A happy week for the majority of the critics, with pork pies, new experiences and old friends. Only Marina O’Loughlin’s trip to West Sussex (“England by Disney”) Â and Ed Smith’s visit to Bagatelle (“nothing to swerve for”) were disappointments. Continuing from last week’s homage to the dumpling and pastry-encased leftovers, Jay Rayner in The Observer […]
Cheeseburger dumplings, tandoori ostrich and a dinosaur steak feature in this week’s reviews, which also demonstrate some serious love and respect for Bristol’s ever-increasing restaurant collection. for The Guardian has decided that she loves reviewing Bristol’s self-effacing, humble restaurant scene, especially Pasture (26/30) which she visited this week. and “really, really liked”. (Grace also recommended […]
 Chef Theo Randall is to lend his name to a restaurant brand called Theo’s Italian Kitchen. Theo’s Italian Kitchen is a new venture from IHG, owners of the InterContinental Park Lane, where Randall operates his fine dining restaurant, Theo Randall. The ex-River Café head chef will front the opening of two sites in Battersea and Aldgate, […]
Football is a feature in most walks of life in Manchester: nowhere more so than in providing celebrity backing to many of the openings in the city’s ever-emerging restaurant scene. Latest in line is Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola who is to open a new Catalan venture called Tast on July 20, in partnership with […]
Australian restaurant group Daisy Green raised its £500,000 equity target in just one day. The company launched a crowdfunding sum on Crowdcube on July 9 and soon had £1,886,970 put in from 103 investors. The additional capital will be used to speed up the Daisy Green expansion. Creators Prue Freeman and Tom Onions’ first restaurant […]
Chelsea greengrocer Andreas Georghiou is teaming up with chef Phil Howard for a special veg-focused dinner event. The pair will host a dining event at Howard’s Elystan Street restaurant on August 7, celebrating 25 years of Georghio’s shop, Andreas Veg. Over the years, the grocer has supplied everyone from Nigella Lawson to the Rolling Stones with […]
Dan Doherty has stepped into the pub trade, opening The Royal Oak in Marylebone. Previously executive chef at Duck & Waffle, the pub is Doherty’s first solo venture and comes after his appearance on the 2018 BBC series Britain’s Best Home Cook. The chef has launched The Royal Oak with business partner Andy Ward. […]
Chef Andrew Wong’s latest restaurant Kym’s is to open this September in The City’s new Bloomberg Arcade. The steel and glass culinary arena, designed by Norman Foster Partners, is Bloomberg’s new European HQ. Already in situ are brands such as Shake Shack, Homeslice, Koya, and the new and lavish Brigadiers, which Harden’s previewed in depth […]
Reporters from The Telegraph won this week’s adventure in restaurant reviewing, with satisfying trips to Alpes and St Leonards. The Standard‘s guest reviewer also landed a plum job at Henrietta, while almost everyone else suffered a case of “nice place, shame about the food”. in The Observer was left with a nasty taste in his […]
Sushi master Endo Kazutoshi is to host a special omakase menu at the Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge this summer. The chef, one of the UK’s most celebrated in Japanese food, will run a £150 “one-off culinary occasion” from July 20 to August 31. Described as an “exclusive experience” and a “one-off culinary occasion”, the meal will […]
