Grace Dent eats humble pie – and burgers – at Bobo Social The Evening Standard reviewer is forced to admit she judged this posh burger concept by its cover. Pop-ups in very poor taste? From death row dinners to human burgers, east London pop-ups become more outré. Oh dear, Marylebone’s Opso has a bad […]
Are east London pop-ups becoming too outré in their concepts for even the hippest hipsters to stomach? This week we were brought news that Death Row Dinners (tagline: eat like it’s your last meal) in Hoxton had been cancelled because of threats against the organisers and complaints over their macabre menu design, which showed black […]
This weekend Harden’s readers can get 50 per cent off at the Le Brunch residency, from French-American street food duo Le Bun, at D&D’s Old Bengal Warehouse in the City. Book in for brunch on Saturday 26 or Sunday 27 September ahead of the pop-up’s official launch on 6 October and sample their menu of […]
A new chain of steak and lobster restaurants has opened its £1 million flagship… in Southend-on-Sea. Why sunny Southend? Bourgee – sold as a luxury yet affordable dining experience – is headed up by chef and restaurateur Mark Baumann, of leading local restaurant Baumann’s Brasserie. Coggeshall. Southend’s regeneration was apparently also a major attraction. The wincemakingly-described ‘Steak-Lobster-Luxe Lounge’, opened […]
You’ve read our picks for the best Vietnamese restaurants in London, now here’s your chance to try one first hand. Harden’s has teamed up with Pho to offer you the chance to win dinner for two and a bottle of wine at their new restaurant in St Paul’s One New Change Centre. Enjoy moreish Vietnamese […]
This October Caravan will open a temporary 130-cover restaurant, with 40-seater bar and private outdoor terrace, at the Frieze Art Fair in Regent’s Park. Sounds a little less makeshift than your average pop-up! The restaurant will serve many of the much-loved dishes from Caravan’s Exmouth Market (pictured) and King’s Cross sites, but with a new ‘Caravan To […]
A new River Cottage Canteen will open, in Winchester city centre, on 24 September. The restaurant, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s fourth outpost, will occupy a Grade II listed building, Abbey Mill, just off the Broadway. In addition to the dining room, the site will also have a separate bar area offering a selection of local cider, beer, cocktails, coffees, cakes and […]
D&D London – the former Conran Restaurants group – seem to be doing the rounds in sprucing up its restaurant empire. First Avenue, then Quaglino’s and now Almeida. The Islington restaurant will re-open on 30 September with a brand new ‘pared back’ look, seasonal menu and 80-bin wine wall. Almeida’s ‘sunken’ dining room will remain, alongside its […]
Borough Market fixture Brindisa will celebrate a decade of serving tapas this year. To mark the occasion the restaurant group, which now has four sites, is to offer customers a week of Spanish feasting at the prices of 10 years ago. From 13-19 October, Brindisa’s top 10 tapas dishes – padron peppers, chorizo, garlic chilli prawns, tortillas, […]
