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Harden’s has today released the final shortlist for this year’s definitive London Restaurant Awards, sponsored by Gusbourne, which takes place on 9 September in the ballroom of The Langham, London. Nominations for the awards are derived statistically from Harden’s 29-year-old annual survey of UK restaurant-goers. This year 7,500 people contributed 50,000 nominations within the categories […]
Harden’s weekly update of where the critics are eating, recommending and avoiding, for the week ending 1 September 2019. Kala, Manchester Jay Rayner for The Observer headed to Manchester to try out the latest jewel in Gary Usher’s crown. He wasn’t welcome, of course – when Usher opened his very first restaurant, Sticky Walnut in […]
Speciality coffee roasters Ozone will open an all-day restaurant and cafe in Bethnal Green in October. The New Zealand group said the new 100-cover space “will stay true to its Kiwi roots” and will bring “a dedication to provenance” as well as “celebrate local suppliers and their produce.” Ozone said it hopes its second site […]
Chef Merlin Labron-Johnson is opening a restaurant in Somerset, where customers will find food “sourced from friends”, “fine cider and lovely wine”. The chef announced the farm-to-table restaurant on Instagram, where he described a “tiny” restaurant focused on hyper-local ingredients. “I am very excited to announce that in November I will be opening a tiny […]
Angela Hartnett has confirmed her third Café Murano restaurant will open in Bermondsey in autumn. Adam Jay will be head chef, arriving from Cafe Murano in St James, while the restaurant’s assistant manager James Cardy will move over to the new site to lead the front of house. The expansion was first reported in June […]
Fulham Shore restaurant owners and operators is to open its 18th The Real Greek with a new site in Tower Bridge. The group, which also has emerging pizza powerhouse Franco Manco in its armoury, has been defying a tricky and widespread downturn in the casual dining sector, joining the likes of Dishoom and Rosa’s Thai […]
Five-time FIA Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton is launching an international vegan burger chain. The racing driver is collaborating with hospitality organisation The Cream Group and Beyond Meat investor Tommaso Chiabra to launch Neat Burger in London on September 2. After the first outlet opens just off Regent Street, the team has ambitious plans […]
Husband and wife team Stuart and Cecilia Gillies will open Bank House Wine Bar and Kitchen in their home town of Chislehurst, Kent, in September. The independent bar and kitchen will specialise in serving a weekly-changing menu of “modern European plates alongside a dynamic wine list”, they said. The restaurant will be housed in a […]
Harden’s weekly update of where the critics are eating, recommending and avoiding, for the week ending 25 August 2019. The Yan, Lake District Grace Dent for The Guardian loves the Lake District, and visits a lot, but is constantly “in search of a big, reasonably priced and, above all, welcoming place to take normal folk” […]
Reubens delicatessen and restaurant in the West End has been saved by a London dining entrepreneur who plans to reopen the premises with a new look. The West End’s only kosher restaurant closed in May, sparking much consternation around the industry. Its salt beef bagels were always “excellent“, and Reubens even held firm as new, […]
