Organic’ isn’t necessarily the same as ‘green’. The two concepts so often go hand in hand, though, that there’s something discordant about first impressions of this Pimlico palace to organicism, given that it’s so ostentatiously marbled, and so wantonly brightly-lit. Backed as the place is by the helicopter-loving (JC) Bamford family, however, it’s no great […]
Don’t you hate it when you arrive at a restaurant, and feel you’ve invaded some sort of private party? That’s rather how we felt the Saturday lunchtime we visited this new Chelsea Italian. The only other table populated when we arrived was full of espresso-drinking friends-of-the-management doing extravagantly Italian things, like tossing their long blonde […]
It must be hard being Gordon Ramsay. Filming in California one minute. Establishing a flagship NYC restaurant the next. And all the while: maintaining standards at his London restaurant empire; servicing a demanding media profile, on both side of the Pond; and even running the odd marathon. Oh, and now establishing a gastropub empire too, […]
Fickle beasts restaurants. Well, that’s what many people think. But actually, if you ask thousands of people what they think of the establishments they visit – which we do at this time of year – you find that views on restaurants are not, for the most part, random. Most places generate pretty consistent feedback. In […]
Paddington Basin. The Final Frontier. Well, perhaps not quite. But you do feel as though you are boldly going where no one has been before, when you enter central(ish) London’s last major bit of in-fill development. It’s hard to find: the easiest way is to start at Paddington station’s Heathrow platform, and to follow the […]
An outfit called “Superbrands South Africa” is behind this would-be glamorous newcomer, recently arrived – with little fanfare – in what’s effectively a newly-created space, discreetly located between Savile Row and Regent Street. Its wicked wheeze is to offer a menu of “Asian tapas”, which you might suppose to mean: “Chinese dim sum, wok and […]
Nobu – established in 1994 by Nobuyuki Matsuhisa and New York restaurateur Drew Nieporent – is perhaps the most successful upmarket international dining concept ever. There are now three Nobus in the Big Apple, three here (the first of which opened in 1997), and various others dotted around the globe. It is difficult to exaggerate […]
The sheer amount of graphic design evident on the menu at this Smithfield newcomer immediately tells you it’s part of a chain. As it turns out, it’s the latest concept from Tragus Holdings. Tragus may hardly be a household name, but its brands Café Rouge and Bella Italia certainly are. They make up quite a […]
