Restaurateur Alan Yau’s creative vision hasn’t always seen his restaurant concepts flourish (think Naamyaa Cafe last year and Anda before that). But one brainchild that’s done him proud over the years is Busaba Eathai, a stealthily expanding group of vibey Thai spots, tipped by our reporters as “a great cheap eat”. Hot on the heels of its […]
Exciting news for anyone who loves pancakes (so, pretty much everyone), it’s Shrove Tuesday (17 February)! Last year we had to wait until March for our flippin’ pancakes but with an early Easter on the horizon Pancake Day has been pushed up the calendar too. In honour of this most delicious day we’ve rounded up […]
Rapper-turned-chef Rabah Ourrad’s food at Wormwood gives pause to The Observer’s critic-in-chief Jay Rayner His one caveat? “Some will find the Wormwood experience profoundly irritating. There is a breathiness to the service, an intensity in the way ingredients are pointed out before you’re allowed to eat them, which can be wearisome. And costs mount.” Zoe […]
Spanish food importer and restaurant group Brindisa Tapas Kitchens will add a fifth London outpost to its growing empire with the launch of Morada Brindisa Asador in Soho. Opening in March in Rupert Street, practically next door to the acclaimed Israeli newcomer The Palomar, the concept introduces a whole new Spanish dining tradition with which […]
Some “can’t see what all the fuss is about”, others go nuts for its “game-changing cuisine” – one things for sure, Ollie Dabbous’s Fitzrovia flagship doesn’t produce any tepid responses from our reporters. And now, love it or loathe it, it may actually be possible to get a reservation at chef’s eponymous restaurant as it […]
1701 was the first of its kind in London – a fine dining Kosher restaurant. But, just two years on, the dining spot is to close as it moves from its “lovely and historic” space next to the UK’s oldest synagogue Bevis Marks in the capital’s City. The owners told the Jewish Chronicle that the site […]
When the Belfast-born brothers behind Cereal Killer Cafe opened their shop on Brick Lane last year they had to defend themselves against the country’s media as the duo inadvertently became poster boys for the pros and cons urban gentrification. We’re sure the Porridge Cafe pop-up is hoping for a different outcome when they launch in Shoreditch’s Paul Street on […]
Can a pie be life-affirming? Marina O’Laughlin certainly makes Portland’s sound so The Guardian reviewer loves this recently opened Fitzrovia venture from the Quality Chop House’s Will Lander. “…it takes reservations and doesn’t charge like a rhino.” Meanwhile The Observer’s Jay Rayner is on another one of his jaunts, this time in Lyon The critic-in-chief […]
We’ve teamed up with internationally renowned chef and restaurateur Bobby Chinn to offer Harden’s readers the chance to win a copy of his latest cookbook – Bobby Chinn’s Vietnamese Food. As Anthony Bourdain so succinctly says in his foreword: “What Bobby doesn’t know about South East Asian food is not worth knowing”. Now here is […]
London is the most romantic city in the UK (according to research conducted by Hotels.com) – so if you’re looking for a special destination this 14 February, head to the capital armed with our handy guide to its best menus and events. Whether you’re going on a first date, thinking about popping the question or want to avoid Valentine’s […]
