James Lyon-Shaw, who under the ETM Group has run food-focused pubs such as The Botanist, The Jugged Hare, and Ealing Park Tavern, has teamed up with ex-Ivy head chef Jamie Dobbin to launch a new countryside venture. The pair have taken over the Greene Oak near Windsor within their newly formed Brucan Pub Company. If this one […]
With news that gaming sensation Pokémon GO was bringing more customers into stores and restaurants, it was only a matter of time before some venues started actively catering towards gamers glued to the addictive app. Maxwell’s Bar and Grill in Covent Garden, for example, has reported a 26% increase in customers during their first weekend of trading […]
This month gardening enthusiasts will head to the Chelsea Flower Show to see what the Royal Horticultural Society has on offer for 2016. If you need a bite with extra flower power to round off your stroll around the blooms – try one of the following floral-inspired menus or cocktails on offer in and around Chelsea… […]
The ranks of growing City restaurant hub Broadgate Circle continue to swell with the addition of an NYC-inspired, all-day seafood spot. Crab Tavern, specialising in – you guessed it! – crab, opened at this newly emerging dining destination beside Liverpool Street station in July. The 150-cover restaurant features bar, terrace and counter dining. Broadgate Circle already houses […]
Gardening enthusiasts will this weekend head to the Chelsea Flower Show to see what the Royal Horticultural Society has on offer for 2015. And one might think that being so close to Sloane Square there would be no shortage of handy dining destinations for the green-fingered throngs. But, despite the constant upgrading of this most well-heeled […]
Fans of The Botanist on Sloane Square now have a hang-out in the City – though it may not offer the same “great people (Made in Chelsea stars) watching” experience as the original. The ETM Group venue is one of many new residents at the Broadgate Circle development behind Liverpool Street station. The new Botanist […]
The City’s latest re-development behemoth, Broadgate Circle, has opened behind Liverpool Street station, bringing with it 11 new dining destinations. And the revitalised line-up is better than one might expect – fewer of the usual, ubiquitous chains that often take up residency in these restaurant arcades. Hakkasan Group has chosen Broadgate Circle for the second site […]
Next week marks the beginning of the Chelsea Flower Show, an event synonymous not only with beautiful (and sometimes not-so-beautiful) gardens but also with the début of the Great British Summer. Alan Titchmarsh may have been sidelined by the Beeb this year (in favour of Monty Don), but hopefully all other traditions will remain intact. […]