Famously itchy-footed experimental chef Nuno Mendes returns to his Portuguese roots with his new restaurant in the Fitzrovia foodie enclave of Charlotte Street, which opens on Monday. He says Lisboeta will be “a love letter to Lisbon”, his home city. One of the most eagerly anticipated – not to say hyped – openings in London this year, […]
Borough Wines & Beers has announced that Zijun Meng and Ana Goncalves – the ex-Viajante chefs behind TĀ TĀ EATERY – takes over the kitchens in its Kensal Rise (NW10) shop from today (10 May) for a three-month residency, as part of its ongoing Chef Development Series. The husband and wife team met under chef […]
London’s favourite Portuguese chef Nuno Mendes (Taberna do Mercado and once upon a time Viajante) has been talking about launching a fine dining supper club for some time (a revival of his Loft Project of sorts). Now it seems the dream has finally come to fruition with the arrival of a 14-seater, tasting menu-only dining […]
The Corinthia Hotel London, just off Trafalgar Square, has made two key senior appointments within the hotel’s food & beverage department. Benjamin Hofer joins Corinthia (which includes the “sumptuous” Massimo and “beautifully appointed” Northall restaurants) as Director of Food & Beverage. His background spans both five star hotels and collaborations with top chefs – including Hotel Café […]
Chef Nuno Mendes has teamed up with Barworks to launch a new neighbourhood venue in Hackney’s Keltan House, incorporating a bar, restaurant, deli and café. Mare Street Market opens this winter (date still TBA). Nuno, of course, made his name at Bethnal Green’s Viajante (RIP) and has gone on to head up Chiltern Firehouse in […]
The ex-Viajante chefs behind street food phenomenon TÄ€ TÄ€ Eatery have teamed up with Curio Cabal coffee shop to bring their ‘Chinese family style’ rice fix with a Portuguese twist to Haggerston. The pair’s first permanent site will initially open for Thu-Sat dinner only from 16 June. Chefs Zijun Meng and Ana Gonçalves, both ex-Viajante […]
A few week’s ago we reported on the interesting rise of crowd-funded restaurants as several high-profile restaurateurs announced plans to finance their latest ventures this way. We also pointed out that this strategy doesn’t always pay off – just look at the unfortunate case of Viajante. A slam dunk idea one would reckon. It’s a […]
It was one of London’s top dining destinations, put Bethnal Green firmly on the foodie map, and was the fifth best food in the capital in its price bracket according to Harden’s 2014 survey. So when Nuno Mendes announced almost two years ago that his “thrilling” testament to “gastronomic story-telling” Viajante was to close, it […]
Mission, the second project from husband and wife team Michael and Charlotte Sager-Wilde (also behind Sager & Wilde funnily enough), has acquired a hot new head chef straight from paparazzi-magnet the Chiltern Firehouse. Aussie chef Sebastien Myers is part of a brand new team for the Bethnal Green restaurant, which also includes: Marcis Dzelzainis of […]
Celeb chef du jour, Nuno Mendes, who closed Viajante last year and headed for Marylebone’s über hot Chiltern Firehouse (pictured), has opened a casual, new tavern in east London. Mendes, perhaps the first chef to put Bethnal Green on the culinary map with his tour-de-force restaurant at the Town Hall Hotel, launched Taberna do Mercado in […]
