Well, the weather seems pretty appropriate. This week, Londoners can celebrate National Tequila Day in a restaurant named after a psychedelic cactus found in the Chihuahuan desert. On 24 July, visitors to Mayfair’s Peyote can salute Mexico’s most famous export with a flight of Casa Ambar tequilas and a masterclass from the company’s founder, Isis E Ramirez. […]
Randall & Aubin, right in the sleazy heart of Soho, has always been a “unique experience” – now they have promised to turn the seafood and champagne bar concept on its head with the launch of a new menu. This offering will recommend fish and crustaceans to match the bubbly, not the other way around. The […]
The team behind popular Fitzrovia Peruvian Lima opens its second establishment Lima Floral in Covent Garden today (23 July). Peruvian chef Virgilio Martinez and his partners, Gabriel and Jose Luis Gonzalez, plan to reprise some old favourites from the Lima menu, as well as adding a few new dishes to their roster. Highlights include scallops with chia ceviche, Amazonian fish […]
Mark Hix will open his second Hixter restaurant on 30 July. Serving up the trademark ‘whole roast chicken or steaks to share’ that Hix pioneered at The Tramshed in Shoreditch, this latest outpost will be located in the basement of a one time Victorian tin box printing factory on Bankside. The new site, close to […]
Sweet-of-tooth? There’s a new opening in Soho that will definitely tickle your fancy. Pudding Bar, just launched in Greek Street, lets you skip the starter and main course and go straight for a dessert. A café occupies the ground floor while upstairs is a dining room taking bookings for dessert and wine pairings. The establishment has […]
Italian burger brand Ham Holy Burger is to open its first UK outlet in a new ‘social space’ this week at the flagship John Lewis store in Oxford Street. Ham Holy Burger has four sites in its homeland (in Milan and Rome). Launching alongside the burger bar is a restaurant from the company’s sister pizza brand, […]
This summer one lucky winner can dine al fresco courtesy of Harden’s and Carluccio’s with a delicious picnic hamper. The prize serves two and contains generous portions of Italian dishes, made fresh on the day and presented in a smart and reusable cool-bag. The hamper contains a three-course meal which includes a selection of mixed olives; homemade zesty lemon […]
News that Brighton’s 64 Degrees – popular with local cognoscenti (and Marina O’Laughlin) – was bringing its ‘social dining’ concept to London got us thinking. Haven’t we seen that kitchen-counter-seating-with-chef-interaction idea somewhere before? It’s not that the idea is anything really new – plenty of London classics who have offered this voyeuristic vantage point to […]
We’re frankly getting a little weary of reading about burgers, writing about burgers and, of course, eating burgers. In fact we would urge you to embrace another humble junk food before London town is overrun with patties and round buns. The fact that it is America’s national hotdog day on 23 July seems as good […]
Tom Sellers, of Bermondsey’s much-lauded Story restaurant, is to host a pop-up for punters with deep pockets aboard the Belmond British Pullman. Price of admission to journey on this train’s glamorous vintage carriages, and enjoy a bespoke seven course tasting menu with accompanying wines, is £495 per person.Not your average dining car ham sandwich and […]
