May 2008

Wed 14
Review of the Reviews - London (What the professional critics say)

Tue 13
Ramsay “to move to Dubai fulltime” (Outpouring of national grief knows bounds)

Mon 12
Greece comes to London for Kerasma 2008 (Sixteen restaurants run special menus)

Mon 12
Conran era draws to close (Sir Terence selling out at top of market?)

Mon 12
Review of the Reviews - National (What the professional critics say)

Fri 9
Country Bumpkin to pitch up in South Kensington (Four further branches planned)

Fri 9
If wine tastes better the more you pay for it (… are greedy restaurants doing you a favour?)

Fri 9
Evening of Cognac and Canapés (Last chance to book Rémy Martin event at Leith’s)

Thu 8
Alan Yau’s new baby opens tomorrow (Cha Cha Moon finally rises in Soho)

Thu 8
Review of the reviews – London (what the professional critics say)

Wed 7
Ramsay pronounces at Buckingham Palace (British cuisine has shed “dogmatic” reputation)

Wed 7
Gallic invasion continues (Bel Canto to sound out in City)

Tue 6
Review of the Reviews - National (What the professional critics say)

Fri 2
Another top Manchester chef quits (But another prodigal son returns)

Fri 2
Manicomio to open in the City (June opening for offshoot of Chelsea Italian)

Fri 2
Top brasserie hopes for Brum (Andreas Antona transfers Simply Simpson’s to his HQ city)

Thu 1
Review of the reviews – London (What the professional critics say)


April 2008

Wed 30
Second site for Vivat Bacchus (Popular wine ’n’ cheese specialist to open near London Bridge)

Wed 30
Top London restaurants thrive (Still bums on seats, but wine spend may be down)

Mon 28
Review of the reviews – National (What the professional critics say)

Mon 28
Ramsay to open in St Ives and Toronto? (Next month Timbuktu?)

Fri 25
NYC‘s favourite Londoner expands empire (Balthazar king acquires Minetta Tavern )

Fri 25
Pho fires up (New branch in Fitzrovia)

Thu 24
Review of the reviews – London (What the professional critics say)

Wed 23
Scottish restaurants boom (Record openings in Edinburgh and Glasgow)

Tue 22
Butcher & Grill fires up for expansion (New kid on the Wimbledon block)

Tue 22
El Bulli pips Fat Duck for ‘World’s Best Restaurant’ title (Third win for Spanish legend)

Tue 22
Min Jiang to open on 10th floor of Royal Garden (Kensington hotel to host Sichuan-with-a-view)

Mon 21
Review of the Reviews - National (What the professional critics say)

Mon 21
Jamie Oliver to open a Fifteen in Leeds (Also revamps his chain plans)

Thu 17
More nonsense from Which? (Any story to jump on a bandwagon?)

Thu 17
Review of the reviews - London (What the professional critics say)

Thu 17
Ramsay eclipses Oprah on US TV (Hell’s Kitchen a top ten show for younger viewers)

Tue 15
Review of the Reviews - National (What the professional critics say)

Mon 14
Cafe Royal to become hotel (Once-celebrated dining room looks set to be revived)

Mon 14
Pantechnicon Rooms continue Belgravia resurgence (All neo-Georgians now?)

Mon 14
Nobu for sale (Price tag – $400m)

Fri 11
London seduces top Northern veggie (Vanilla Black abandons York)

Thu 10
Review of the reviews - London (What the professional critics say)

Thu 10
Jamie Oliver’s new chain falls behind schedule (Oxford branch to launch concept next month)

Wed 9
Gordon Ramsay’s Maze Grill opens Friday (New York-style steakhouse, in Mayfair)

Tue 8
River Cafe closed by fire (Early re-opening expected)

Tue 8
Buddha Bar comes to London (‘Franco-folie’ continues)

Tue 8
Final vigil for Oratory (Handy Knightsbridge brasserie to close)

Mon 7
Review of the reviews - National (What the professional critics say)

Mon 7
Bob Bob Ricard to launch in Soho (Circus site to house “eccentric” English restaurant)

