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A founding member of Streatham’s most popular pizza restaurant Bravi Ragazzi – fans say it is home to the best pizza in south London – has used the Covid-19 pandemic as a “catalyst” to launch his own solo pizza business. 081 Pizzeria, a “new age” Italian featuring pizza and Napoli-style tapas dishes from chef and […]
Rosa’s Thai Cafe is continuing its rapid and unrelenting expansion plans with the promise of multiple new sites this year. The casual dining brand, once a small London cafe, could see another eight branches launch over the next 12 months. There are currently 28 Rosa’s across the UK, and more locations outside the capital, such […]
The Scarlet hotel in Mawgan Porth, Cornwall, has named Craig Davies as its new head chef. Davies was formerly sous chef at the Chester Grosvenor hotel under the watchful eye of Simon Radley, and was then head chef at the Atlantic hotel in Jersey in 2017. More recently, the chef headed up the kitchen at […]
The team behind the Cotswolds-born low intervention wine bar The Cellar will bring its concept to King’s Cross this spring. “Telling stories, with wine” is the catchphrase of the place… The Cellar is a new ‘sustainable viticulture’ wine bar and will open on May 17. It marks the second opening from The Cellar team, following […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 11 April 2021. England now has a ‘roadmap’ of dates for the re-opening of restaurants and pubs, which are allowed to re-open from 12 April to serve single households seated outdoors: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021/covid-19-response-spring-2021-summary All of Wales […]
Jamavar, one of Mayfair’s roster of high-end Indian restaurants – “not as memorable as some… but definitely a favourite” – will launch a new summer terrace, squeezing tables and chairs in front of the restaurant. True, countless restaurants up and down the country are doing the same. Between April 12 and May 17, only outdoor […]
The esteemed and notably plant-based chef Alexis Gauthier will open a new fully vegan casual dining restaurant at Fenwick, Bond Street, on April 12. The new opening, titled 123V, will be “casual dining restaurant” situated on lower ground floor of the building and with an outdoor terrace. 123 will feature an all day menu, lunch specials, and […]
We do not need to remind you that restaurants reopen outdoors on Monday. But have you booked anywhere? Finding tables now requires organisation. Reservations have flooded in. Jack Stein, from the Stein Group, said he’s taking bookings for as far along as September, and saw around 20,000 reservations in a matter of days after the […]
A former Perilla chef will open a new restaurant in Cambridge on the banks of the River Cam. Adam Wood will launch Garden House in July, with a focus on open flame cookery and seasonal East Anglian produce. “Garden House will be an approachable, and seasonable contemporary restaurant in one of Britain’s best loved and […]
Crockers Henley has appointed a new 29-year-old head chef, Alex Payne. Payne will be heading up Crocker’s intimate 16-seater chef’s table, The Thames Chef’s Table, which was founded just two years ago. Payne, his first stint in charge of a kitchen, will bring his “classic-meets-modern style”, an announcement read, “mastered” during his time spent at the […]
