Highly regarded chef Chris Denney is back in action, preparing to open a new restaurant called Fantomas on Chelsea’s King’s Road in early July. Chris made a big impact with his high-octane cooking at Fiend and before that 108 Garage, both off Portobello Road. He is backed on this new venture by George Bukhov-Weinstein and […]
“Rebellious” chef Chris Denney (that’s what the press release says) is opening a new restaurant in Notting Hill. Denney previously operated 108 Garage, which was also in Notting Hill and was well-liked by reporters, but which closed in late 2019. Denney will launch Fiend – is that a curious name? – on the former Santo […]
Luca Longobardi and Chris Denney (pictured), co-founders of Notting-Hill’s blisteringly successful and über trendy 108 Garage, launched their second venture – Southam Street – on the former site of Victorian boozer West Thirty Six (RIP). Southam Street occupies a sprawling building in Golborne Road, on the fringes of Notting Hill, covering three storeys with a […]
Harden’s has released the final shortlist for this year’s definitive London Restaurant Awards, which takes place on 11 September at The Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square. Nominations for the awards are derived statistically from Harden’s 27-year-old annual survey of UK restaurant-goers. This year 8,500 people contributed 50,000 nominations within the categories specified by Harden’s. The […]
Clare Smyth just opened her much-anticipated solo restaurant Core by Clare Smyth in Notting Hill this week, which got us thinking about what else is in our restaurant launch calendar. Here’s 10 up-and-comers we’re excited to welcome to London’s dining scene this year… Coal Rooms SE15 Opening: mid-August 2017 Meat and fish are grilled in […]
The mystery team behind rising star 108 Garage in Notting Hill – chef Chris Denney and owner Luca Longobardi – plan to launch another restaurant in New York in September, with further US openings to follow. Denney told The Times he is flying to New York every Saturday night and back to London for service on Tuesday while he sets […]
⦿ Jay Rayner of The Observer visited 108 Garage off Portobello Road in Notting Hill, where he said “dribblingly positive reviews, of which this is another, have stacked up” – despite the lack of pre-opening publicity. “There is a touch of the Italian to the menu here, but also a touch of a bunch of other things besides. What […]
