It seems that after closing all but one of his Union Jacks restaurants earlier this year, Jamie Oliver needs a holiday. And he’s decided to take another of his restaurant concepts with him. From spring 2015, two Royal Caribbean cruise ships will feature onboard outposts of Jamie’s Italian, with the first opening on the ‘Quantum […]
A grand Kensington brasserie on the former site of Zaika (RIP); it was already firing on all cylinders on our first-week visit. Goodness Gracious Me! Remember the TV skit where some Indians (in India) speculate on the virtues of ‘going out for an English’? Perhaps it planted a seed in the mind of someone at […]
This spring, street food collective KERB will launch a new outdoor market that’s sure to have foodies swarming all over London’s Southbank. On 4 April from noon until 9.30pm, a total of 27 vans and stalls will line the space behind the Southbank Centre on Belvedere Road for the entire weekend. Craft beer bar, The Cellar, […]
Neapolitan or Sicilian? Everything you need to know about New York pizza (Eater) Ms Maschler left ‘happy as a clam’ by Camberwell Arms (Evening Standard) New look, (sort-of) new name: Marcus Wareing reopening at the Berkley as MARCUS (Harden’s) Chancellor knocks penny off a pint (BBC News) We say goodbye to some old-timer London restaurants […]
Marcus Wareing will reopen his much-acclaimed restaurant at Berkeley Hotel on Monday (24 March) with a new look, new menu and a new name. Now emphatically called MARCUS, the dining room has received a £1.4 million makeover in an attempt to create a more casual environment. Wareing says he wants the updated restaurant to have […]
Dev Biswal, the chef who champions ‘curry free’ Indian food at The Ambrette restaurants in Margate and Rye – which inspire many very positive survey reports – has plans to expand his business across the South East. In an interview with Restaurant Magazine, the restaurateur said he has two new sites opening this year, in […]
Chancellor knocks penny off a pint – an Amstel in Clapham will now only cost £5.94… (BBC News) Fay gets ‘happy as a clam’ in Camberwell (Evening Standard) Bloody London food festival Meatopia returning to smoke out Tobacco Dock (Harden’s) Gourmand-Leeds: Is North challenging London’s foodie reign?   (The Telegraph) Shock report: canned foods don’t […]
The first chefs have been announced for this autumn’s Meatopia food festival at Tobacco Dock, and the lineup reads like a roll call of those responsible for London’s current craze for BBQ and all things meat. Hakwsmoor’s Richard Turner, The Lockhart’s Brad McDonald, and Ross Clarke from Dirty Bones will be participating in the festival, […]
A pretty (but quite noisy) pub dining room, right by Borough tube, offering an enjoyable menu that’s not especially ambitious, but interesting enough to be thoroughly enjoyable. The dining room of the Trinity public house, next door to Borough tube station, has recently been relaunched with its own name and its own identity. Be aware, […]
