Craig Bancroft has run Northcote country-house hotel in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley since 1983, guiding its development as a gastronomic beacon of the North. Harden’s caught up with him at Northcote in early January – a time of the year when many in hospitality take a welcome break after the rigours of Christmas and the New Year. […]
If sustainability, environmental principles or social concerns are important to your business, your customers, team members and business partners should know about it. The Sustainable Restaurant Association shares how you can create an impact report to share and celebrate your achievements. What is an impact report? An impact report is a way of showcasing your outcomes and achievements. […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 25th January 2026 The Guardian The Tin Roof, Maldon, Essex Responding to a tip from a reader, Grace Dent found herself at a hugely popular café and bakery attached to a huge garden centre, where she ate alongside “pensioner […]
High-profile chef Victor Garvey has taken an uncharacteristic under-the-radar approach with the opening of his latest restaurant, the Japanese-influenced Materia Prima, in Notting Hill this week. Victor – who wins consistent high praise for the food at his Californian venture Sola in Soho – made headlines with the dramatic closure of his restaurant at the […]
A Sri Lankan restaurant that started out in a converted horsebox launches next week in its first permanent premises – the former Hanoi Bike Shop venue in Glasgow’s West End. Kochchi, named after a Sri Lankan variety of chilli, has been one of the most popular kitchens at the Bonnie and Wild food hall in Edinburgh […]
Leading Edinburgh chef Roberta Hall-McCarron is to close her restaurant Eleanore at the end of next week for a month-long refurb, after which it will open in a more relaxed incarnation as a neighbourhood bistro. The evening tasting menu will be dropped in favour of a two-or-three-course set menu of ‘bistro classics with a modern […]
Sushi master Endo Kazutoshi is reviving his superlative restaurant Endo at the Rotunda for a five-month residency at Annabel’s in Mayfair starting on 20 February, following the fire that destroyed its perch at the top of the former BBC White City TV studios last September. With just 10 guests at each of two sittings on […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant reviewers were writing about in the week up to 18th January 2026 The Guardian Corenucopia, Chelsea The first critic into print on Clare Smyth’s snazzy bistro, Grace Dent‘s appreciation of the Northern Ireland-born chef’s upmarket take on comfort food (complete with a potato menu and a Hibernian tiramisu […]
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons has revealed Raymond Blanc’s successor with the appointment of multi-starred French chef Arnaud Donckele as its new culinary director. Le Manoir is currently closed for 18 months of renovation, so diners will have to wait until summer 2027 to taste any differences. Arnaud, 48, already runs two of France’s most highly […]
Seasonal British restaurant Nest in Shoreditch is to close down after nine years in the face of an unsustainable financial climate, running its final service on Saturday 28 March. Serving a set menu based around a single theme, Nest achieved its best-ever rating in the new 2026 Harden’s guide, earning a maximum score of 5/5 […]
