Brigadiers, London EC4 Jay Rayner departed Brigadiers smelling of “roasted spices, garlic and happiness”. It’s the latest opening from the “extremely professional” JKS Restarants, “one of the slickest outfits in the business” (Gymkhana, Hoppers, Lyle’s), located “within the dead-eyed Bloomberg arcade in the City”, and “feels like a direct response to the financial institutions surrounding […]
Veteran restaurateur Luke Johnson, of Pizza Express, The Ivy, Le Caprice and J Sheekey fame, is one of a small number of bidders for steak chain Gaucho, according to Sky News. The struggling group filed for administration last month and closed all Cau Restaurants, as reported by Harden’s. The entrepreneur joins American buyout firm Carlyle among […]
Just a week after the announcement of a second Gunpowder – the new restaurant will open at One Tower Bridge later this month – founders Harneet and Devina Baweja have revealed more about their plans to open an Indian bakery and wine bar. Custard, inspired by the old coffee houses of Kolkata, will also be […]
We are but days away from the Glorious Twelfth. Soon, Britain’s rural enclaves will be rife with the sound of shotgun fire. And after Yorkshire’s moors and sweeping Scottish hills are punctuated by gunshots, a flurry of feathers and heady glasses of whisky, grouse will be whisked to the country’s best restaurants. Game season will […]
Atul Kochhar, chef patron of Benares, has left the restaurant. The circumstances of his departure are as yet unconfirmed. What we do know is that Kochhar, who has this year appeared on BBC1’s Million Pound Menu, is no longer employed by the company. A spokesman for Benares said: “Atul Kochhar is no longer the chef-patron […]
Jason Atherton’s Temple and Sons has reportedly closed. The restaurant is said to have ceased trading on Wednesday, according to a report from industry insight group MCA. It is no longer taking calls or reservations. Temple and Sons, in the City, opened in November 2016. A deli and bar on the ground floor was topped […]
Iconic chef Joël Robuchon died this week. The news was announced on Monday August 6. He was 73 and had for a long time been ill with cancer. Robuchon was hailed the ‘chef of the century’ by the French Gault et Millau cooking guide in 1990, and at the time of his death held 32 […]
There’s a lamentable crop of reviews this week – Tom Parker Bowles failed to appear in The Mail on Sunday, there’s just one review from The Telegraph, Grace Dent would rather be in east London and The Times reviewers probably just wish they hadn’t bothered. Rovi, London W1 (****) Fay Maschler for The Evening Standard […]
The owners behind the popular Gymkhana, Hoppers, and Trishna restaurants are growing their empire yet further. The JKS siblings, Jyotin, Karam and Sunaina, will open a Persian restaurant in Soho in October. This comes soon after the arrival of Brigadiers in the City – a vast labyrinth of an establishment that has been met with press raves since […]
Edinburgh restaurateur Tony Crolla is set to open a £3 million fish and chip restaurant in a former church. Crolla will launch a “contemporary”, 270-cover restaurant across three floors at St John’s church in Victoria Street. The restaurant, as yet unnamed, will offer an affordable menu, with traditional British dishes each given an inventive twist. […]
