Lakeland chef Ryan Blackburn is closing his Ambleside restaurant Kysty tonight – but will open two new venues in town next month. He launched Kysty, a more casual version of his flagship The Old Stamp House, six years ago, but the lease was up for renewal and he decided to rejig his operations. Both new venues […]
Langan’s Brasserie, the ultimate celeb haunt of the early 80s, reopens tomorrow (Saturday 30 October) following a complete refurbishment and under new management. A Mayfair magnet for paparazzi in its glory years, Langan’s slid into administration last year after closing in the March lockdown. It has been rescued by Peter Dubens of Oakley Capital, and […]
Stalwart Soho Italian Vasco & Piero’s Pavilion reopened in new premises in D’Arblay Street this week, six months after being forced to close in Poland Steet due to rent issues. Founded in 1971, Vasco’s is known for its consistency, its freshly made pasta, and its focus on the regional cuisine of Umbria. Its legion of […]
Andrew Pern, chef-proprietor of the Star Inn at Harome on the North Yorkshire Moors, is to open the new Star Inn the Harbour at Whitby, his home town, early next year. He has run the original 14th-century Star for 20 years, earning praise from the Harden’s Survey for “tremendous local food, with the accent on game […]
‘Supplier-to-table’ seafood venture in the heart of Soho, Rex & Mariano, which closed after less than a year, has been replaced by another meat-focused venture from the Goodman group. Zelman Meats – courtesy of the company that brought us Goodman steak houses and Burger & Lobster – took over the St Anne’s Court site today (3 November). Surprisingly […]
It would appear that London’s original US diner chain, Ed’s Easy Diner, has got big plans to bring its style of ’50s kitsch to the length and breadth of the country… the UK, that is. The group, which currently has five sites London and another 26 in England and Wales, has secured a new £14 […]
The Editors’ review of La Tagliata We find a very modern Tuscan villa with a competently realised menu. Zoe Williams – the loan dissenting voice on The Palomar Only two stars in the Telegraph? Has the Israeli restaurant gone so badly downhill since our visit just two months ago? Read our review. Brasserie […]
