Simon Rogan – the chef whose first London venture (Fera at Claridges) rocketed straight into our top 100 restaurants in the UK for 2014 – is to open two new restaurants this year. Speaking at the Hospitality Show in Birmingham the restaurateur behind the acclaimed L’Enclume in Cartmel and The French at Manchester’s Midland Hotel said he was […]
It seems as though London’s love of all things American is seeping out into the home counties. Chop Bloc, a US-style steakhouse and cocktail bar, is set to launch in Chelmsford, Essex, early next month. To celebrate the opening, diners can enjoy 50 per cent off all food from 2-6 February. Brought to us by brothers Steve and […]
Two of the country’s biggest champions of British cuisine are teaming up to host a special one off dinner at the Tramshed in Shoreditch. Tom Kerridge, the chef behind what is perhaps the UK’s most lauded gastropub, The Hand & Flowers, will join restaurateur Mark Hix for a Great British Dinner on 11 February from […]
The ETM Group (the mushrooming gastropub empire behind The Gun, The Jugged Hare and The Botanist) has reopened one of Ealing’s most popular pubs, the Ealing Park Tavern. The boozer reopened this week after an extensive refurb, with a 60-cover restaurant, bar, private function rooms, and walled garden. Ealing Park Tavern first opened in 1728 when […]
Shiny new City steakhouse M Restaurant – founded by ex Gaucho head honcho Martin Williams – will host an evening of food, drink and banter on Tuesday 17 February. Go on a culinary journey through six countries, sip cocktails and take part in mini masterclasses, all while being regaled with stories by food writers Tom Parker Bowles […]
Fancy an NYC-style lunch or dinner without leaving London? We’ve teamed up with dining spot Jackson + Rye to offer a meal for two with drinks at any of its three locations (Soho, Richmond or Chiswick). Enjoy US favourites like the Reuben sandwich, buttermilk fried chicken and pancakes with maple slab bacon, or order something […]
The opening of Spanish import, StreetXo – due to arrive in London last summer – has now been delayed until March. The restaurant was originally scheduled to launch in June 2014 at 15 Old Burlington Street, Mayfair, and was later pushed back until December last year due to a number of construction problems. Now StreetXo […]
Restaurateur Steve Pilling, who runs Manchester’s Damson with such “evident passion”, has cancelled plans for a new city centre restaurant. His Roast Restaurant and Oyster Bar was scheduled to open in Manchester’s historic Courthouse development on Deansgate, alongside the first non-London outpost of Hawksmoor, however the chef decided his concept was just too similar to Huw […]
Until the end of February get 20% off your food bill at Wimsey’s in Parsons Green when you book through Harden’s online booking grid. Wimsey’s is the first solo venture from talented chef Gwyn Rees-Sheppard who began his career at Leith’s School of Food and Wine. Named after his beloved childhood cat, the restaurant focuses on quality […]