Fri 4
Devonshire Terrace to launch in July (Large newcomer near Liverpool Street)

Thu 3
Top Lyon toque to open in South Kensington (J-C Ansanay-Alex takes over Lundum’s site)

Thu 3
Stoned Pony swings into town (Big Shoreditch opening next month)

Wed 2
Review of the reviews - London (What the professional critics say)

Tue 1
Eco opens in Chiswick (First major offshoot of famous Clapham pizzeria)

Tue 1
Review of the reviews - National (What the professional critics say)


March 2008

Mon 31
Report suggests US restaurant business in line for biggest fall since late-’70s (NYTimes misses the ‘big story’)

Mon 31
Scandinavian purge continues (Upper Glas closed)

Fri 28
Ramsay sets out his vaulting ambitions (Hang the quality?)

Thu 27
Should chain menus show calories? (An article to make you think)

Thu 27
Review of the reviews - London (What the professional critics say)

Wed 26
Review of the reviews - National (What the professional critics say)

Wed 26
Connaught succession decided (Hélène Darroze, from Paris, to be new chef)

Tue 25
Ramsay celebrates Versailles opening... (By sniping at Pétrus)

Thu 20
Von Essen snaps up two northerly stars (Seaham Hall and Samling acquired)

Thu 20
Review of the reviews - London (What the professional critics say)

Wed 19
Savoy’s Edelmann sets up near Stansted (At Great Hallingbury Manor)

Tue 18
Lundum’s closed (Surprise end for Danish favourite)

Mon 17
Review of the reviews - National (What the professional critics say)

Mon 17
Simon Rogan launches informal Lakes eatery (100-seater in the heart of Cartmel)

Fri 14
Critic power, NYC-style (Bruni huffs and prices come tumbling down)

Fri 14
F-problem for Gordon Ramsay (Company filings now much overdue)

Fri 14
Claudio Pulze goes Tuscan in Westminster (Osteria dell’Angolo to open in September)

Thu 13
Review of the reviews - London (What the professional critics say)

Wed 12
Tom Aikens to open spin-off ‘Kitchen’ (Hope at last for Canary Wharf dining?)

Tue 11
Kitching heads North (Manchester’s loss to sow confusion in Auld Reekie?)

Tue 11
‘Fair comment’ defence re-asserted (Worldwide interest in Belfast restaurant review judgement)

Mon 10
Review of the reviews - National (What the professional critics say)

Fri 7
A ‘steal’ at Galvin at Windows (A pre-theatre menu worth seeking out)

Thu 6
Review of the reviews - London (What the professional critics say)

Thu 6
Chicago Rib Shack to be reborn (And backers to offer a new steakhouse concept too)

Thu 6
Launceston Place relaunches on 17 March (Former Pétrus head chef at stove)

Wed 5
Gordon Ramsay closes Noisette (Not with a bang, but a whimper)

Tue 4
Review of the reviews - National (What the professional critics say)

Mon 3
Just one new three-star restaurant in Guide Rouge 2008 (Top accolade for Le Petit Nice, Marseilles)


February 2008

Wed 27
Review of the reviews - London (What the professional critics say)

Mon 25
Review of the reviews - National (What the professional critics say)

Fri 22
April 1 comes early for Brum (“Birmingham to represent UK in Europe-wide culinary network”)

Fri 22
Botanist to bloom in Sloane Square (Open in good time for the Flower Show!)

Thu 21
Ex-Caprice supremo Mark Hix to open in Smithfield (May launch for Oyster & Chop House)

Thu 21
Rosmarino site to relaunch as Osteria Stecca (First solo venture for Brunello chef)

Wed 20
Review of the reviews – London (What the professional critics say)

Tue 19
Lanesborough launches Apsley’s (Former Conservatory to house new Italian)

Tue 19
Review of the reviews – National (What the professional critics say)

Mon 18
Megu comes to Mayfair (Royal birthplace becomes trendy Japanese)

Mon 18
England’s highest restaurant opens (Liverpool’s summit of culinary aspiration)

Mon 11
Waterhouse – the capital’s most eco-friendly restaurant? (Opens today)

Thu 7
Review of the reviews – London (What the professional critics say)

Wed 6
Tom Aikens’s chippy opens (At last!)

