Edinburgh sommelier James Clark (left in picture) launches his debut project today (4 October) – Sotto, a wine bar and restaurant in Stockbridge that celebrates Italian food and wine. Sotto – meaning ‘under’ or ‘beneath’, a reference to the under-street cellar where the wines are stored – comprises an upstairs ‘enoteca’ and a ground-level trattoria led by Calabrian-born Francesco […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant reviewers were writing about in the week up to 29th September 2024 London Standard The Ritz, Piccadilly In a week when ‘fine dining’ emerged as a coincidental theme for reviewers, David Ellis was clearly in the mood to celebrate his elevation to the role of the Standard’s chief […]
Mexican chef Santiago Lastra launches his follow-up to smash-hit Kol next week. Fonda will open on Thursday (3 October) in Mayfair’s Heddon Street, opposite heavyweights Sabor and Ambassadors Clubhouse. Named after a Mexican style of family-run local restaurants, Fonda will be more accessibly priced than ‘fine-dining’ Kol, with meals structured around the ‘coma’, a traditional […]
One of the capital’s most popular fish and seafood restaurant concepts of the past decade, London Shell Co, is to abandon its distinctive floating barges, switching focus to dry land. The Grand Duchess static barge moored in Paddington Basin will run its last service tomorrow (28 September), while the Prince Regent will make its final […]
Veteran Belgravia bar-brasserie Motcombs – a key ‘Sloane Ranger’ site in its 1980s prime – is to open its first spinoff venue next month, in St John’s Wood. The new 80-cover restaurant with a 16-seat covered terrace just off Circus Road will be open from breakfast through to dinner, serving a menu of classic British, European […]
A chef couple from Edinburgh have opened their first restaurant, Nàdair, serving a daily-changing five-course set menu that celebrates prime Scottish ingredients. Head chef Alan Keery and pastry chef Sarah Baldry met while working together in the kitchen at one of the city’s leading restaurants, Wedgwood. The 20-cover Nàdair (Gaelic for ‘nature’), on Roseneath Street […]
Chef Aaron Potter opens his debut restaurant, Wildflowers, today in Newson’s Yard, a former Pimlico timber yard converted into a new ‘design destination’. Billed as ‘Mediterranean-inspired’, with high-quality seasonal produce cooked over coals, Wildflowers has a separate wine bar upstairs serving cicchetti-style snacks. Most recently executive chef at Maria G’s, Aaron has previously worked for […]
As an influential link between producer and consumer, the F&B industry has a unique ability to shape our food system by supporting small businesses and ethical farming and fishing practices. In this article, The Sustainable Restaurant Association explores why this matters and what it means for your restaurant. What does it mean to support farmers […]
Carousel, London’s revolving guest-chef restaurant founded by brothers Ed and Ollie Templeton, celebrates its 10th anniversary next month, having hosted more than 350 chefs from around the world. We caught up with Ed to find out how a homespun, slightly experimental operation on the fringe of London’s dining scene in Marylebone has been transformed over […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant reviewers were writing about in the week up to 22nd September 2024 The Guardian Köd, Soho Grace Dent has seen the future of dining out – “once the AI robots rule the Earth and we’re down to bugs, dust and 3D-printed gateaux”. And, following her visit to the […]
