Pidgin in Hackney, one of the stars of the east London dining scene, is to close after nine years at the end of next week – and will be replaced by a new venture, Sesta, led by current head chef Drew Snaith and former manager Hannah Kowalski (pictured). Belying its diminutive size, Pidgin was hugely […]
Fitzrovia’s Mortimer House Kitchen has launched ‘friends of Mortimer House’, a guest chef takeover reimagined for delivery only. Pidgin is first on the billing, bringing its European-inspired ‘Homing Pidgin’ to the takeaway table. For two months, James Ramsden, Sam Herlihy and the rest of the Pidgin team will move to Mortimer House, partnering with Modal […]
Pidgin founders James Ramsden and Samuel Herlihy are launching a sandwich shop in Coal Drops Yard. Sons + Daughters is the duo’s take on a “classic sandwich shop, celebrating the sandwich in all its glory”. It’ll be open all day, morning to night, with freshly made sandwiches, side dishes, soft serve ice cream, and cocktails. […]
The former head chef of one of East London’s finest modern restaurants has opened a new fixture in Hackney. Adolfo De Cecco, who once graced the kitchen of the “breathtakingly inventive” and “astonishingly good” Pidgin, launched Casa Fofó on April 10. The name pays homage to the chef founder’s grandfather, who came from the town […]
Magpie the much-fêted (including by Harden’s reporters) central London restaurant opened by Pidgin’s James Ramsden and Sam Herlihy two years ago, has reportedly closed. The 54-cover site debuted on Heddon Street in June 2017. It opened as a contemporary British venue with a twist, drawing inspiration from dim sum-style dining whereby customers chose plates from […]
The team behind hit Hackney venue Pidgin are to open a modern British interpretation of a Chinese dim sum restaurant in Mayfair, with service based around trolleys and trays laden with small plates. Magpie launches in Heddon Street, off Regent Street, next month. True to its name, dishes will be “stolen” from an eclectic range […]
Former Pidgin head chef Elizabeth Allen will offer diners a taste of what to expect from her new restaurant, Shibui, with a two-week residency at Carousel in Marylebone starting on January 17. Billed as a sophisticated approach to barbecue, Shibui will have both European and east Asian influences, reflecting Allen’s dual British and Singaporean heritage. […]
The team behind the tiny Hackney restaurant Pidgin, one of the new stars of east London dining, has opened an even smaller wine bar three minutes’ walk away. Enfant Terrible is billed as “a gonzo take on the tiny wine bars of Paris”, serving elevated snacks such as mutton tartare with roasted rice, brown butter and […]
In July this year Luke Mackay announced plans to open the Hour Glass pub on Brompton Road with hopes of recruiting a ‘GM with bonhomie’ and ‘a chef who isn’t a dick’. Tall order, but The Evening Standard’s Fay Maschler believes the Mackay (the man behind Brompton Food Market in Thurloe Place) has found it in […]
We’ve teamed up with the good people of Twizoo to announce the top 5 trending restaurants on Twitter each week in London. Twizoo is an app that gives restaurant recommendations based on what people are saying on Twitter, and analyses over 50,000 incoming tweets per week to determine which restaurants are attracting the most buzz. Trending Restaurants 17-23 September […]
