Acclaimed Welsh chef Nathan Davies is to open a new restaurant on Guernsey this summer, 18 months after leaving highly rated SY23 in Aberystwyth. Vraic – a local seaweed in Guernsey French – will have an open kitchen centred on a Basque-inspired grill cooking whole fish and joints of meat on the bone, while much of […]
The Five Fields in Chelsea will serve its final meals this evening, in a week when the original Hakkasan in Hanway Place also announced its closure after 24 years. The Five Fields has been a consistent presence in the upper reaches of the Harden’s 100 list of the UK’s top restaurants in recent years, and […]
Ukrainian restaurant Tatar Bunar launches next week in Shoreditch, showcasing home-style regional cooking from Bessarabia in the south of the country. It takes its name from Tatarbunary, close to Romania on the Black Sea coast and the hometown of co-founder Alex Cooper, and has a menu inspired by his grandmother’s recipes for such classic comfort […]
Clare Smyth and Daniel Boulud will each have a restaurant in a new hotel opening next year inside London’s Admiralty Arch. Clare said she was “beyond excited” to share the news this week, following the announcement of the dining options at the Waldorf Astoria that is taking over the Trafalgar Square landmark. “A historic setting, […]
The Sustainable Restaurant Association shares nine top sustainability trends to look for in restaurants in 2025 1. Talkin’ ‘bout regeneration While regenerative agriculture as yet lacks a clear, legal definition, the concept of farming in ways that restore nature, protect biodiversity and replenish soils is gaining traction among industry, governments — and customers. What does this mean […]
Entries are now open for the prestigious UK Sommelier of the Year competition, hosted by the International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) and the UK Sommelier Academy. Entry forms are available from iwsc.net and must be submitted by May 1st. Stage 1 of the competition is conducted online in three parts: a theory exam, an […]
Rebecca Mascarenhas launched her career as an independent restaurateur 39 years ago with the opening of Sonny’s in Barnes (now in its third incarnation at Home SW13). She also owns Home SW15 in Putney, co-owns Elystan Street in Chelsea and Kitchen W8 in Kensington with the distinguished chef Phil Howard, and is a consultant and […]
Our weekly round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 23rd February 2025 London Standard Shakara, Marylebone David Ellis dined out at a new West African spot whose name apparently means ‘to pose or show off’ in Nigerian slang, and with a kitchen headed by former Talking Drum […]
With Greek cuisine all the rage in London and cooking over fire here to stay, the arrival of two separate restaurants named after the Greek word for fire may be not be altogether surprising. This week saw the opening of Pyra in Queen’s Park, billed as a ‘love letter to the Mediterranean’ and featuring Greek […]
