Gordon Ramsay and Tom Kerridge are to be dropped by Harrods as the Knightsbridge department store reverses its policy of recruiting celeb chefs to give its restaurants star appeal. The clear-out begins this Saturday with the closure of Sushi by Masa, from New York-based Masayoshi Takayama, with Kerridge’s Fish & Chips frying until the end […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week to 3rd August 2025 London Standard Lil’ Nashville, Chiswick David Ellis whooped, hollered and kicked up his heels at a ‘country bar and kitchen’ in west London that is “better considered a kind of theme park ride”, offering line-dancing accompanied by Southern-style […]
Pachamama East in Shoreditch closes down tomorrow, bringing to an end the decade-old Peruvian brand from a group which has switched focus to Mediterranean cuisine in recent years. The Shoreditch site is to be re-launched by owner Rustambek Narzibekov as an as-yet unnamed Greek restaurant. The company said: “This marks the end of a defining […]
Well-known Hoxton pub the Macbeth is to reopen this month with a Portuguese-inspired menu from chef Jamie Allan, part of the team which revived the Plimsoll and Tollington’s in Finsbury Park. Jamie, who will run the pub with his friend Patrick Nolan, said the Macbeth represents “a beautiful opportunity to work in a part of […]
An upscale modern Greek restaurant has opened in Birmingham’s Colmore business district, having taken over a former All Bar One corner site in the Grade II listed Cornwall Buildings. Cylla – named after the man-eating sea monster of Ancient Greek myth, also spelt Scylla – aims to present a “sophisticated approach to Mediterranean dining”, with classic Hellenic […]
A vibey contemporary Japanese restaurant whose two floors are linked by a dramatic poured-concrete staircase opened in Soho this week. Moi (pronounced to rhyme with ‘boy’), in Wardour Street, is the first launch from an ambitious new company, Mad Restaurants, founded by entrepreneur Artem Login of the international café brand L’Eto. Former Gordon Ramsay chef […]
First-time publican Kelly Shaw has left behind a career in cyber-security to relaunch a 16th-century Hampshire village pub as a modern countryside destination. The Ship in Bishop’s Sutton, a mile from the market town of Alresford, opens later this month, taking bookings from next week for tables in its 44-cover main space or a private […]
The Sustainable Restaurant Association explores why corporate governance and robust policies are just as important for independent restaurants and other small food businesses as they are for large hospitality groups. What is corporate governance and why is it important? Also known as the ‘G’ in ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), corporate governance refers to the […]
Wenjun Xiang launched her career while still at school. Less 10 years later, still only 26, she runs Xi Home Dumplings Bay, whose three London venues showcase the cuisine of her home city – Dalian, a busy port in northeast China. Harden’s met her at the newest branch, which opened a year ago in Blossom Street, […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 27th July 2025 London Standard Lupa, Highbury David Ellis visited a new Roman restaurant co-founded by Ed Templeton of Carousel and Theo James, “the irrepressibly handsome White Lotus star” whose involvement has generated generous helpings of hype. Tut tut, warned […]