Tue 5
Review of the reviews – National (What the professional critics say)

Mon 4
Ramsay goes high street (Two national chains planned)

Fri 1
Kitching to quit Juniper (Manchester’s most innovative chef leaves North West)


January 2008

Thu 31
Review of the reviews – London (What the professional critics say)

Wed 30
Angela Hartnett’s new homes revealed (Murano, and York and Albany)

Wed 30
Cafe Boheme revamps (March re-launch kicks off busy Soho spring)

Mon 28
Review of the reviews – National (What the professional critics say)

Fri 25
Hot from Michelin… (News of the restaurant which closed last summer)

Fri 25
Review of the reviews – London (What the professional critics say)

Tue 22
Couillard launches at Grosvenor House in February (Another large-scale Gallic operation)

Tue 22
Review of the reviews – National (What the professional critics say)

Mon 21
Soho House falls to Caring (Nick Jones retains 20% stake)

Mon 21
Alan Yau outlines worldwide aspirations (And big London plans too)

Mon 21
Faded Denim site gets Asian twist (Kyashi to debut in May)

Fri 18
May relaunch for Quo Vadis (‘Grill room’ format echoes grand hotels of old)

Thu 17
Soho spring to see second branches bloom (Offshoots of Bincho Yakitori and Côte)

Thu 17
Review of the reviews – London (What the professional critics say)

Wed 16
Top chefs’ trends for 2008 (“Good ingredients and simple cooking”)

Tue 15
Modern kicks off Manchester revival? (Former Mont site relaunched)

Mon 14
“Intensive farming saves lives” (Was Observer restaurant critic just seeking to provoke?)

Mon 14
Review of the reviews – National (What the professional critics say)

Fri 11
Review of the reviews – London (What the professional critics say)

Fri 11
J-C Vrinat, patron of legendary Taillevent, dies (Tributes to ‘César Ritz for our times’)

Thu 10
Hakkasan and Yauatcha sold for $60m (Yau retains minority interest)

Wed 9
Review of the reviews – National (What the professional critics say)

Tue 8
At Walt Disney World, restaurant bans kids (April 1 comes early in Florida)

Tue 8
Greenhouse relaunching in early-February (“Serene” new interior to complement Antonin Bonnet’s cuisine)

Mon 7
The Cut comes to Liverpool Street (Cod/Vingt Quatre backers to launch in Devonshire Square)

Mon 7
Review of the reviews (Christmas and New Year press)

Fri 4
Ramsay to relaunch Foxtrot Oscar in late-January (Celeb-chefs oust Chelsea’s old guard)


December 2007

Fri 14
More nonsense from Which? about the Good Food Guide (Still no apology for publishing fiasco)

Thu 13
Tom’s Place slips (Aikens’s chippy not open till New Year)

Thu 13
D&D goes halves on new venture with Providores founder (Modern Pantry to launch in Clerkenwell next year)

Wed 12
Review of the reviews - London (What the professional critics say)

Mon 10
Brighton’s ‘top’ restaurant closes (Revised) (One Paston Place site to be relaunched as bistro)

Mon 10
Review of the reviews – National (What the professional critics say)

Fri 7
Is The Entree Heading For Extinction? (Shocking thoughts in the NY Times)

Thu 6
Bouchon Breton boosts bistro/brasserie boom (Spitalfields sibling for Bouchon Bordelais)

Wed 5
Review of the reviews – London (What the professional critics say)

Wed 5
Chefs’ own picks of 2007 (An article no one interested in food should miss!)

