The London outposts of Tom Aikens’s casual bistro chain, Tom’s Kitchen, haven’t had the easiest ride from our reporters who feel the offering is “all a bit ordinary”. But the brand appears to be going from strength-to-strength with a an international deli launching in Dubai in October, followed by a site in Birmingham’s Mailbox shopping centre […]
The capital’s ultimate food experience for high-fliers will return in September. The London in the Sky restaurant, suspended 25m from the ground, appeared in Canary Wharf last year and this year will take to the skies above St Katherine’s Dock, giving diners a unique view of iconic Tower Bridge. The restaurant, which seats 22, will […]
Lee Skeet, former head chef at Hedone, will take up a four week residency at Hackney Empire’s Stage 3 this July. Following a stint at Marylebone’s Carousel in April, and a three day pop-up in Brixton, this is his first solo venture. Although most recently heading up the kitchen at Chiswick’s “truly staggering” Scandi-esque favourite, Hedone, Skeet […]
With more buzz than a nest of angry hornets, it was proclaimed in February that Lee Westcott (formerly of the unstoppable Jason Atherton empire) would step in to replace Nuno Mendes’ Viajante at the Town Hall Hotel in Bethnal Green. And finally the much-heralded restaurant, Typing Room, opens today (16 May). The 40-cover dining room […]
