Head chef and oyakata (sushi master) of The Araki –  the highest-rated restaurant in the Harden’s 100, and London’s only three Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant – is to leave in March 2019. Mitsuhiro Araki has been in London since 2014, having moved to Britain from Tokyo, where he had a Michelin three-star restaurant previously. Harden’s was the […]

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Sticks’n’Sushi has opened its eighth site in the UK. A big, striking new branch of the ever-expanding Danish chain launched on the King’s Road on October 1. The 220-cover site stretches across three floors, with bold, classically simple Scandi interiors designed by Copenhagen architects Norm. Downstairs is a private dining room with an open kitchen. […]

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Following the success of the Cronut – a donut crossed with a croissant – here comes the sushi donut, the latest hybrid from the new Camden branch of Asian fusion mini-chain Inamo. In fact the sushi donut is much more palatable than the name suggests, mainly because it does not involve the deep fryer. Inamo is best known for […]

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