Tue 4
Pre-Christmas debut for Tom Aikens’s chippy (Tom’s Place to open on 14 December)

Tue 4
Review of the reviews – National (What the professional critics say)

Mon 3
Launceston Place bags Pétrus head chef (Another Ramsay-group defection)


November 2007

Thu 29
Nobu to launch private dining facility (Location of 120-seater not yet confirmed)

Thu 29
Midweek Press Review (Poor send-off for Landau)

Wed 28
Shock closure for Quo Vadis (And for Burton-Race’s New Carved Angel too)

Tue 27
Name of Ramsay’s new head chef revealed (And it’s…)

Tue 27
Landau sets off today at the Langham (Andrew Turner – one of the original ‘grazing’ chefs – takes reins)

Mon 26
Weekend Press Review (Upbeat commentary on Ducasse, Hibiscus)

Fri 23
Which? stays schtum about 2008 Good Food Guide fiasco (Would you buy a used car from these people?)

Fri 23
Sakenohana opens Monday (Alan Yau’s keenly anticipated Japanese)

Thu 22
Hamburger Union broken up (West End sites sold – for steakhouses?)

Thu 22
Beach Blanket Babylon II finally opens (Perhaps Shoreditch really is the new Notting Hill)

Wed 21
Hywel Jones goes back to roots for new venture (Lucknam Park star to debut near Cardiff)

Tue 20
Ex-Moro head chef to launch Soho Italian (Bocca de Lupo to open in spring)

Mon 19
Michelin re-ranks world’s top chefs (Las Vegas and Tokyo power Robuchon to top of list)

Mon 19
Top Mumbai seafood restaurant washes up in London (Trishna set for spring opening)

Mon 19
Weekend Press Review (Gill has it both ways on Hibiscus)

Fri 16
Waterloo Brasserie finally opens 3 December (Seems like we’ve been waiting since 1815!)

Thu 15
Midweek Press Review (New feature) (Ducasse trashed)

Wed 14
Tom Ilic debuts solo in Battersea (Can jinx on Food Room site be broken?)

Wed 14
Today it’s 1987 at Ed’s Easy Diner (Prices as two decades ago)

Tue 13
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Tue 13
Blumenthal coming to town (Chef in negotiations for capital site)

Tue 13
Affordable Atelier? (New set lunch sounds good value at £27)

Mon 12
Sunday Times hypes restaurant prices (Analysis not endorsed by Harden‘s)

Mon 12
Fifteen joins the 0871 rip-off (Why should we pay to book?)

Fri 9
Porchetta Pizzerias in administration (Top-value north London destinations at risk)

Thu 8
Ramsay group to take Zen Central site? (A new home for Angela Hartnett)

Thu 8
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Wed 7
MPW sells three of London’s most historic restaurants (Joseph Ettudgui to revamp Mirabelle, Quo Vadis, Drones)

Tue 6
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Tue 6
Delay for new Aikens chippy (No great surprise)

Mon 5
Autre Pied opens tonight (Off with a bang?)

Mon 5
Remy Martin Awards 2008 (Informality is order of day)

Fri 2
Wolseley breaks £10m barrier (London’s biggest-grossing restaurant?)

Fri 2
Cafe Anglais soft opening set for 7 November (Official debut on 19 November)

Thu 1
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)


October 2007

Wed 31
Salt Yard to open Soho sister (Dehesa to debut next to Cha Cha Moon)

Mon 29
Top chefs change at Ramsay and Ducasse (And Ducasse is not even open yet!)

Sat 27
Huge increase in West End Kosher restaurants (... to about 2 or 3)

Thu 25
A decent dinner with limitless wine for £35 (Head for Knightsbridge!)

Wed 24
Brumus quietly reformats (Chef departs after poor launch reviews)

Tue 23
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Mon 22
Northbank opens today (Former Baltic manager sets up by Wobbly Bridge)

Fri 19
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Thu 18
November opening for City Kazan (Offshoot of favourite Pimlico Ottoman)

Wed 17
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Mon 15
Nahm chef to launch chain (Thai street food from David Thompson)

Fri 12
Cliveden bags Winteringham chef (Robert Thompson looks set for greater prominence)

Thu 11
Walnut Tree to be revived (Shaun Hill returns to the Marches)

Wed 10
Dismal showing for Ramsay in NYC Zagat (Why the hype to the contrary?)

