable prices”. Its menu is dedicated to the cuisine and wines of Puglia, and its 95-cover sister venue […]
