Further proof of London’s desire to become the next ‘city that never sleeps’? 24-hour restaurant group, VQ, has announced plans for major expansion after securing new investment from entrepreneur and Cirrus Inns director, Richard Northcott. Currently VQ has two all-night diners in London, but head honcho Simon Prideaux hopes to up that number to eight, eyeing […]
When buildings fall derelict they are naturally reclaimed by their surroundings. Usually, this involves their being taken over by climbing plants and trees, but in Shoreditch you need to replace the creeping ivy with dude food pop-ups, and trees with organic farmers’ markets. Witness, for example, the abandoned petrol station and former Co-op site on […]
Next week Bonnie Gull’s executive chef Luke Robinson will take over the kitchen at Islington’s neighbourhood rotisserie restaurant, Le Coq. The evening (24 November) forms part of a monthly series of guest chef events where a bespoke menu is served for one night only. Robinson’s menu incorporates many signature dishes from his fish-led Fitzrovia restaurant […]
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. From cocktails at […]
The Editors’ review of Heddon Street Kitchen It’s a competent operation but we can’t help but feel Ramsay’s association has inflated prices. Grace Dent can’t find her sea legs at Sea Containers Why would anyone call a restaurant something so “bloody awful”? the Evening Standard’s reviewer wants to know. Tuscan wine dynasty opens […]
Just off Regent Street, a handy brasserie-style operation serving thoroughly competent but rather unremarkable dishes at prices seemingly inflated by association with proprietor Gordon Ramsay. You never quite know what to expect at a Gordon Ramsay establishment. Within a mile or so of each other, you can have places which are very good (Pétrus, say), and […]
The Frescobaldi family – who have produced some of Tuscany’s finest vintages since 1308 – have opened their first restaurant and wine bar outside of Italy. No prizes for guessing where they have chosen for their foray into foreign territory. So, Ristorante Frescobaldi follows in the footsteps of Quattro Passi and Assunta Madre by choosing […]
Marlow’s once-celebrated Compleat Angler hotel has launched a new restaurant. And it’s Indian. Sindhu is brought to us by Atul Kochhar, of Mayfair’s Benares – one of the Indian chefs credited with elevating subcontinental cuisine to true fine dining status. It was announced in October that he would take over the former Riverside restaurant, which until […]
From the (Lebanese) Maroush Group, a beautiful relaunch of a mega-grand St John’s Wood hostelry; despite the best efforts of the charming staff, and food which was at least satisfactory, the overwhelming impression from our visit was that the initial formula just does not ‘work’. Crocker’s Folly came into being, the legend goes, because Mr […]
Did you know that the influences on Argentinean cuisine come from countries as diverse as Sweden, Italy, Germany, Spain and Wales? If not, prepare to be enlightened as Argentine tapas bar Zoilo plays host to a series of chefs who will guide diners through the country’s rich food history. On 27 & 28 November, former […]
