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Fred Sirieix, the now famous maitre d’ thanks to starring in Channel 4’s hit romance dinner show First Dates, is to leave his role as general manager at Galvin at Windows. The French-born front of house professional announced his departure from the London restaurant in an Instagram post last weekend. In the post, he said […]
Harden’s weekly update of where the critics are eating, recommending and avoiding, for the week ending 8 December 2019. We are entering the time of Christmas articles and ‘best of the year’ round-ups; Grace Dent’s article this week was about family Christmas meals, Tom Parker Bowles gave us the list of his favourite cookbooks of […]
Dishoom is opening a new branch in Birmingham in the spring of next year. The group will be filling a site at a new development on Chamberlain Square in the city centre. Dishoom previously earmarked the site for its new restaurant, and the move has been far from a secret. But the company this week […]
Harts Group’s Pastorcito at Mercato Metropolitano will be closing on Sunday December 1. It had been there a matter of months. “We would like to thank MM for the opportunity to be part of their vibrant market in Elephant and Castle,” said the group. “We have decided to take the Pastor family forward by concentrating […]
Nobu has launched a new Japanese street food dining concept at its Shoreditch hotel. ‘Nami’ will be a casual, all-day spot with dishes ranging between £7 and £18. The food will be Japanese in theme. The menu features the likes of 24-hour slow-cooked confit fries soaked in Dashi soup stock and fried twice, and sweet […]
Small plates restaurant Maray, based in Liverpool’s Albert Docks development, has banned bookings for groups of fewer than six in a bid to prevent no shows. Maray, described as “excellent and innovative” by reporters, said the issue has hit daily covers by 10-20 per cent and said something had to be done. On Facebook, proprietors […]
JKS Restaurants will open a third branch of its much-loved Sri Lankan restaurant Hoppers. The new site will be based in King’s Cross and is set to launch in February next year. The inspiration for Hoppers King’s Cross charts the well-travelled coastal route from Colombo, the island’s capital, to the historic Dutch town of Galle. […]
Harden’s weekly update of where the critics are eating, recommending and avoiding, for the week ending 1 December 2019. The Leaping Hare, Suffolk Jay Rayner for The Observer discovered “one of the good ones” in Suffolk this week – even though he’s “late to this party, by about a quarter of a century” as it’s […]
Chris Leach and David Carter’s hit residency 10 Heddon Street has gone permanent in the form of new restaurant Manteca. The restaurant brings the same ethos as appeared at 10 Heddon Street, with nose-to-tail dining and homemade pasta dishes the stars. Leach, from Pitt Cue, Sager and Wilde, and Kitty Fisher’s, joined Carter, chef and […]
