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Theatreland’s stalwart American diner Joe Allen (a survivor of the ’70s) is to move lock, stock and wood panelling this summer. The restaurant and all its fixtures and fittings will take up a new home, just 25 metres down the road, in Burleigh Street, Covent Garden. Retaining the recognisable wood panelling, classic theatre posters and […]
Treat him to London’s best steak at Guinea Grill 3 course Sunday lunch: £46 Voted the best steak restaurant in London by our readers last year, this “old-fashioned” grill room, in a “cute” Mayfair mews serves brilliant cuts of beef, “simply cooked and fabulous”. The perfect place to take your pa. Whisky, cigars, steak, jazz… […]
The average British family throws away 40 per cent of the bagged salad leaves they buy each year, so says waste advisory body Wrap. The findings were published on Wednesday by the supermarket giant Tesco, who shrewdly used the opportunity to unveil their own brand, sliding zip-lock salad bags. Clearly not enough people know this simple life hack […]
Taste of London will be transforming Regent’s Park once again for the summer edition of this (now) enormous culinary event. The festival of food takes place 14-18 June, and if you haven’t booked your tickets yet then Harden’s has a tasty offer for you. Our readers can get discounted rates on entry to Taste of […]
If you have been wondering what Arbutus co-founder Will Smith has been up to since the Soho restaurant closed last year, wonder no longer. The restaurateur has just opened a new venture, Sugar Boat – a bistro, bar and wine shop – in Helensburgh, Scotland. Situated on the town’s Colquhoun Square, the restaurant offers outdoor […]
⦿ The Observer’s Jay Rayner finds a trip to Soho’s new Test Kitchen rather hard work, but thankfully is able to salvage his day through the restorative power of pastry at Maison Bertaux… “The strawberry tart at Maison Bertaux in London’s Soho should be available on prescription as an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress. The sweet […]
Fera at Claridge’s chef Dan Cox is swapping the Big Smoke for something a little bit more down to earth – an organic farm in Cornwall. The former executive chef of Simon Rogan’s research kitchen Aulis announced his plans to open a restaurant at Crocadon Farm in St Mellion via Instagram this week. “The day […]
A high-end hybrid Oriental restaurant combining Chinese and Japanese cuisines will open next month in the new Four Seasons hotel at Ten Trinity Square in the City of London. Mei Ume, a name bringing together the Chinese and Japanese words for “plum”, launches on June 9, joining star French chef Anne-Sophie Pic’s La Dame de Pic […]
Three-year-old pop-up The Oystermen is to open its first permanent venue in Covent Garden this summer. The Oystermen seafood bar and kitchen will be in foodie hot-spot Henrietta Street, where Ollie Dabbous has just opened his new restaurant in The Henrietta hotel and Gregory Marchand opened Frenchie last year. Unusually, The Oystermen is a business that […]
