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Noble Rot will open in Soho in spring 2020. The wine bar and restaurant, beloved by reporters and critics alike, is taking on the site formerly occupied by the legendary politico hangout Gay Hussar. In an announcement sent to press this morning, co-founders Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew said: “We’re delighted to announce that yesterday […]
Mark Sargeant, under the Pickled Egg Pub Company, which he runs with business partner Josh De Haan, have bought three more Kent pubs. The group has taken over the Five Bells at Brabourne, the Radnor Arms in Folkestone, and the Woolpack Inn at Warehorne. The three latest acquisitions add to a growing collection of pubs […]
Harden’s (slightly delayed) weekly update of where the critics are eating, recommending and avoiding, for the week ending 10 November 2019. Norma, London W1 Jay Rayner for The Observer called Norma “a place of joy”. Well, actually, he didn’t, but thanks to some lazy sub-editing, that’s what the headline says; Jay was actually referring to […]
Adam Handling will launch a new casual, sustainable restaurant concept in collaboration with Cadogan, Quintessentially Foundation, and The Felix Project. Ugly Butterfly will be a restaurant, Champagne bar, and “sustainability conversation hub”, and will open on the King’s Road, Chelsea, on Wednesday November 13. “Aiming to demonstrate that zero-waste can be luxurious, and creating something […]
This November, the husband and wife team behind Mimo, the award-winning cookery school and chef’s table, will launch Batera, a pintxos bar at The Borough Market Kitchen. Meaning ‘together’ in Basque, Batera will draw on the culture of the pintxos bars that line the streets of the old town in San Sebastian, where Jon and […]
Having last year emerged from a bruising year, its casual Cau brand gone, and with the appointment of a new CEO, Gaucho will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2019 with a bold new strategy, and a new site in London. To mark the milestone, the group said it has set out a “socially responsible vision […]
An organic Wiltshire pub that’s topped serving traditional Sunday roasts and makes its own crisps instead of selling bags over the bar has won “Business of the Year” in the 2019 Food Made Good awards, the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s (SRA) annual industry accolade for the most progressive purveyors of food and drink. Among other winners, […]
Lee Johnson and Sinead Campbell, founders of BBQ Dreamz, a restaurant concept that appeared on the Beeb’s My Million Pound Menu TV show, will open Bong Bong’s Manila Kanteen in Bethnal Green. The creation brings together a host of Filipino favourites, with South Asian cocktails and beers, as well as a weekly Sunday kamayan. It […]
The Chinese owner of Pizza Express has injected £80m into the company in a bid to safeguard the chain’s future. Hony Capital, which bought the company in 2014, has launched an offer to buy up £80m worth of the company’s unsecured bonds. The move comes after the private equity firm appointed financial advisors before crucial […]
Harden’s weekly update of where the critics are eating, recommending and avoiding, for the week ending 3 November 2019. The Jackalope, London W1 and The Red Lion, Kent Marina O’Loughlin for The Sunday Times encountered two “beauties” while researching for an article on the demise of the Great British Pub. With “boozers closing at the […]
