Acclaimed French chef Sébastien Bras – whose Aveyron restaurant Le Suquet held three Michelin stars – has become the first chef to hand back his accolades and have his restaurant wiped from Michelin’s pages. In the guide’s 118-year history this is the first time Michelin has acquiesced to such a request. Bras spoke out in September […]
Cliveden House, Taplow Valentine’s Tasting Menu: £97.50 pp Dinner 9-10 & 16-17 February, Lunch & Dinner 14 February “The best view from a restaurant in Berkshire and some of the very best food too from André Garrett” create huge “romantic” appeal for the dining room of this famous mansion. So what better place to celebrate […]
Pop Brixton – the birth place of several London dining scene hits including Kricket – has today (31 January) announced the arrival of its newest vendor. Venezuelan street food vendor Petare will settle into its first permanent arepa bar at Pop Brixton on 16 February, following the departure of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen. Petare will serve […]
Enoteca Turi SW1 Valentine’s Menu: 3 courses £52.50 This Valentine’s Day pay a visit to Giuseppi and Pamela Turi’s Pimlico venture which “has magnificently managed the tumultuous move from Putney to near Sloane Square”, and offers Sig. Turi’s “wonderful wine list, embellished by his own personal remarks”, alongside a “trusty northern Italian menu”. The Turi’s special Valentine’s […]
Jay Rayner in The Observer falls head over heels for Bertha at Edo, a new restaurant from former Ramsay protégé Jonny Elliot which opened discreetly in Belfast last year. To clarify, Bertha is the name of their wood-fired oven. You weren’t expecting her to be the waitress were you? “One of the issues with somewhere like […]
“By far the best restaurant in Derbyshire”, Susan & Max Fischer’s well-established, 17th century-style manor house Fischer’s at Baslow Hall, will launch The Wine Room in early March this year. Previously named The Study, this private dining room will be transformed into a sophisticated space where guests can indulge their passion for fine food and wine. Fischer’s […]
London’s queen of Korean cuisine Linda Lee (of On the Bab and Mee Market) launches her seventh restaurant in Covent Garden on 2 February. On the Dak (Dak is Korean for chicken) will feature plenty of poultry with soups, noodles and rice, as well as fried chicken and dumplings to eat in and takeaway. On […]
Harden’s today (26 January) unveils the first event in a new line-up of exclusive dinners for its 2018 Harden’s invites series. Throughout the year the restaurant guide and review site will present special culinary experiences at different, renowned UK dining destinations. First up, join Harden’s co-founder Peter Harden and Giorgio Locatelli on 26 February at the chef’s […]
On Saturday 3 February 2018, for one day only, the team from The Mandarin Oriental’s Dinner by Heston Blumenthal will be in residence at the renowned chef’s celebrated gastropub, The Hind’s Head in Bray. The five course menu is £95pp and includes Dinner’s famous meat fruit. And Harden’s is offering two free tickets to the lunch sitting […]
Nieves Barragán Mohacho and José Etura, who met working at Barrafina, have announced their new venture Sabor will open on 1 February. The Spanish restaurant with additional bar and asador (wood-fired oven) arrives in Heddon Street, Mayfair, next month. Sabor will stagger its opening dates with the restaurant and bar launching at lunchtime on Thursday 1 February, […]