Queen of cupcakes and afternoon tea Bea Vo (Bea’s of Bloomsbury) branched out into American diner fare last year when she opened Stax in Carnaby Street’s Kingly Court. Now the restaurateur has announced a second US-inspired burger and diner joint Boondocks, slated to arrive this spring just behind Moorfields Eye Hospital in Shoreditch. The new […]
It was big news last year that Michael Wignall, long-time chef at The Latymer in Surrey’s Pennyhill Park, was to leave to take over from Michael Caines at Gidleigh Park in Devon. It is still not known who will fill Wignall’s undoubtedly big shoes – his “fine and complex” cooking helped secure a spot just outside […]
Laos Café by Saiphin @ Rosa’s Thai Café SW1 Until end February 2016 A fiery, feisty pop-up from Saiphin Moore of Rosa’s Thai Café has taken up temporary residence in what will become the next Rosa’s Thai Café opening in Victoria’s Gillingham Street. Saiphin has decided to travel east of her Thai homeland and introduce Londoners […]
The Observer’s Jay Rayner finds a very generous sunday lunch at reasonable prices (always a welcome surprise in central London) at the latest venture from the Goodman Group, Zelman Meats. This new meat-focused venue took over the site of keenly priced Soho seafood spot Rex & Mariano (also a Goodman enterprise) late last year… “Yes, […]
Just days after Claude Bosi’s Mayfair foodie temple, Hibiscus, cut its opening hours in order to give staff more time off and improve consistency, another of London’s top dining destinations followed suit. Gauthier Soho, Alex Gauthier’s “beautiful, plush and quiet” Georgian townhouse which just “oozes romance and decadence”, has done away with Monday dinner service. This means […]
In the well-heeled environs of Mayfair, just around the corner from Claridge’s, a new socially-conscious restaurant project supporting social mobility. Spring Workshop, is an all-day café and evening bar, but it is also a community hub offering apprenticeships and work experience (irrespective of background), literacy events and a coffee training scheme for homeless people. Open […]
It was one of London’s top dining destinations, put Bethnal Green firmly on the foodie map, and was the fifth best food in the capital in its price bracket according to Harden’s 2014 survey. So when Nuno Mendes announced almost two years ago that his “thrilling” testament to “gastronomic story-telling” Viajante was to close, it […]
Happy New Year to all our Harden’s readers, we hope you enjoyed the festive break. If, perhaps, you enjoyed yourself a little bit too much and spent more than you should have on presents, parties and nights out, then January is traditionally a month for staying in. For those who would rather not do the […]
Claude Bosi’s Mayfair foodie temple, Hibiscus, is the latest high-end restaurant to cut its opening hours in order to give staff more time off and improve consistency. The chef/patron has cut Tuesday and Wednesday lunch services. Hibiscus is now open for lunch on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and for dinner from Tuesday to Saturday. Last […]
Simon Rogan officially launched his new chef’s table experience Aulis at Fera at Claridge’s, in Mayfair, today (7 January). The space is located adjacent to the main kitchen at Fera, and functions not only as a development kitchen for chefs, but also as an exclusive, intimate and interactive private dining room for diners. The six-seat […]
