Tamarind Mayfair will reopen this November after an eight-month rebuild and rethink. Since 2001, the Indian restaurant has been impressing diners with its “subtle and fully flavoured” modern cuisine. The new opening will see two newly appointed executive chefs take charge – Karunesh Khanna, formerly head chef of Amaya in Belgravia, and Manav Tuli, past head […]
Looking for the perfect place to hold a private Christmas dinner party, work event or family get-together this festive season? Look no further. We’ve rounded up 20 of London’s best private dining rooms to suit all tastes and budgets… Barrafina WC2 Menus from £40 pp “The wait can sometimes be twice the time spent at the […]
The Ivy WC2 Menus from £54 pp Richard Caring’s famous Theatreland idol – now the original of a fast expanding brand – emerged from a massive overhaul too late to be rated (just before the survey closed). Too often a let down in recent years, a handful of first-days reports say its “beautiful refurb” is “superb in every detail” […]
MW Eat (Masala World) has relocated its Chelsea stalwart Chutney Mary to St James’s, which opens in its new home today (1 June). Masala Grill has replaced the “aristocrat of the Indian world” at its old King’s Road site following a major refurbishment. Chutney Mary moved to St James’s Street (the former site of Marco […]
The former site of Chutney Mary on King’s Road has been transformed into MW Eat’s newest venture – Masala Grill. Opening today (5 May), the restaurant is a more casual affair than its predecessor serving street food snacks alongside grilled fish and meat, curries, biryanis and thalis. The restaurant group will relocate its Chelsea stalwart […]
News reaches us that the one-time enfant terrible of British cooking, Marco Pierre White, is to reanimate his Wheeler’s brand in London by moving into the City’s Threadneedles Hotel in March. We wouldn’t like to speculate as to why the face of Knorr stock cubes is choosing to shack up with yet another hotel group […]