Plans have been drawn up for an Indian hospitality venue on the edge of Manchester that would be Europe’s largest restaurant, with the capacity to seat up to 1,500 guests over four floors. Royal Nawaab, the company behind the project, already operates a 500-cover restaurant and banqueting suite in the iconic Art Deco Hoover Building, […]
Here’s our regular round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about up to 17th September 2023. ***** The Telegraph William Sitwell enjoyed a “lunch of great confidence” at Story Cellar, the newly opened Covent Garden spot from Tom Sellers, whose Tower Bridge place Restaurant Story is closed for a major refurb, so he […]
Victor Garvey’s highly rated Californian-style restaurant SOLA has closed for two months while builders transform the interior, doubling its capacity. The four-year-old venue in Dean Street, Soho – hailed in the 2023 Harden’s guide as “one of London’s finest gastronomic experiences” – is scheduled to reopen “in time for Thanksgiving”, which falls on Friday 24 November. The […]
Chelsea’s Enoteca Turi, famous for its list of Italian wines, has been acquired by a trio of industry professionals, allowing founders Giuseppe and Pam Turi to retire after 33 years at the helm. The new owners (pictured) are Dominic Ford (formerly Harvey Nichols restaurant & food director, and before that of L’Escargot) and Krishan Katyal […]
An ambitious new restaurant opened in Poole this week under the name Thirteen – after the number of courses served on its tasting menu. With a sharp focus on seasonal Dorset ingredients, including many foraged or grown in the restaurant’s own urban garden, Thirteen is the debut from chef-patron Alex Naik and represents the realisation of […]
Marcus Wareing is to close his flagship restaurant Marcus at the Berkeley hotel in Knightsbridge after 20 years. In a joint announcement, the high-profile chef and the luxury hotel described the decision as mutual. The last service will be on Boxing Day, 26 December. Marcus, who is 53, said: “It’s now time for me to […]
Tributes have flowed this week for chef Nico Ladenis, one of the titans of the London restaurant scene, who has died at the age of 89. Largely self-taught in the kitchen, Nico was the first British chef to win three Michelin stars – a feat he achieved in 1995 with Chez Nico at 90 Park Lane, […]
A new Franco-Irish brasserie has launched in Old Spitalfields Market. 65A Spitalfields officially opens next Tuesday, 12 September, but diners can sample it today with food at a 30% discount during the soft launch. The restaurant is owned by Irish-born entrepreneur and publican Patrick Frawley, with executive chef Maura Baxter running the kitchen. It takes […]
Two New Yorkers who first met working in a suburban grocery store more than 30 years ago have teamed up for the launch of an authentic New York-style bagel café in Primrose Hill. It’s Bagels will be unveiled in Regent’s Park Road on Monday, and opening seven days a week to eat in, on the […]
American-Italian restaurant Lavo is to launch its first European branch in Marylebone this month – the latest in a rash of upscale Italian-inspired openings from international operators in London this autumn. Lavo was founded in New York in 20 years ago by Noah Tepperberg of the Tao Group and took off as a brand following the […]