Tom Harris and Jon Rotheram – alumni of such noble institutions as St John hotel (now One Leicester Street), Nobu and Fifteen – are hoping to set up an ambitious Hackney gastropub… with your money, if you wish. Their aim is to purchase a freehold public house and dining room through personal investment, crowd funding […]
A contemporary-style update of a traditional Knightsbridge Italian; a good quality, if pricey, all-rounder, where service can sometimes seem jarringly formal. In a city without much in the way of living restaurant history, ‘Chelsea Italian’ is one of the few styles you could write a whole book about. In fact, someone did – it’s called […]
TV chef John Burton-Race returns to the London restaurant scene for the first time in 12 years with The New Angel in Notting Hill. Opening today (7 May), the establishment has the same name as his Dartmouth hotel, which famously closed in 2007 while Burton-Race was in Australia taking part in ‘I’m a celebrity…get me […]
There’s something in the air in London at the moment. Is it spring? An unreasonably high pollen count? Saharan sand? Something certainly seems to have whipped up a frenzy of restaurant activity, with today (6 May) alone seeing the official opening of Fera at Claridge’s (though it seems they won’t really be fully open ’til Thursday), Beast, Noodle House, TING […]
Perched atop a City hotel, a new restaurant and rooftop bar, Galadari, will open in September. Occupying the eighth floor of the Crowne Plaza, by Blackfriars Bridge, it will boast views of the Shard, St Paul’s and Tate Modern. The restaurant features a Japanese kushiyaki grill offering steaks (with a choice of flavoured smoke) and seafood, […]
When it closed in 2012, everyone thought it might be gone for good, but Toto’s Italian restaurant, in Knightsbridge, has made a comeback. The restaurant has undergone a complete £3 million redesign (which is no bad thing as the decor was starting to look a little faded long before it closed – Harden’s more charitable […]
Goodman group, the folks behind Burger & Lobster, have got another surf ‘n’ turf food concept up their sleeves – king crab and steak. The restaurant – ‘Beast‘ – opens today (6 May), occupying a basement space in Chapel Place, near Selfridges. The fixed price menu costs £75/head and includes starter, main course, sides and dessert […]
Originally expected in 2013 but delayed by more than a year, London’s loftiest hotel finally opens today (6 May). The Shangri-La occupies levels 34-52 of the Shard at London Bridge. The hotel’s signature restaurant, TING on level 35, offers all-day dining, while GÅŽNG on level 52 – to be the highest bar in the city – […]
Simon Rogan’s new restaurant, Fera at Claridge’s, will open today (6 May). Fera means ‘wild’ in Latin, apparently intended to reflect the ‘primal influence of nature’ and ‘highly seasonal ingredients’ that will underpin Rogan’s menu. It remains to be seen whether this agrestal attitude will extend to the new space’s decor, which is being overseen […]
One lucky Harden’s reader (and a friend) will have the chance to hone their kitchen skills at a free cookery course of their choice, courtesy of Jenius Social. A new food hub offering cooking masterclasses, Jenius Social opens in Islington later this month – and you and your friend could be among the first to take […]
