The team behind ‘more veg, less meat’ West Country restaurant Root will next week open its third and largest branch, taking over a former Jamie’s Italian in the centre of Bath. Owners Josh and Holly Eggleton (left in photo), the brother-and-sister duo behind the Pony in Chew Valley, launched the original Root eight years ago […]
Patty & Bun founder Joe Grossman launches his second dining pub today (Friday 10 October) – The Shaston Arms in Soho, a follow-up to the successful Waterman’s Arms which he opened in Barnes two years ago. The Shaston’s kitchen is led by former Ducksoup head chef Sam Andrews, who is also behind the Waterman’s modern European […]
The famous Midland Grand dining room at St Pancras, one of London’s most beautiful restaurant spaces, is to become the latest branch of upmarket steakhouse Hawksmoor. The move follows the sudden closure of Victor Garvey at the Midland Grand in July, just six months after its launch. Hawksmoor St Pancras is expected to open in […]
An extravagantly retro-designed Italian trattoria that originated in Paris has opened its first London branch, in the Hoxton hotel. Il Bambini Club is billed as ‘a vibrant escape filled with fresh pasta, pizza, and plenty of spritzes’, and is open from 7am for breakfast until 11pm. Founded by restaurant group Paris Society, it has venues […]
Former Fat Duck group chef Matt Larcombe will tomorrow open his Wild Restaurant in Berkhamsted near Hemel Hempstead, offering a hyper-seasonal menu that celebrates regenerative farming and zero-waste principles. With its own farm close by, Wild will operate on a ‘closed-loop’ system in which produce is grown from seed and leftovers return from the kitchen […]
Rafael Cagali, the star chef behind Da Terra in Bethnal Green, has opened his first restaurant outside London – Maré in Hove (originally launched as Marea, from the Italian for ‘tide’, but rebranded to avoid confusion with another venue). Born in Brazil of Italian descent, Rafael combines his varied culinary influences to create a very distinctive […]
Classic Chelsea brasserie Le Colombier has announced it will cease trading at the end of the year, in a week which witnessed the closure of Pearly Queen in Shoreditch, Koyn in Mayfair and Café Below in the City. Lyon’s seafood specialist in Crouch End will also serve its final guests tomorrow (4 October) after six […]
Edinburgh chef/restaurateur Stuart Ralston will next week launch a Parisian-style wine bar called Vinette in Broughton Street on the edge of the capital city’s New Town. It is his first venture since the September closure of his flagship Aizle, whose name is preserved in Stuart’s newly branded Aizle Hospitality Group. Vinette, which he is opening […]
Chef-patron Robin Gill is to open a new all-day cafe and aperitivo spot called Bar Brasso next door to his flagship restaurant Darby’s, near the new US Embassy in Nine Elms. The space has been operated until recently as Darby’s Next Door, and will offer pastries and coffee in the morning, bigger dishes at lunchtime […]
Anglo-Italian chef Angela Hartnett opens her latest venture today on the top floor of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Cicoria, a bar and restaurant inspired by Turin, is open to the general public as well as ROH ticket-holders. The restaurant will serve lunch and dinner, with the rooftop bar offering panoramic views from […]
