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Chef Anna Hansen’s Clerkenwell restaurant The Modern Pantry is this year celebrating its 10th birthday. The big day is in august, and to mark the milestone, Hansen and her team have set up a series of events, with dishes created by ‘friends’ of The Modern Pantry, as well as an anniversary afternoon tea. The likes […]
Restaurant group Hawksmoor has finally announced its plans to open its first site in New York. The 180-cover site is due to launch in 2019, and will occupy the United Charities Building in Manhattan. The move has been a long time coming. Co-founder Will Beckett said: “When we open in 2019, Hawksmoor New York will have […]
Jewish restaurant Monty’s Deli is looking to raise £150,000 in order to expand across London. The deli, well established after a year and best known for its towering salt beef sandwiches and homemade chicken soup, is offering equity to the general public for the first time. Mark Ogus and Owen Barratt were able to open […]
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”) 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. […]
