A new all-day café, Fields – big sister to Balham’s much-loved M1LK – is coming to Clapham at the end of September. This latest offering from Julian Porter and Lauren Heaphy will open not far from Clapham Common, next to the skate park on Rookery Road. Bang on trend for eco-friendly foodies, Fields will have […]
You’ve read our restaurant picks for London’s best bivalves, now here’s the chance to try one for yourself. Harden’s has teamed up with Soho’s famous seafood and champagne bar Randall & Aubin to bring you the chance to win a fabulous treat for two this native oyster season. You and your guest will enjoy a dozen delicious […]
It’s September once again, which means three things – school is back in session, summer is about to start (weatherwise), and its native oyster season… in celebration of which we’ve got the definitive list of restaurants, pop-ups and bars serving the capital’s best bivalves… You can’t go wrong at a classic oyster bar… J Sheekey […]
After 13 years of turning out “brilliant” and “stylish” (if “pretentious”) dishes, Alan Murchison has finally announced he is to quit L’Ortolan in Berkshire. One-time owner of the famous Shinfield restaurant, Murchison stayed on as executive chef after his company sold the place last year. Alan Murchison Restaurants Ltd – part of the rather ill-conceived 10 in […]
Claude Bosi is off to join his brother Cedric for a bit of country air in the pair’s spiritual home – Ludlow. The quaint Shropshire town was firmly fixed on the foodie map back in 2000, thanks in large part to the success of Claude’s restaurant Hibiscus, which he moved to Mayfair – never entirely […]
The brothers behind much-lauded Bristol restaurant Casamia are planning a rather more casual all-day venture in Portishead. Jonray and Peter Sanchez-Iglesias will open the 60-cover pizza place, Pi Shop, in December – good news for those who don’t fancy splashing out on the £90/head original. Why should you care? This is what our current guide says about Casamia: “There’s […]
A nine hole crazy golf pop-up – with a clubhouse serving food by the likes of Patty & Bun and Pizza Pilgrims – is coming to town. Only in Shoreditch. And, in true and trendy local style, the place has one of those slightly risqué names and a vintage concept. Swingers comes with a 1920s-inspired clubhouse, bar and terrace […]
For those who just can’t wait for MasterChef to start again next year, there’s a pop-up opening today (2 September) that will scratch your itch. Over the next five weeks, winners and finalists – old and new – will be running a temporary restaurant and bar at the Blue Fin building in Southwark. Tickets have already sold […]
Further proof that Soho’s seedy roots are being eradicated. An illegal strip club on Great Windmill Street has been closed down and will be repurposed as a 50-cover restaurant and Folk clothing shop. First-time restaurateur Gordon Ker (pictured) won permission for a change of use of the site and will convert the basement into a […]
