Richard Shepherd, one of the generation of British chefs who broke the French domination of cuisine in this country, and a founding partner alongside Peter Langan and the actor Michael Caine of Langan’s brasserie in Mayfair, has died at the age of 77. Born in Weston-super-Mare, Richard first made his mark leading the kitchen in […]
Langan’s Brasserie, the ultimate celeb haunt of the early 80s, reopens tomorrow (Saturday 30 October) following a complete refurbishment and under new management. A Mayfair magnet for paparazzi in its glory years, Langan’s slid into administration last year after closing in the March lockdown. It has been rescued by Peter Dubens of Oakley Capital, and […]
How odd. You might think that Claridge’s – foreign royalty’s London home-from-home – would be the very last place you’d find P R O G R E S S. But we think history may well record that their latest dining room, Fera, launched last week, was ‘revolutionary’. Why? First, we need to […]