Tue 9
The chicken that went up 25% (Jay Rayner bites back)

Tue 9
How clean is your restaurant? (It’s all online, theoretically)

Mon 8
Ramsay NYC bags two Michelin stars (A good result, given the local reviews)

Mon 8
Jamie Oliver goes high street (Can new venture live up to its aspirations?)

Fri 5
Tante Claire maestro plans return (Koffmann reveals plan for brasserie)

Fri 5
Marco up and running at Stamford Bridge (Low-key arrival for MPW newcomer)

Fri 5
Sakenohana now set for November (Ambitious Japanese launch by Alan Yau)

Wed 3
Savoy closes on 15 December (Mementoes auction three days later)

Wed 3
City Indian plans new branches... (... in India)

Wed 3
Cafe Anglais set for 5 November launch (Opening on ambitious scale)

Tue 2
So you think you can smoke outside? (What starts in California....)

Tue 2
Hereford Road finally opens (4 October debut)

Tue 2
Hache goes to Fulham (Camden Town burger parlour goes multiple)

Mon 1
Amato bought by owners of Richoux (End of independence for another Soho pâtisserie)

Mon 1
The chefs chefs rate? (Graham, Chavot, Bosi)


September 2007

Fri 28
Gun boys storm Sloane Square (Seventh opening for Martin brothers)

Fri 28
Peyton sells Mash (Site to be a Vapiano?)

Fri 28
Caldesi goes Campagna (Bray country cousin for Marylebone Italian)

Thu 27
Aikens to launch City offshoot (First expansion outside Chelsea)

Wed 26
Urban Turban set for October opening (Bhatia branches out in Bayswater)

Wed 26
Sollys closed by fire (No re-opening date yet)

Tue 25
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Mon 24
London's top restaurants? (The chefs speak out)

Fri 21
Ducasse confirms mid-November debut (Bookings open 1 October)

Thu 20
Which? criticised for misleading Good Food Guide claims (Press Announcement)

Wed 19
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Tue 18
Bread - the new mineral water? (A new rip-off)

Fri 14
Kicking AA Gill (Theatre reviewer gets his teeth into the food critics)

Thu 13
Angela Hartnett leaves Connaught (Ramsay group promises her a new venture)

Wed 12
London prices highest in world? (Depends who’s doing the counting)

Tue 11
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Mon 10
Conran pushes new Boundary (Spring opening in Shoreditch)

Fri 7
Head chef of St Alban quits… (… to establish solo venture in Broadgate)

Thu 6
Passard London-bound (Parisian super-chef to open in Mayfair)

Wed 5
Trends from the Big Apple (An end to formality?)

Wed 5
Yau goes back to his roots (Wagamama-founder to go casual-Chinese)

Tue 4
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Tue 4
Gilgamesh re-possessed by landlords (Trading continues under Richard Caring)

Mon 3
Henry Harris quits Racine… (… to become chef-director of Soho House)


August 2007

Thu 30
Short memories at Ramsay towers (Reaction to 2008 guide’s criticism)

Wed 29
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Tue 28
After Eleven Years Unchallenged, Ramsay Teeters (Press release for 2008 guide)

Wed 22
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Tue 21
Jamie becomes a cartoon (No, really)

Mon 20
Axis to be turned around? (September relaunch for faded West End star)

Fri 17
MPW signs for Chelsea (September launch at Stamford Bridge)

Wed 15
Restaurant openings surge to all-time record (Closures up too)

Mon 13
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Fri 10
Autre Pied aims for October kick-off (Pied à Terre offshoot confirmed)

Tue 7
Coals from Newcastle (Developments at Black Door, Treacle Moon relocates to Lakes)

Tue 7
Mocoto closes (Highest-profile restaurant failure of recent times)

Mon 6
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Fri 3
One-O-One re-opens on 7 August (London’s best fish restaurant goes petits-plats)

Thu 2
Pied a Terre to double up (Why has it taken so long?)

