Here’s our regular round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about up to 8th October 2023. The Observer “Completely compelling.” “On a shopping parade in the heart of inland Cambridge” Jay Rayner checked out Fin Boys, “a curiously briny restaurant” to find so far from the sea. Chef Richard Stokes and (ex-Bibendum and […]
Former Pétrus head chef Larry Jayasekara has teamed up with photographic art gallerist Tim Jefferies to open his first restaurant as patron, The Cocochine in Mayfair. Opening this month, the restaurant is small but lavishly appointed, with “old school” touches such as booking by phone only, no turning of tables and a fully à la […]
Prominent Notting Hill pub the Walmer Castle is to reopen on November 1 under new ownership – its third in quick succession after a turbulent few years. The new owners are Jack and Poppy Greenall, who also own The Surprise in Chelsea – another handsome mid-Victorian tavern – and are working to resurrect it as a “traditional community […]
High-end omakase dining arrives in Hampstead this month with the opening of restaurant Iné, from the team behind Taku in Mayfair. Named after the Japanese for the rice plant before it is harvested, Iné will offer a 15-course omakase (“leave it to the chef”) meal along with a full sushi and sashimi menu at an […]
A new European-style café that morphs into an evening cocktail bar opens near the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden next Thursday, 12 October. Baudry Greene is the latest offering on Endell Street from Will Palmer and Ian Campbell, who also run 10 Cases wine bar and Parsons fish restaurant there – both of which earn […]
From low wages and long hours to cultures of bullying, the hospitality industry has a history of treating its people poorly. It’s time this became a thing of the past. Here, The Sustainable Restaurant Association explores why providing safe, healthy and progressive work environments is important, and shares the benefits this can bring to your […]
In mid-September, the great and good of the Welsh food world, and beyond, descended on Abergavenny for its popular annual food festival. Proud Welsh suppliers, restaurateurs and independent producers flocked to the small Monmouthshire town, but just weeks after these food-fueled celebrations, Abergavenny has lost one of it’s finest restaurants. The Hardwick, operated by chef-owner […]
Guests looking to upgrade their dining experience at one of the UK’s most prolific restaurant groups can now take advantage of a newly launched app offering various perks and benefits. The Ivy Premier Rewards App has been built to enhance the diner offering across the brand, which operates 41 Ivy Café and Brasserie restaurants nationally. […]
Here’s our regular round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about up to 1st October 2023. The Observer “An unpretentious, but beguiling little bistro.” Jay Rayner popped to Cirencester to review Sam & Jak, whose owners Sam Edwards and Jak Doggett previously “ran the very much-loved Upton Firehouse in a broad shed not […]
Gastronomic stars from Greece, Italy and Portugal will line up alongside a roster of Britain’s top chefs for the 2024 edition of Obsession, the annual festival of chefs hosted by Northcote fine-dining hotel near Blackburn in Lancashire. Michel Roux Jr will cook with his daughter Emily at the grand finale on Sunday 4 February in […]
