Anyone confirm if Quality Chop… July 9, 2010 HardensBytes Anyone confirm if Quality Chop House has, sadly, closed? We’re told that they never recovered from the Guardian pushing off to King’s X. Continue reading
Heston tells us a bit about July 9, 2010 HardensBytes Heston tells us a bit about ‘Dinner’. Sounds as if it may be a bit fancier than we were expecting http://bit.ly/harden113 (Big Hospitality) Continue reading
Revenge of the Bad Concepts co… July 9, 2010 HardensBytes Revenge of the Bad Concepts continues: Borough Market’s Roast to form basis of a new chain http://bit.ly/96Pdbm (caterersearch) Continue reading
Gosh, Britain’s economy gets… July 9, 2010 HardensBytes Gosh, Britain’s economy gets the lead editorial in the NYT http://nyti.ms/harden112 Mr Osborne’s not gonna like it… Continue reading
A third Maze chef walks out. T… July 8, 2010 HardensBytes A third Maze chef walks out. This time, from the new Cape Town operation. http://bit.ly/harden111 (@richardvines) Continue reading
@johnnydav29 Thanks for the re… July 7, 2010 HardensBytes @johnnydav29 Thanks for the report about Locale EC3 being up for sale. Is there a sign up? Continue reading
How much more professionally d… July 7, 2010 HardensBytes How much more professionally do they do the celeb-chef thing in the US? Infinitely – witness Todd English’s website http://bit.ly/harden110 Continue reading
Noting to do with restos – w… July 6, 2010 HardensBytes Noting to do with restos – wonderful photos from six decades of visits to the USA by HM the Queen http://bit.ly/harden109 (Daily Beast) Continue reading
Two key Qs from GR kitchen clo… July 6, 2010 HardensBytes Two key Qs from GR kitchen closure. 1 Why? We thought it was important bus. supplying many non-GR top restos. 2 How GR pubs to function now? Continue reading
Ramsay closes central producti… July 6, 2010 HardensBytes Ramsay closes central production kitchen. http://bit.ly/97LsAM (catersearch). Prob. not Sun wot killed it, but closure begs many questions. Continue reading
