Hot on the heels of Caterina55, another Italian restaurant Scarpetta has launched in the City this month. Now open in Cannon Street, the casual dining spot offers ‘artisan pasta’ to eat in and takeaway for the busy City bunch working around Bank. Founded by Uberto Jasson D’Oria and Patrick Philion, Scarpetta offers a range of fresh pastas […]
Ollie and Richard Gladwin, the brothers behind Notting Hill’s rip-roaringly successful “farm-to-plate” restaurant, The Shed, are planning to open a second venture. The pair have taken over Choys Chinese restaurant at 172 King’s Road in Chelsea, which will relaunch as Rabbit, a 48-cover venue focused on nose-to-tail cooking. The pint-sized original took over Kensington’s venerable Ark […]
Mere mortals may soon be able to bag a table at the smoking hot Chiltern Firehouse as the Marylebone restaurant is now open for breakfast and lunch. There’s been a lot of conjecture as to when (and if) Nuno Mendes might extend his menu to include anything other than dinner, so now let us all collectively […]
How often have we all grumbled that a meal out now costs the same as a small car? Well, if you’d like to go back to the good old days of reasonably priced dishes, you won’t want to miss Moshi Moshi rolling back the clock. London’s original kaiten (conveyor belt) restaurant in Liverpool Street Station […]
The owners of Hackney wine bar Sager + Wilde have revealed their plans for expansion with a second site opening under the railway arches of Bethnal Green. Michael and Charlotte Sager-Wilde will launch a new 90-cover restaurant, Mission, in Paradise Row in late August. With a focus on Californian wines, the pair’s latest venture will […]
Acclaimed roaming restaurant Chateau Marmot is bringing its new Supernature dinners to London. The menu will be overseen by Dan Doherty (he of Duck & Waffle fame), showcasing seasonal British herbs and flowers across eight courses, served with a selection of matching wines. Taking place in a secret location in Waterloo 18-19 July, this pop-up marks the […]
An old Peckham cash and carry has been transformed into the new home for Italian pop-up Forza Win. Until now the temporary restaurant could be found roaming the length and breadth of London, serving up its rustic three course meals.Forza Win, which has been popping up since 2011, has now taken up residence at the […]
Pick up a few kitchen tips from Adam Byatt (the chef behind Clapham’s much-loved Trinity) at a special masterclass at Surrey cooking school The Abinger. The ‘intimate evening of cooking and dining’ will be held on 11 July from 6.30pm. Adam will demo four courses; herb-crusted razor clams with fennel, lemon thyme, chilli and lime; warm salad of wood pigeon, deep-fried […]
As if it wasn’t already decadent enough, Bob Bob Ricard has unveiled a new £3 million Club Room. The Soho restaurant, famous for its ‘Press for champagne’ buttons on each table – a gimmick that has helped it sell more bubbly than any other establishment in the UK – has launched the 74-seater venue on its […]
With more pedigree than a Crufts champion, Yoann Chevet – who has worked for Le Meurice, L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, The Connaught and Galvin at the Windows (to name but a few) – has struck out on his own. The impressively-credentialed chef has launched a new 28-cover restaurant, Sinbaro, in Battersea Rise. Although his background […]
