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Grace Dent in The Guardian awarded Leroy – the reincarnation of Shoreditch’s Ellory (RIP) – a solid 27/30 for being “a dark, noisy, naughty wine bar with a pleasing menu… where no one can tell that I’ve kicked off my shoes” (regular readers will know that if Grace is shoeless, she’s happy – add a […]
Soho’s Quo Vadis has announced the second instalment of its & Friends dinner events, where chef patron Jeremy Lee opens up his kitchen to partner with another restaurant and chef. Now in its second year, Quo Vadis’ collaborative approach proved a huge hit in 2017. The restaurant welcomed new concepts and menus from the likes […]
Jay Rayner in The Observer, 27 May 2018 reviewed Alchemilla, Glasgow “The focaccia at Alchemilla is light but springy… so satisfying, such a profound pleasure, that I had to use every last ounce of my insipid willpower to decline seconds.” “Argyle Street is cool “The food… is a thoughtful mix of great ideas and ingredients […]
Gilly’s Fry Bar is to move to the West End after a successful opening in Finsbury Park. Neil Gill, who styled the restaurant on the Sunderland chip shops of his youth and a classic Japanese izakaya (pub), closed Gilly’s on Wednesday with a more central launch to come later this year. “We’ve had such a […]
Polish chef Damian Wawrzyniak is soon to open his first London restaurant. Wawrzyniak, 38, runs House of Feasts in Peterborough and plans to launch JAN in Clapham in mid-June. The chef is taking over a current restaurant of the same name, redesigning its interiors and starting completely anew. “I’m very excited to open JAN and […]
Harden’s is hosting the inaugural dinner of the International Wine & Spirit Competition’s ‘Club Oenologique’ at Belgravia’s famous – and dazzling – Mosimann’s Club. Tickets were released last week and the event is already nearly sold out. So do get in touch today if you would like to secure one of the few remaining places. The evening will […]
JKS Restaurants is opening a vast new Indian barbecue destination and drinking tavern in the flash Bloomberg Arcade on June 6. Brigadiers will be a labyrinthine-like restaurant, divided into separate rooms and sections; all will serve bar snacks and small plates the group is known for at its other ventures, such as the popular Gymkhana, […]
Belmond has announced Adam Handling as executive chef at the new Cadogan Hotel, the group’s new flagship London property. The hotel is set to open at the end of 2018 and will see Handling divide his time between the Belmond kitchen and his two Frog E1 – which has a five-star food rating in the 2018 […]
After nearly three years chef/restaurateur Tom Oldroyd is following up his Islington hit Oldroyd with a new venture in Hackney. Though fans love the “fabulously tasty, daily changing menu” at his Upper Street spot there is a quibble that the joint is just too small, so his takeover of The Duke of Richmond pub and dining […]
Royal Wedding afternoon tea @ The Zetter Townhouse EC1 To celebrate the Royal Wedding, the Zetter Townhouses in Clerkenwell and Marylebone are offering a special Royal Wedding Afternoon Tea with an American twist, available until 3 June. The menu includes: The Chilli Dog (Dingley Dell frankfurter, brioche roll, smoked chilli beef, pickled jalapeños) The LA Burger (Toasted charcoal bun, dry aged […]
