Ostrich Egg Huevos Rotos @ Tapas Brindisa Shoreditch EC2 Available Easter weekend and through-out April Bringing a taste of Spain to this year’s Easter celebrations, Brindisa have created a line-up of seasonal dishes that are traditionally enjoyed in Spain during the festivities. Exclusively at Brindisa Shoreditch, founder Monika Linton and Group Head Chef Leo Riviera have created […]

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The Principal London – a new 334-room hotel occupying the former Hotel Russell, a dramatic listed building on the eastern flank of Russell Square – opens next month, vaunting a restaurant c0-created by Brett Redman (Elliot’s, Jidori). Overlooking the iconic Bloomsbury square and clad in Royal Doulton thé-au-lait terracotta, the grande dame was originally designed by […]

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London’s appetite for fresh pasta specialists remains undimmed (Pastaio, Padella, Pastifico all spring to mind). Joining their ranks is this Covent Garden-fringe venture from William Ellner (of Joanna’s in Crystal Palace) and David Ramsey with ex-Locanda Locatelli chef Louis Korovilas in the kitchen whipping up the likes of pappardelle with kid goat and rosemary ragù. […]

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