Wed 1
Top man leaves Caprice (Marx Hix goes west, and east)


July 2007

Tue 31
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Mon 30
Restaurant confidential, Scottish-style (Ubiquitous Chip breaches Abramovich confidence)

Fri 27
$55m sales put Tao in class of its own (Which is UK’s biggest-grossing restaurant?)

Thu 26
Ramsay to acquire Devonshire House (But Boxwood Café to close)

Wed 25
Ex-Manoir team to launch Texture (September debut on former Deya site)

Tue 24
Two Manchester mega-openings (Nearly £10m budget in total!)

Mon 23
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Fri 20
Wahaca opens in Covent Garden (New Mexican canteen)

Thu 19
Prince Arthur to reign in London Fields (Gun-backers to open new gastropub)

Wed 18
Alan Yau goes Japanese (Sake no Hana set for September launch)

Tue 17
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Mon 16
F***ing fish fakery (Ramsay programme misled)

Fri 13
Beach Blanket Babylon to open in Shoreditch (... then the world)

Thu 12
Ousted, Ramsay NYC chef goes native (Neil Ferguson opens in Big Apple)

Wed 11
Kenza to open in September (Grand Middle Easterner in City cellar)

Tue 10
Ratatouille storms US (Best food movie ever - Bourdain)

Mon 9
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Thu 5
Top Manchester chef opens gastropub (Ex Mont man to ancient coaching inn)

Wed 4
Ex-Strada team to take on Cafe Rouge (Caring backs new concept)

Tue 3
Wild Honey opens (Arbutus act hard to follow)

Mon 2
Press round-up (Review of the reviews)


June 2007

Fri 29
Copycat restaurant sued (Can you copyright look and feel?)

Thu 28
Ramsay acquires Foxtrot Oscar (Re-launch in September)

Wed 27
Hibiscus springs up in Mayfair (Ludlow’s finest comes to town)

Tue 26
Angelus opens in July (French invade W2?)

Mon 25
Press round-up (Review of the reviews)

Fri 22
Kensington Place stable acquired by D&D (Includes Launceston Place and the Avenue)

Thu 21
Only Running Footman (September opening for Mayfair gastro-boozer)

Wed 20
Another writ for Ramsay? (Chef to face claim re US Kitchen Nightmares)

Tue 19
Three new restaurants for Dome (The 02 aims to be major dining destination)

Mon 18
Press round-up (Review of the reviews)

Fri 15
Bincho Yakitori to open in Oxo Tower (Launch on 12 July)

Thu 14
Metro revamps (Re-launch in late-June)

Wed 13
Pret takes bigger bite of Big Apple (... and is to be sold?)

Tue 12
Press round-up (Review of the reviews)

Mon 11
Tugga closes (Why did it take so long?)

Fri 8
Cafe Fish to close (Theatreland site to be a Chez Gérard)

Thu 7
Caring continues Mayfair spree (Annabels to be acquired for £90m)

Wed 6
Maze Grill for Mayfair (Ramsay’s “trendy” brand expands)

Tue 5
A maze for NYC (Ramsay to adjust ‘London’ format)

Mon 4
Press round-up (Review of the reviews)

Fri 1
From Acorn House… (… a Hackney offshoot grows)


May 2007

Thu 31
Strada falls to Blackstone (Caring pockets £140m, but keeps management team)

Wed 30
California dreaming (Gordon and Becs to co-venture?)

Tue 29
Press Round-up (Review of the reviews)

Fri 25
Adlards on the market (Norwich ‘destination’ to close?)

Thu 24
Scion of St John to W2 (Hereford Road opens in July)

Wed 23
Worldwide fine dining boom sparks sustainabilty fears (Gagnaire speaks out)

Tue 22
Press round-up (Review of the reviews)

Mon 21
New star for Brum? (Jessica’s chef goes solo)

Fri 18
Major Manchester opening (Ex-Nobu chef leads £3m+ operation)

Thu 17
Couillard branches out (Grosvenor House opening in September)

Wed 16
Total refurbishment for the Savoy (Hotel to close throughout 2008)

Tue 15
Glenfiddich awards (Terry Durack top critic)

Mon 14
Weekend round up (Review of the reviews)

Fri 11
Where do restaurants buy their food? (The Independent reports)

Thu 10
Yang Sing hotel offshoot (Plus: our top Manchester hotel tip)

Wed 9
Bank sold (Mega-brasserie era draws to close?)

