Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 21 December 2020; the penultimate ROTR of the year. England is now operating under a strict tier system that controls whether or not pubs and restaurants can open; anywhere in Tier 3 or the newly created Tier […]

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London, and now much of the South East, has been placed into tier three, which means pubs and restaurants must close. Of course everything else is allowed to remain open. Primark, for example, where shoppers scamper for low quality goods. Hairdressers. Beauty salons. Nobody in hospitality is suggesting retail outlets should close too – rather, […]

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Taka restaurant in Mayfair has closed and will reopen under a new concept in early 2021. Renamed Maru, the restaurant will be led by chef Taiji Maruyama, a former sushi chef at Nobu London and head chef at Surrey hotel Beaverbrook. He will begin the venture alongside Taka partners Andrey and Anastasia Datsenko. Maru will […]

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Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 14 December 2020. Post-lockdown, England is now operating under a strict tier system that controls whether or not pubs and restaurants can open; anywhere in Tier 3 is unable to open for diners (but can still operate […]

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