Brothers Olly and Will Oakley have joined forces to launch a pair of revamped 17th-century village pubs with rooms on the fringes of the Cotswolds in Oxfordshire. The Harcourt Arms in Stanton Harcourt, near Witney, and the Plough in William Morris’s village of Kelmscott, near Lechlade, were acquired last year by ex-Wadworth executive Rupert Bagnall’s […]
A major upgrade to The Stafford Collection’s Ribble Valley star has been announced at the same time as the property has released the 2024 line-up for its phenomenally successful Obsession festival. A new single-storey ‘Pavilion’ is to be built in the grounds, to create a 48-cover ‘signature’ destination for Lisa Goodwin-Allen who took over from […]
Boath House, the Georgian mansion in northeast Scotland run by the team behind Sessions Arts Club in Farringdon, this week unveiled its new, local and sustainable Dining Room. The imposing 1827 property near Nairn, half an hour’s drive from Inverness and close to Findhorn Bay, was launched last year as a “sanctuary for creative people” […]
Well-travelled sommelier Yukiyasu Kaneko has opened a wine bar/restaurant in a Hackney railway arch that specialises in rare and high-quality natural wines. Yuki began his career in Tokyo and has worked around the world, with stints at Noma in Copenhagen and P. Franco in East London. He has also studied winemaking in Oregon, and last […]
The Fat Badger in Richmond has closed down after two years, and its Hill Rise site is to be taken over by ambitious fresh pasta chain Noci. The closure this week marks a step backwards for the three Gladwin brothers – Richard, Oliver and Gregory (pictured) – who launched their Local & Wild farm-to-fork restaurant group in […]
Our weekly round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about up to 11 February 2024. ***** The Evening Standard Grasso, Soho Perhaps retro-feel Italian dining never went away, but critics seem to concur that it is having a moment right now. Jimi Famurewa led the way into a “dining trend that is suddenly […]
A new bistro inspired by the cuisine of rural France has opened in Borough Market from the team behind Soho’s Ducksoup – with an ex-St John chef at the stoves. Camille has taken over the former site of Sons + Daughters sandwich shop, with room for 32 guests inside and more outside on the terrace. This […]
Chef Elliot Moss and his wife, Helen, have announced the immediate closure of their acclaimed St John’s Wood restaurant, PLU. The contemporary fine-dining ‘micro-restaurant’, seating just eight guests, showcased Elliot’s creative cooking and presentation style with a 15-course seasonal tasting menu. Opened in 2029, for the past two years it has appeared in the top […]
Royally recognised Isle of Wight chef Robert Thompson is closing down his open-kitchen restaurant Thompson’s in Newport this month and reopening it on the island later this year. Robert first won acclaim in his early 20s as chef at the Hambrough two decades ago, and his been a standard bearer for Isle of Wight dining […]
Wagyu mousse (pictured) is the signature dessert at an upmarket new Pan-Asian restaurant in Chinatown. YiQi has taken over the former site of Hong Kong Buffet in Lisle Street. The kitchen is headed by Malaysian-born former Hakkasan and Yauatcha chef Lum Wah Cheok, whose menu features a number of Malay seafood dishes along with rice […]
