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Celebrity chef and campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is closing his Bristol-based River Cottage Canteen after seven years. It was largely enjoyed. Fearnley-Whittingstall blamed the closure on “rising costs and challenging market conditions, as well as the size and location of the site”. The River Cottage founder said: “Following a full review of our business we have […]
The Clock House in Ripley has appointed Paul Nicholson as head chef. He has moved from the same role at the Yorke Arms in Nidderdale, Yorkshire. Nicholson has joined the Michelin-starred Surrey restaurant following the departure of previous head chef Fred Clapperton. Nicholson said: “The Clock House already has an excellent reputation; the team both […]
The team behind Mayfair restaurants Bombay Bustle and Jamavar is opening a new Chinese spot in May. The Chinese restaurant will be situated on Curzon Street, formerly home to Indian restaurants Marani and Matsya. Details on the new venture are sparse, but we know the restaurant will have 85 covers and will be split across […]
Harden’s regular round-up of the restaurant critics’ musings, from the week ending 23 February 2020. Four Seasons, London W1 “Because a nasty virus has broken out in a city 5,500 miles away from London, Britain’s Chinese community is suffering.” Jay Rayner from The Observer was in London’s Chinatown to show his support for the restaurant […]
Sat Bains has said extreme flooding that caused his restaurant to close this week has cost his business about £50,000. Bains was unable to open his two Michelin-star eponymous restaurant in Nottingham on Wednesday and Thursday after Storm Dennis caused the nearby river to swell and overflow. The lane leading up to the fine dining […]
Hospitality professionals have criticised new government plans to implement a points based immigration system, which could leave UK restaurants even more short staffed. After Brexit, the UK’s new model will encourage employers to move away from “cheap labour” from Europe and will push businesses to hire people on higher salaries and with high level qualifications. […]
Hawaiian poké specialist Island Poké will expand internationally, launching 13 sites across Europe in 2020. The first site, opening this April, will be located on Rue Saint-Honoré in the bustling 1er arrondissement of Paris. Other France openings include Nice, Lyon, Montpellier, Marseille, and Nantes in 2020. Island Poké will also open restaurants in Belgium and […]
Nuno Mendes has departed the Michelin-starred restaurant Mãos. Neither he nor Blue Mountain School entrepreneur James Brown have given a reason for the move. Mendes, one of London’s most famous chefs, opened the restaurant on Redchurch Street in Shoreditch in 2018. The chef joined having made waves at Chiltern Firehouse and immediately struck a chord […]
Irish chef Adrian Martin will open Wildflower, a new fine dining restaurant, in Camden on March 2. The 30-cover restaurant will be Martin’s first in London, and will be housed in a shipping container in Camden’s new eco market on Buck Street. Martin, from Cavan, has been hailed as one of Ireland’s young up and […]
A new Portuguese taberna called Claro is due to open on Bateman Street in spring. The focus will be on small seafood plates and wines by the glass. The 26-cover venue is a joint venture between Leandro Carreira and Alex Hunter, co-founder of Bonnie Gull, and The Sea The Sea in Chelsea, where Carreira is […]