Tue 8
Weekend Roundup (Review of the reviews)

Fri 4
Trouble at t'works (Fishworks, that is)

Thu 3
Overhaul for Chez Bruce (London’s favourite to expand)

Wed 2
Aubaine rises in West End (SW3-style comes to Regent Street)

Tue 1
Can NYC's favourite Londoner do it again? (Worthy brother for Balthazar?)


April 2007

Mon 30
Weekend round up (Review of the reviews)

Fri 27
Restaurant 50 (What does it say about London?)

Thu 26
City restaurants close (Both Gladwins restaurants to shut up shop)

Wed 25
Standard hails London's hoteliers (But what about their restaurants?)

Tue 24
New name for Arbutus offshoot (It’s Wild Honey)

Mon 23
Weekend round up (Review of the reviews)

Fri 20
Midsummer House gastropub offshoot (Mayday launch for the Headley)

Thu 19
Brera closes (Surprise early casualty)

Wed 18
New look for One-O-One (Star Trek styling boldly goes)

Tue 17
West Dulwich offshoot for Greyhound (Rosendale hopefully not a pup)

Mon 16
Weekend round up (Summary of the newspaper critics)

Fri 13
Petite Maison comes to Mayfair (Nice try?)

Thu 12
Restaurants mark up wines? (Shock horror!)

Thu 5
Major revamp for Bluebird (A new beginning?)

Wed 4
South African invasion continues (Cape Town Fish Market to open in June)

Tue 3
MPW to sue Ramsay? (Surely it will never get to court)


March 2007

Thu 29
More doubling up (Canteen, Pintxo People, Rossopomodoro)

Wed 28
Arbutus II now has a name (It’s Almira)

Mon 26
Ethical-eco restaurants gain ground (In London and Los Angeles)

Mon 26
Weekend round-up (Review of the reviews)

Fri 23
Suka opens at the Sanderson (Pelaccio to triumph where Ducasse failed?)

Thu 22
Ramsay pub opens (Narrow launches on 26 March)

Wed 21
New Rhodes fine dining room (Only 18 months late)

Mon 19
Weekend round-up (Review of the reviews)

Fri 16
Rowley Leigh in W2 (Café des Anglais set for August launch)

Thu 15
Covent Garden re-born (Anchor & Hope spin-off confirms revival)

Wed 14
Singles double up (New locations for quality concepts)

Tue 13
Skylon to mark new start for D&D? (Some hopeful signs)

Mon 12
Weekend round-up (Review of the reviews)

Fri 9
Walnut Tree withers (Wales star in receivership)

Thu 8
Hopeful signs at the Dorchester? (About time)

Wed 7
Look out for Arbutus II (May launch in Mayfair)

Tue 6
Morgan M smartens up (Stars in his eyes?)

Mon 5
Weekend round up (Saturday and Sunday papers)

Mon 5
Brits not coming (Yau’s NYC venture founders)

Fri 2
New Mayfair Italian (Simplice should be one to watch)

Thu 1
Farewell Conran Restaurants (Let’s hear it for D&D London)

Thu 1
How sommeliers get it wrong (An amusing piece by Jancis Robinson)


February 2007

Wed 28
Abstract branches out (Edinburgh fortifies charms as dining destination)

Fri 23
Man bites dog (…well, critic)

Thu 15
Maschler on Michelin (We couldn't have put it better...)

Tue 13
Pelaccio to the Sanderson (Ex-Spoon+ space to go Malaysian)

Mon 12
Fair comment under threat (Only in Ireland?)

Fri 9
Two more handy Gaucho Grills

Thu 8
Pulze out of A-Z (John De Stefano emerges as new 'big name�)

Thu 8
How to eat well (in just seven words)

Thu 8
Aikens to open Chelsea chippy (And eco-friendly too)


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