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Patrick Powell, former head chef at the Chiltern Firehouse, is to open a new restaurant at The Stratford Hotel, part of the mammoth Manhattan Loft Gardens development in Stratford. The venue, a ‘sky high’ fixture with views across East London and beyond, is one of many high-profile complexes – all including dining – on the […]
The Shard’s Northern Chinese restaurant Hutong, which offers “exceptional vistas from the 33rd floor” welcomes new head chef Fei Wang. Originally from Chengdu – the capital of China’s Sichuan province – he introduces a refined and contemporary take on authentic dishes. Offering a different approach to most Cantonese-inspired Chinese menus in London, Hutong serves food from […]
The highest restaurant in Europe is scheduled to be built in the City of London following this week’s granting of planning permission for the 73-storey skyscraper 1 Undershaft. Already nicknamed the Trellis, the 309-metre tower will be 7 metres shorter than the Shard, currently the tallest building in Europe, and will look down on its immediate neighbours the […]
Since Pied à Terre chef Marcus Eaves first announced his surprise move from one of the capital’s foremost foodie temples, to spearheading the ‘urban casual’ dining at The Shard’s eyrie Oblix, we have wondered who would replace him. Now we know that sister restaurant L’Autre Pied‘s chef Andy McFadden has taken the reins at David Moore’s “plush” Fitzrovia […]
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. From finding the perfect […]
We’ve teamed up with the good people of Twizoo, a Twitter mining app that delves into the dark waters of social media to bring you the top trending restaurants in London. From unconventional cold remedies at The Jones Family Project (spicy squid) to flowery feasts at Fera and Q Grill’s Chalet and Q on Ice […]
There’s something in the air in London at the moment. Is it spring? An unreasonably high pollen count? Saharan sand? Something certainly seems to have whipped up a frenzy of restaurant activity, with today (6 May) alone seeing the official opening of Fera at Claridge’s (though it seems they won’t really be fully open ’til Thursday), Beast, Noodle House, TING […]
Perched atop a City hotel, a new restaurant and rooftop bar, Galadari, will open in September. Occupying the eighth floor of the Crowne Plaza, by Blackfriars Bridge, it will boast views of the Shard, St Paul’s and Tate Modern. The restaurant features a Japanese kushiyaki grill offering steaks (with a choice of flavoured smoke) and seafood, […]
Originally expected in 2013 but delayed by more than a year, London’s loftiest hotel finally opens today (6 May). The Shangri-La occupies levels 34-52 of the Shard at London Bridge. The hotel’s signature restaurant, TING on level 35, offers all-day dining, while GÅŽNG on level 52 – to be the highest bar in the city – […]
