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Chef and businessman Aktar Islam is to open his first permanent Italian restaurant. Legna will launch in Birmingham towards the end of the year. Islam had previously been operating a pop-up called Mi Amore from the same site, but will now launch a fully fledged 70-cover restaurant in November. Legna will serve a select menu, […]
Meatliquor – starkly going against the current trend which is seeing chain restaurants fall – is expanding. The creator of the Dead Hippie burger is opening in Battersea, south west London. The brand announced its latest venue on social media, and while it hasn’t pinned own a specific date, Harden’s has been told the SW11 […]
Nuno Mendes and business partner James Brown have finally opened Mãos, their ‘restaurant dining room’ at Blue Mountain School in Shoreditch, east London. The venue seeks to “redefine the traditional restaurant experience”, with an “interdisciplinary space” occupying a six-story townhouse. The founders say “Mãos is an intimate experience, free from the trappings of conventional dining”. While we’re not entirely […]
Sleek City hangout SushiSamba is set to open a new 9,000 sq ft space in a landmark site in Covent Garden. The fusion restaurant, with its wizard combination of Latino flavours with Japanese culinary techniques and styles, will open on top of the Grade II-listed Market Building, with views over the back of the Royal […]
Grace Dent in The Guardian visited Hot Manchester Newcomer Tast Cuina Catalana, one of the ” delicate, thoughtful, educational places” that is aiming to bring a true taste of Spain to Britain. It’s “forward-reaching”, “high-end, imaginative, occasionally edgy” – and huge: there’s three “capacious” floors to fill, each offering a different level of formality and adventurousness. […]
Chef Rohit Ghai has announced his latest project – Kutir, an Indian restaurant just off Chelsea’s Sloane Square. Ghai, who launched the esteemed Gymkhana and also saw success at Jamavar – which won the Top Newcomer award at last years Hardens London Restaurant awards,  will open Kutir in November. The chef has teamed up with Abhi Sangwan for […]
Red & Blue Restaurants, the Liverpool-based team behind Bacaro, Salt House Tapas, and Hanover Street Social, is to launch a fourth site in October. There are also plans to expand the enterprise to Manchester. The latest Liverpool restaurant, Rocket & Ruby, is a new 3,000ft premises on Castle Street. There’s talk of city brunches and […]
Corbin & King will open a new restaurant in St John’s Wood, London, in the new year. Soutine will be in keeping with the area’s strong heritage, reports say, with King previously suggesting it would be a little ‘Colbert meets Fischer’s’. Still, we don’t know too much about the restaurant yet. Unless there’s to be […]
Tickets are now on sale for an exclusive ‘Harden’s Invites’ event at Le Gavroche in Mayfair, celebrating all things game. On Monday 8 October, Michel Roux Jr will cook an exclusive 4-course menu, specially created for Harden’s, featuring the very best of British game (including pheasant, hare and venison) and seasonal produce at its peak. Each […]
