Historic Parisian restaurant Lapérouse is the latest culinary big name to be added to the menu at The OWO – the Old War Office building in Whitehall that opens as a hotel and residences complex by Singapore’s Raffles group this summer. Café Lapérouse will occupy a purpose-built pavilion in the central courtyard, designed by Cordelia de […]
Parisian caviar emporium Caviar Kaspia has quietly opened a London outpost in Mayfair. The new venue, in Chesterfield Street, operates as an invitation-only members’ club: there is no joining fee, but members are required to deposit £2,000 a year in their account, from which their bills will be deducted. Caviar Kaspia was founded in 1927 […]
⦿ Marina O’Loughlin of The Guardian reviewed Lorne 7/10 in Victoria, which lived up to the impressive CV of its founding partners, Katie Exton (sommelier and front of house) and Peter Hall (chef), who have worked at the Square, the River Cafe, Chez Bruce, Brawn and San Francisco’s celebrated Benu. “It’s the beef short rib that would make me a […]
For those of you who haven’t put pen to paper (or fingertip to keyboard) to complete this year’s Harden’s restaurant survey – here’s something that may incentivise you! Last year we offered a fabulous Paris break for two courtesy of Airbnb and Trip4Real as our grand survey prize, and lucky winners James & Lucy Marsland […]