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Gordon Ramsay has appointed Matt Abé co-chef patron at his three-Michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay on London’s Royal Hospital Road. Abé has spent the past 12 years working for the celebrity chef, rising through the ranks of the group. He began his career in his native Australia, FIRST Aria Restaurant in Sydney and then later at […]
Gourmet Burger Kitchen’s future has been thrust into uncertainty after its owner revealed plans to sell the chain. The coronavirus pandemic has caused frailty and turbulence across the restaurant industry and the brand is one of a number in trouble. It was Sky News that first learnt that the new owner of Byron, the rival […]
Noble Rot’s snazzy new Soho outpost, housed in the resurrected former institution, the Gay Hussar, opens today (Friday 18). The first floor will be decorated with a mural by political cartoonist Martin Rowson, while the food offering will include tributes to the former restaurant’s Hungarian-inspired spreads. This will include this former bastion of socialist plotting’s […]
Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 13 September 2020. Check with your local and favourite restaurants before heading there; many are still operating strict timings due to reduced cover numbers and social distancing requirement, with reduced menus and booking systems (even if they […]
One of the main icons behind London’s Restaurant revolution died today at the age of 88. Sir Terence Conran was key one of the key figures in driving London’s restaurant revolution of the 1990s. Harden’s criticisms of his restaurants also became a talking point, with our brand for a time being known for its iconoclastic […]
A new food, drink, retail, and design space will open on Motcomb Street in Belgravia on September 22. Pantechnicon will be “a celebration of contemporary creativity and craftsmanship that explores Japanese and Nordic cultures,” an announcement said, and will work as a new community hub in the heart of the Grosvenor Estate. Barry Hirst, the […]
Searcys has announceed the re-opening of The Gherkin restaurant, Helix, on September 21. To mark the occasion, Searcys will be bringing “all-day, sky-high dining” back to the City, with new menus, plenty of Lanson Champagne thanks to a new partnership with the brand, and the launch of its first afternoon tea. The all-day menu at […]
The hospitality veterans Gearoid Devaney MS and Xavier Rousset MS will launch on September 10 The Black Book, a new wine bar and restaurant on the site of the former members’ club Trade. Trade was established as a refuge for hospitality workers as a post-service hangout, but The Black Book will be open to all. […]
The award-winning Smoke & Salt has left Pop Brixton and is re-opening on September 22 at a brand-new site in Tooting. Chefs and co-founders Aaron Webster (ex-Dinner by Heston and The Latymer at Pennyhill Park) and Remi Williams (Craigie on Main and Deuxave), who initially met at The Shed, Notting Hill, have taken Smoke & […]
