Spring is here, and soon there will be lots of new season’s produce. Asparagus, peas, broad beans, wild garlic and lovely fresh morels are just a few of the vegetables. Hopefully Sewin and wild salmon from the rivers of South Wales will be arriving into the kitchen at Tyddyn Llan shortly. And they are now able […]
The one draw-back to Ealing’s world-famous pizzeria, Santa Maria, has always been that it’s “nigh-on impossible to get a table”, well, now they’re adding a second branch in Chelsea. The 25-cover site is located just off the King’s Road and will open on Friday 8 April with a 50% off food soft launch offer until […]
In a move seemingly likely to enrage hipsters across East London, a new eatery has banned diners who turn up wearing shoes but no socks. Olof Prail, owner of Fool Proof in an converted former haberdashery off Brick Lane, said he’s sick of customers complaining about cold ankles, when they sit down at one of […]
On the former site of The Harcourt Arms and set within a Grade-II listed Georgian townhouse in Marylebone, this gastropub and private dining space reopens tomorrow (1 April) as The Harcourt. As well as a new look and new menu, the venue is also offering diners a promotional soft launch deal. Anyone who dines at […]
Handmade pizzas and more than 80 ciders, sourced from the West Country, will be on offer when The Stable opens its doors in Whitechapel on 21 April. This will be the 14th venue for the popular restaurant chain, founded in Dorset in 2009, and its first site in London. The Stable, owned by Nikki and Richard […]
We’ve teamed up with the good people of Twizoo to announce the top 5 trending restaurants on Twitter each week in London. Twizoo is an app that gives restaurant recommendations based on what people are saying on Twitter, and analyses over 50,000 incoming tweets per week to determine which restaurants are attracting the most buzz. […]
Last week we reported that The Square in Mayfair (long-time baby of Phil Howard and Nigel Platts-Martin) had been sold to the Marc Group (Marlon Abela Restaurant Corporation). Since then there has been quite a bit of speculation on the restaurant’s future, if indeed, it had one. Well we now know The Square will definitely […]
SPARKLING 125ml/Bottle N/V Champagne Reserve, P Gerbais, Celles-sur-Ource 11.50, 62.00 Prosecco, Casa Coste Piane (Italy) 6.00, 33.00 Moscato d’Asti, Canelli, Bera (Italy) 36.00 Vouvray Brut Dilettante, Breton (Loire) 40.00 2014 Mauzac Nature, Plageoles (South West) 43.00 N/V Champagne Blanc de Blancs, Brut Nature, Val Frison, Lalore 80.00 WHITE 125ml/Bottle 2014 Falerio, DOP Ciu Ciu Bianco (Marche, […]
A small (40-cover), indy restaurant has just opened close to Holland Park. Six Portland Road is brought to us by ex-Terroirs duo Oli Barker (front of house) and chef Pascal Wiedermann. The modern, British menu takes inspiration from across Europe, and as one might suspect, given Oli’s background, there is a well-selected wine list – many […]
Monsieur Raymond Blanc presided over the Food Made Good Awards this week with typically French gusto, presenting his bon ami Jamie O with the Sustainability Hero Award, among many other accolades conferred upon green-thinking restaurateurs and suppliers. Held at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Lindley Hall on 22 March, the ceremony was by far the award’s […]
