The first concerted spell of sunshine this summer has brought a flurry of Australian-style café activity to London, led by the launch of Sydney favourite the Rusty Rabbit in Notting Hill. Opening in Westbourne Grove later this month, the Rusty Rabbit is promising to bring its full brunch menu, which includes sweet potato and corn […]
Harden’s have 5 copies of THE INSTANT COFFEE SHOP: HOW TO OPEN A CAFÉ IN A WEEK to give away to the first 5 readers to respond. Please send your name and address to editorial@hardens.com. Part how-to book, part memoir and part overview of the global coffee-shop boom, The Instant Coffee Shop tells you all […]
Zoë and Layo Paskin (the siblings behind The Palomar and The Barbary) are opening a tiny (and we do mean tiny!) English coffee house in Seven Dials. Jacob the Angel with have just 10 covers and serves breakfast, lunch and tea every day, with takeaway options. It opens its doors at 16 1â„2 Neal’s Yard on […]
The Araki, a nine-seater Japanese counter in Mayfair that at over £350 a head is Britain’s most expensive restaurant, has been crowned London’s Top Gastronomic Experience at the first ever Harden’s London Restaurant Awards, justifying sushi master Mitsuhiro Araki’s gamble in closing down his Michelin three-star operation in Tokyo to move around the world. He shared the […]
Following the success of Shoreditch, Soho and Holborn Grind, the team behind the coffee shop chain are set to open their fourth site, London Grind. The cafe – the group’s first foray into proper food – will open later this month (February) in London Bridge. On the menu: brunch dishes such as poached eggs with quinoa and Datterini tomatoes, and one-pan eggs with […]