Leandro Carreira’s Bermondsey restaurant Londrino has closed, according to reports. Londrino opened in November 2017 and has received mixed reviews from pretty much everyone over its 18-month shelf life. Reporters’ thoughts have always been hugely variable, ranging from “not only stunning visually, but with exceptional flavour”, to “up itself, lacking generosity”, and “disappointing”. Before setting […]

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Bia Rebel, Belfast Jay Rayner  for The Observer was in Belfast, and visited the winner of the Best Cheap Eats category of last year’s Observer Food Monthly awards. “Happily, I can confirm our readers have impeccable taste.” Bia Rebel is run by chef Brian Donnelly (ex-Aubergine, Le Gavroche and Thornton’s) and his business partner Jenny […]

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