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The Prince, a new project from the Pergola on the Roof team – incorporating two bars, four restaurants and outdoor space dedicated to a rotating roster of street food vendors – opens near Earl’s Court this month. The line-up includes Peckham’s famous Thai the Begging Bowl, the Gladwin brothers’ Chelsea farm-to-table venture Rabbit, burger purveyors […]
Luca Longobardi and Chris Denney (pictured), co-founders of Notting-Hill’s blisteringly successful and über trendy 108 Garage, launched their second venture – Southam Street – on the former site of Victorian boozer West Thirty Six (RIP). Southam Street occupies a sprawling building in Golborne Road, on the fringes of Notting Hill, covering three storeys with a […]
Charlotte’s W5 From 2 November 2017-January 2018 As the weather gets colder and the hours of daylight shorter, Charlotte’s W5 in Ealing, have the ideal place to cosy up this winter. Their winter terrace, in association with Sipsmith, includes blankets, fairy lights, hot cocktails, fir trees and roasted chestnuts. The latest addition to Charlotte’s Group, Charlotte’s […]
We already know that The Sunday Times’s Marina O’Loughlin isn’t the biggest fan of the great British pub (read her Eater article here). So what will she make of the food at Spoons’ newest outpost in Ramsgate? We would guess not much… “’Fried buttermilk chicken burger’ (598 calories) delivers a flat, damp sandwich secured with a wooden […]
Trick or EATS with UberEATS 31 October, 6-10 pm £20 for two Emma Thomas (AKA Miss Cakehead) and chef Jim Thomlinson, owner of London Mess and Prawnography have teamed up to create a fearsome feast which includes blood-soaked bandages, sauces served in syringes and chocolate severed human fingers. The 4-course meal for two is available for delivery […]
Approaching the festive season, David Carter, founder of Smokestak, has announced the addition of a whole beef brisket at his Shoreditch restaurant, alongside a series of festive feasting menus for groups. According to our reporters “the beef brisket is the thing of dreams!” so this is exciting news. Smoked for 12-15 hours over kiln-dried English oak, […]
This Friday (27 October) Ben Chapman, Brian Hannon and Ali Borer will open a second outpost of their Soho phenomenon Smoking Goat on Redchurch Street, bringing their Thai barbecue bar to Shoreditch. Inspired by Bangkok’s late night canteen spots, Smoking Goat Redchurch Street will reflect that atmosphere – icy beer, a mixture of comfort dishes […]
Samyukta Nair and chef Rohit Ghai, the duo behind Mayfair’s Jamavar (voted Top Newcomer at Harden’s London Restaurant Awards 2017) will launch a second London venture in November. Bombay Bustle in Mayfair’s Maddox Street is inspired by Dabbawalas – the institution of men who use Mumbai’s railways to deliver home cooked meals across the city. […]
City workers at Bloomberg’s new European HQ will have their work cut out for them just trying to decide what to have for lunch. Bloomberg Arcade, a new independent dining hub opened at the media giant’s new offices in Queen Victoria Street, this week vaunting 10 rather trendy-sounding restaurants. The line-up was curated by Bloomberg’s […]
Marina O’Loughlin in The Sunday Times gives kudos to the kitchen at Brixton pop-up Smoke & Salt (formerly in Islington) for serving food with bravura… “We order almost everything from the short menu. (There are only two choices of red or white wines, too: I ain’t glugging prosecco during dinner, so we have a surprisingly lush […]
