The ‘kitchen table’ sometimes seem to have become almost an industry standard. The latest restaurant to install a counter where foodies can perch and watch the chefs at work is the Merchants Tavern in Shoreditch. Launched by Angela Hartnett, Neil Borthwick, Dominic Lake and Patrick Clayton-Malone, in October last year, the restaurant’s Kitchen Counter will […]

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Northcote – or Northcote Manor as it was once called – has long been celebrated as probably the best restaurant in the North West. Indeed, it’s the only North Western restaurant-with-rooms (excluding the Lakes, obviously) with a real reputation outside the region. After a year or renovations, the dining room has just been given an […]

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