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Chef, restaurateur, and crowdfunding powerhouse Gary Usher has broken a world record after raising £100,000 in 11 hours to help open Kala, his sixth venture to date. Usher announced his plans on Instagram last week, conceding that while he had planned not to crowdfund for Kala, he had “f*cked up” and needed a cash boost […]
Restaurateur Sam Harrison has revealed more plans for Sam’s Riverside, his upcoming “glamorous brasserie” in a landmark site on the Thames near Hammersmith Bridge. Harrison, who sold Sam’s Brasserie in nearby Chiswick and Harrison’s in more distant Balham back in 2015, told Harden’s that he’s “really looking forward to being back on the [restaurant] floor” […]
Celebrity chef Daniel Clifford is suing an interior designer for £190,000 over work done to his Essex pub the Flitch of Bacon. Clifford, 45, famed for his work at the acclaimed Harden’s Top 100 Cambridge restaurant Midsummer House (at no 38) – and also judging appearances on the Beeb’s Great British Menu – is claiming […]
The Crown, London W4 Jimi Famurewa for The Evening Standard went out to west London to try out the latest of chef Henry Harris’s “expanding stable of amiable new-wave gastropubs” – The Crown in Chiswick. He was expecting “a sort of cosy, creaking coastal tavern that had been magically airlifted on to a corner in […]
Adam Handling opened his Chelsea restaurant to much fanfare last week. We were there at the Belmond Cadogan hotel to witness the launch, buzzing as it was. Harden’s reporters – and everyone, really – are expecting great things. There’s been an early set-back. Handling’s restaurant empire is growing. The 29-year-old now has two Frog sites […]
Blacklock, the fiery purveyor of “simply mouthwatering plates” of “succulent and well-seasoned chops”, is to launch a new lunch at its Shoreditch site. Blacklock opened its Shoreditch branch in October last year. It offers a slightly buzzier atmosphere, largely thanks to its cocktail bar, but also its location. But evenings in the “fun haunt” are […]
Pied à Terre owner David Moore is to open a “traditional pub” in the heart of London. The restaurateur, together with business partner Tony Bennett, has taken a 20-lease on the Grade II-listed Devereux pub on the Strand. The boozer dates back to 1676. Moore has revealed plans to restore the property, though hasn’t yet […]
Rascills, the 20-cover family restaurant in Raskelf, near Easingwold, North Yorkshire, has closed. The jaunty town restaurant was opened by Richard and Lindsey Johns in autumn 2016, and quickly became popular with locals. The husband and wife team had moved over from the Artisan in Hessle, which had enjoyed rave reviews from the likes of […]
A new distillery, bakery, and restaurant called Serata Hall is to open in Shoreditch on April 3. An announcement from owners Albion & East said on Thursday: “Serata Hall will offer a brand-new haven for East Londoners and city creatives. “The eclectic new space will accommodate everything all under one roof – for work, play, […]
Linda Lee, founder of Korean street food restaurant mini-chain On The Bab, will be relocating her Marylebone branch to Soho this month. In tandem, Lee has announced her first site in Paris – marking her first international venture. On The Bab in Marylebone closed on March 2, while the Soho iteration, which was one of […]
