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Tom Kitchin has been accused of manhandling his staff and “presiding over an environment of harassment”, The Times has reported. A report said “two former members of staff claim to have seen him and senior members of his team punch and drag chefs by their collars when frustrated with their pace of work at his […]
Celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo will open an upmarket Italian restaurant at the ME London hotel on the Strand later this month. Named after his 18-year-old son Luciano, the restaurant is part of a new partnership with Meliá Hotels International and will launch on July 26. D’Acampo is taking on a site formerly occupied by Zela, […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 4 July 2021. ***** The Observer “Despite its name, there’s nothing humble about this superb Soho yakitori chicken shop.” Jay Rayner‘s visit to Humble Chicken was a “huge amount of fun”, not least because the […]
D&D London has launched hospitality Summer School, a paid training programme that aims to secure employment for people with little or no previous experience looking to enter the industry. The inaugural programme will take place during the week commencing July 5 and will see 30 participants take part. If successful, the initiative will be continued with further schools through the summer. D&D London, […]
Bloomsbury Street Kitchen has reopened its doors for the first time this year. Better late than never, we suppose. The new restaurant describes itself as both a Mediterranean and a Japanese restaurant, and between Thursday to Saturday will serve a selection of small plates, as well as a collection of fine wines, sake and signature […]
Top Cuvée founders Brodie Meah and Max Venning have announced another new venture following their lockdown success at Shop Cuvée. With almost 200,000 bottles sold in the last year, a new site in Bethnal Green will open later this summer, featuring both a second bottle shop and a downstairs bar. Shop Cuvée in Bethnal Green will stock all […]
Chef James Knappett and Sandia Chang will reopen their Fitzrovia restaurant Kitchen Table on July 20, having undergone an extensive refurbishment to “expand and elevate” the site. Founded in 2012, Kitchen Table has long been loved by reporters, who describe it as “phenomenal”, “one of a kind”, and say it takes “gastronomy to a new […]
This summer, the chef Rohit Ghai (of Kutir fame, and who won a Michelin star for Jamavar within 8 months of opening) will return to Mayfair to launch Manthan, a new Indian restaurant specialising in “innovative sharing plates and cocktails”. So, there is room for more high-end Indian restaurants, then. Even on Maddox Street. Manthan, […]
The chef Adriana Cavita will open her first solo project in the UK this November, a traditional Mexican restaurant named Cavita in the heart of Marylebone Village. The team said Cavita will “encompass food traditions from all over Mexico, from the capital, where Adriana was born, across to Oaxaca and the Yucatan.” The 70-cover restaurant has an open […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 27 June 2021. ***** The Sunday Times “Oh goody, more men playing with fire, more white boys cooking Thai food,” thought our intrepid Marina O’Loughlin when viewing the restaurant’s website ahead of this week’s review, […]
