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Chef-restaurateur Stevie Parle has found a temporary home for JOY after he was forced to close his Portobello Dock site. Parle reopened JOY last week at 94 Marylebone High Street – formerly an LK Bennett – as a plant shop and 20-cover café. He will also host weekly supper clubs. The site was formerly an […]
Gordon Ramsay is continuing to open restaurants apace. Next up he’ll be taking over the former Kitty Hawk site in the City. The latest Bread Street Kitchen and Bar will launch at 11, 13 and 14 South Place on 30 August, but a mere week after the chef opened his first Bread Street Café in […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 15 August 2021. ***** The Sunday Times “There’s something about this way of cooking that’s hugely cheering, regularly delivering the sparkiest, most happy-making experiences.” Marina O’Loughlin reviewed Oren in Dalston, and had “a blast”. (So did “everyone […]
This August, the chef and restaurateur Ravinder Bhogal will launch the third series of the sell-out ‘Civilised Sundays’ programme at her Marylebone restaurant Jikoni. Welcoming Anita Rani, Claudia Roden and Anoushka Shankar as the first three guests of a line-up of speakers from the worlds of food, literature, music and the arts, Ravinder will serve […]
The Sea, The Sea’s latest venture set on Acton Mews in Hackney has released September reservations for the launch of its Chef’s Table. Led by Executive Chef Leo Carreira, the Chef’s Table will serve an omakase-style tasting menu from its open kitchen. Serving just 12 guests per sitting, dining will be counter-styled, with the opening […]
This November, Carousel – home of the chef residency – will close its doors in Marylebone after seven years and open its biggest site yet on Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia. “The new space will stay true to Carousel’s roots with an ever-changing line-up of stellar guest chefs joining them in the kitchen,” said an announcement. However, brothers Ed and […]
Andrew Macleod is opening his third and largest Emilia’s Crafted Pasta restaurant this autumn in the increasingly busy Wood Wharf, the new neighbourhood in Canary Wharf. Situated on the ground floor of 10 George Street overlooking the water, the flagship restaurant of the Emilia’s family will welcome up to 100 diners – 70 inside and 30 alfresco. […]
The Beaumont hotel in London’s Mayfair is set to reopen at the end of August. When it does, the hotel will relaunch its Colony Grill restaurant and Le Magritte bar. New dishes on the menu at the Colony Grill, overseen by executive chef Ben Boeynaems, will include raw Orkney scallop with Waldorf salad and green […]
Corbin and King’s The Wolseley on Piccadilly is facing eviction over unpaid rent which it accumulated over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Financial Times has reported The Wolseley owes the landlord STJ Investments almost £1 million. Corbin and King are said to have been unable to pay due to successive lockdowns and coronavirus […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 8 August 2021 (with links to last week’s reviews when your ROTR editor was on holiday!) ***** The Guardian “I keep a picture of the (“humongous, fiercely seasoned, dark crimson”) king prawns on my phone […]
