From Eric Snaith (chef/patron of Norfolk’s “wonderful” Titchwell Manor) comes this standalone fish and chip restaurant. Eric’s Fish & Chips opens in East Anglian coastal town Thornham this April serving traditional chippy fare with a modern twist. Early birds can get 50% off during a soft launch period from 7-17 April. Eric’s uses local tatties for the chips […]
Jay Rayner weighs in on the north/south restaurant divide question The Observer’s critic-in-chief heads to Manchester to try out the new Hawksmoor and stumbles across a veggie dining room, 1847, serving great food – well, apart from the desserts. Read our roundup of restaurant news in Manchester and enter our Hawksmoor Manchester competition. Meanwhile the […]
Another pop-up goes permanent as former supper club collaboration Flat Three opens a restaurant in Holland Park. Although serving up ‘Japanese-inspired’ food we’re told the dishes have been influenced by flavours from Korea and Scandinavia too. There will be a soft-launch period from 2 April (with a complimentary 500ml carafe of wine per couple per table). A joint […]
You’ve read all the exciting food news from Manchester in our spotlight feature, now why not try one of the city’s hottest newcomers for yourself? Harden’s has teamed up with The Hawksmoor to offer one lucky reader (and their guest) the chance to win a meal for two at the brand new Deansgate restaurant. Hawksmoor […]
Manchester is a city on the rise when it comes to dining out. Last year, according to CGA Peach’s eye-catching figures, the capital of the north saw a 57% increase in food-led businesses. It seems almost too good to be true (London’s comparative growth was 32%), but just goes to show how vibrant the restaurant scene in Manchester […]
Skye Gyngell has announced an addition to her first stand-alone London restaurant, Spring at Somerset House. The chef (often credited with putting Petersham Nurseries on the culinary map) plans to open a trio of spaces called The Salon adjacent to her New Wing dining room on 3 April. Spring opened late last year and had a […]
MasterChef’s Monica Galetti has left Le Gavroche after 12 years, potentially to open her own London restaurant. She decided to leave her job as senior sous chef at the Mayfair institution following an event in her family (not elaborated upon) which made her reevaluate her professional goals. Galetti is now in talks with a new business partner […]
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. […]
Prepare yourself for what is being billed as London’s ‘first rock n roll brunch’ as Roxx pop-up joins forces with Dirty Bones in High Street Ken. The boozy three course event kicks off at noon on 28 March, followed by a ‘debaucherous’ after party at The Wellington Club. There was limited feedback on relative newcomer […]
Open House, the new sister company to Cubitt House, will open its first restaurant – Percy & Founders – on 2 April. The new all-day dining spot, spearheaded by ex Murano head chef Diego Cardoso, launches in Fitzrovia’s Fitzroy Place development. Early birds can get 50% off food from Thursday 26 March to Wednesday 1 April 2015 […]
