Yes it’s that time of year again, the lights are being turned on by Z list celebrities in towns up and down the country and the John Lewis advert has sent Twitter into meltdown – Christmas is almost here. And since ’tis the season to eat and drink too much and meet up with friends […]
Following a £1.5m refurb, 19th century public house Tulse Hill Hotel will reopen on 8 December as a neighbourhood restaurant-with-rooms. The restored Herne Hill venue will offer nine bedrooms, a restaurant, lounge and bar, as well as a 14-cover private dining room and a chef’s table that seats five. Heading up the open plan kitchen, […]
We don’t often report on the comings and going of chefs, but news that J Sheekey are bidding farewell to head chef Richard Kirkwood after five years seemed particularly noteworthy. Richard Caring’s restaurant and oyster bar has long been a favourite with our reporters, consistently London’s most commented on restaurants with top ratings for its […]
Fleet Street’s George pub has reopened following some major restoration work and now boasts an upstairs dining room, The Pig & Goose. The ground floor has also been completely redeveloped but retains its original features and ‘traditional feel’. The 50-cover Pig & Goose offers dishes such as: Dorset crab ravioli and partridge breasts, crispy legs, […]
A new deli opened in Goodge Street today (24 November), aiming to bring ‘kosher-style’ food, Ã la NYC, to the capital. The inspiration behind Delancey & Co. include classic Lower East Side haunts such as the famous Katz Delicatessen – the Big Apple’s spiritual home of salt beef sandwiches and smoked salmon bagels – and Russ […]
Be one of the first to try Caprice Holding’s brand new Ivy Market Grill, opening this month in Covent Garden. We’ve teamed up with Richard Caring’s ever-expanding restaurant empire to bring you the chance to win a fabulous champagne brunch for two. Sip a glass of bubbly while you take in the brand new dining […]
Who would have thought that a lowly fungus would become one of the most highly prized delicacies of all time, known by many as the diamond of the kitchen. White truffles now cost around £2,500 per kilo and dedicated gourmands have been known to pay even more for particularly large or rare ones. The record […]
A brand new café and bar has opened on Stoke Newington’s Church Street. The site – formerly White Rabbit and before that celeb hangout The Baby Bathhouse (notably a favourite spot of Amy Winehouse back in the day) – was bought this summer by Marc Dalla-Riva and Matthew Rix, the duo behind The Blacksmith & […]
After a very short-lived experiment with British cooking, the Tamarind Collection is going back to what it knows best… and reopening Zaika on the site of the failed One Kensington, which was only launched in March. The press release says the restaurant has been reincarnated ‘by popular demand’, but it may also have something to do with […]
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 […]
