A grand old theatre pub that had fallen on hard times has been rescued and revived by the Renaissance Pub group. The Latchmere in Battersea has now reopened after extensive refurbishment to the bar, dining room, garden and upstairs theatre. It is the seventh site purchased by Renaissance Pubs, who seem to be doing their […]
Shoreditch haunt, The Jones Family Project, has a plethora of pop-ups on this month. Go retro at Stage Set Table, a 1970s dining room complete with a Formica cocktail bar, terrible artwork and raffia clad Chianti bottles. Updated versions of 1970s classics – such as cheese and pineapple skewers, prawn cocktail, sole Veronique and Black Forest Gateau – will […]
Kishmish may have languished in relative obscurity for half a century, but now the Fulham Indian has taken on a chef from what was until recently one of London’s most distinguished modern subcontinentals, Zaika. Dishes on the new menu include: Tawa Fish (pan-seared hake fish with smoked aubergine salsa and curried oil), Achari Ostrich (ostrich tikka infused with […]
It all seems to be happening in Clapton at the moment. Last week, Yard Sale Pizza launched in Lower Clapton Street, just after Eat 17 had announced plans for a burger bar and convenience store in Chatsworth Road. Now Verden has opened on the site of the old Cricketers Pub in E5’s Clarence Road. Specialising in meat, cheese […]
Hollywood actor/director Jon Favreau has teamed up with Patty & Bun to create a signature burger in honour of his new movie, Chef. The film is all about a highly-regarded chef who loses his job after a social media spat with a critic… but find his roots again through starting a food truck. P&B will […]
Here’s a smokin’ hot new addition to London’s Bankside – Porky’s BBQ spot, specialising in American-style smoked meats, opened its second site in Globe Walk on 6 June. The restaurant uses a traditional Memphis grill and Oklahoma smokers to slow-cook American barbecue dishes, such as dry-rubbed ribs and tips, smoked over hickory wood and served with Porky’s homemade […]
The world really does seem to want to be in London at the moment. The chefs behind Machneyuda – the restaurant bloggers apparently proclaim “Jerusalem’s coolest” – will open their first establishment here, on 20 May. Yossi Elad, Uri Navon and Asaf Granit are set to launch The Palomar on the former site of Spice […]
With more buzz than a nest of angry hornets, it was proclaimed in February that Lee Westcott (formerly of the unstoppable Jason Atherton empire) would step in to replace Nuno Mendes’ Viajante at the Town Hall Hotel in Bethnal Green. And finally the much-heralded restaurant, Typing Room, opens today (16 May). The 40-cover dining room […]
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 […]
Perched atop a City hotel, a new restaurant and rooftop bar, Galadari, will open in September. Occupying the eighth floor of the Crowne Plaza, by Blackfriars Bridge, it will boast views of the Shard, St Paul’s and Tate Modern. The restaurant features a Japanese kushiyaki grill offering steaks (with a choice of flavoured smoke) and seafood, […]
