The couple behind Cambridge’s high-flying Restaurant Twenty-Two are to open a more relaxed modern British bistro called Margaret’s nearby next week. Co-founders Alex Olivier and Sam Carter say the new venue will offer “uncomplicated dining with a casual yet considered menu that will move with the seasons”, using high-quality from the same local suppliers as […]
A new African restaurant opens in Sevenoaks, Kent today with a focus on the cuisine of Sierra Leone, from chef and food writer Maria Bradford. Shwen Shwen – which means ‘fancy’ in the Krio language of Sierra Leone – will showcase traditional Sierra Leonean dishes as well as fusion cooking from across West Africa. Maria learned to […]
A former Fortnum & Mason chef opens his debut restaurant in west London next week – Walter’s Bistro near Hammersmith Bridge, a tiny 12-seater where he will serve his personal take on British and Italian food. Born and brought up in Rome, Walter Cannavacciuolo has worked in London for 10 years, including a stint as a […]
A new casual sushi and sake bar called Noren opens in Mayfair this week, introducing the mini hand-roll ‘makezu’ sushi (pictured) to London, alongside a range of sakes, shochus, wines and beers. From the group behind Chisou, Noren has taken over the premises on South Molton Street vacated earlier this year by another Japanese venture, […]
Internet chef Thomas Straker has opened a deli and casual restaurant called Acre, a few doors from his flagship Straker’s on Golborne Road in Notting Hill. Straker’s is temporarily closed following a fire in its ventilation system, but is popping up for three weeks at nearby Brasseria on Westbourne Grove. Thomas is pitching Acre as […]
Belfast-based chef Lottie Noren has opened her first restaurant as founder, a European small-plates specialist called Beau in the city’s Cathedral Quarter, following her success as head chef at Edo. Lottie represented Northern Ireland in TV’s Great British Menu last year. Originally from the Lake District, she was inspired to become a chef by a […]
Paco Tapas in Bristol and the Angel in Dartmouth are among the prominent restaurants to announce their closure this week, with Tom Kerridge’s Butcher’s Tap & Grill in Chelsea and the two Chick’n’Sours sites in London also shutting up shop. The loss of Paco Tapas means Peter Sanchez-Iglesias (pictured) and his family no longer have […]
Graeme Cheevers of Glasgow’s highly rated Unalome this week launched his second restaurant – Loma, at Cameron House resort hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond. The move marks Graeme’s return to a venue he knows well from his stint as head chef when the restaurant was run by Martin Wishart more than 10 years […]
Two new Parisian-inspired restaurants opened in London this week, confirming that our longest-lasting gastronomic love affair is also this year’s hottest hospitality trend. First out of the blocks on Tuesday was 74 Duke in Mayfair, from the team behind Supernova, with a brasserie menu including the likes of Terrine de foie gras à la Chartreuse; […]
The 14th-century Three Tuns pub on Henley’s Market Place is to reopen next week – under two friends who first joked about taking it over 25 years ago. The new landlords are Barry Wagner – owner of Gabriel Machin, the butchers next door – and Nigel Sutcliffe, his long-time customer who also owns The Oarsman in […]
