The opening of two new neighbourhood French bistros in quick succession confirms the enduring popularity of classic Gallic cuisine in the British capital. Earlier this month, La Bouffe (pictured) launched in Wandsworth Bridge Road, Fulham, from husband-and-wife team Lawrence and Emily Hartley, who own the Provence-inspired Le Petit Citron in Brook Green. They say the […]
Romanian-born chef Alex Craciun, who made his name at Jason Atherton’s Sosharu, has returned to London after nine years to open a Japanese-inspired restaurant called Aces Foodcraft in Fitzrovia. The restaurant, which opens tomorrow (1 November), operates on two levels: during the daytime it is relatively casual, with a seasonal à la carte menu, daily […]
Amy Poon will revive one of the most famous names in British Chinese cooking with the opening of her first permanent restaurant – called Poon’s – in Somerset House on Bonfire Night. Amy’s parents Bill and Cecilia opened the original Poon’s in Chinatown in 1973, which ran alongside a second venue in Covent Garden until they […]
Tickets go on sale today for Obsession26, the latest edition of the annual culinary festival that brings together a constellation of top national and international chefs at Northcote, the gastronomic boutique hotel in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley. The festival dinners take place on 17 consecutive nights from Friday 23 January to Sunday 8 February. Host chef-director […]
Ivan Tisdall-Downes, the chef behind several versions of itinerant sustainable restaurant Native, has opened a new venue in London Fields – this time under a different name. Field Notes, close to Mare Street Market, occupies similar culinary territory to Native, with Ivan saying it is “about exploring sustainability as a global conversation. But at its heart, […]
One of East London’s ‘lost’ eel, pie and mash shops has been revived as a pub called The Black Eel by Andy and Steph Solley of Walthamstow’s Exale Brewing. The new pub opens this Friday (24 October), with 150 free pints of beer waiting for the first arrivals through the door from midday. The spacious […]
Birmingham high-rise restaurant Orelle is changing its name to 24 Stories as the Evolv Collection – originally Conran Restaurants and more recently D&D London – modifies its structure with the introduction of a series of mini-brands. 24 Stories – on the 24th floor of Birmingham’s tallest office building, 103 Colmore Row – combines with 20 Stories […]
Former prisoner Nathaniel Mortley has opened his first permanent restaurant – 2010 by Natty Can Cook, in Herne Hill, south London, which offers a refined take on Pan-Caribbean cuisine. Nathaniel served a two-and-a-half-year sentence in Brixton prison, less than a mile away, where he worked in prisoner-operated restaurant The Clink – for which he remains an ambassador. […]
A new seafood-and-cocktail bar has opened in Manchester city centre tomorrow promising an ‘oyster happy hour’ every weekday from 4-5pm, when the bivalves are half price. Bar Shrimp is from the trio behind sustainable modern bistro Higher Ground, which is next door. The bar will focus on British and Irish oysters and shellfish from David […]
A Vietnamese restaurant has opened in Covent Garden inspired by the late Nguyễn Thị Thanh (pictured) – the Ho Chi Minh City ‘Lunch Lady’ brought to culinary fame by the New York chef-turned-writer Anthony Bourdain. Cô Thành, on the Henrietta Street site formerly occupied by Frenchie, has been launched by Hong Kong chef Brian Woo, […]
