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Flamboyant television chef Gino D’Acampo, who may or may not pretend to sound more Italian than he is, will open a My Restaurant-branded site in Birmingham this month. D’Acampo is to launch a mega 165-cover restaurant in the former Allied Irish Bank branch on Temple Row in the city centre on October 31. There will […]
Six by Nico is planning a London debut. The restaurant concept, led by Scottish-Italian chef Nico Simeone, will continue its run of openings in Fitzrovia, according to Propel. First will be a 90-cover restaurant in Liverpool, which will be the group’s sixth, adding to established set-ups in Edinburgh, Belfast, Glasgow, and Manchester, the latter of […]
Chef Gordon Ramsay has quietly reopened a steak restaurant in part of his former Maze restaurant in Mayfair. The original site in Grosvenor Square was split into Maze and Maze Grill, but much of it made way for Ramsay’s new – and controversial – Lucky Cat enterprise, which launched earlier this year. Now, the chef […]
Chef Hélène Darroze has launched a new menu at The Connaught, marking what the hotel has called “a new chapter”. This month, the restaurant reopens its doors “after an extensive, two-month, full refurbishment and modernisation”. The menu has been overhauled by Darroze, who has introduced changing tasting menus. The wine list has also been improved. […]
Harden’s weekly update of where the critics are eating, recommending and avoiding, for the week ending 13 October 2019. Sons + Daughters, London N1 “Sometimes, a truly great, home-made sandwich can be quite a profound thing.” Jimi Famurewa for The Evening Standard isn’t always most thrilled by the “enlivening excursions to hypey food courts, dazzling […]
Bucket, the Notting Hill sustainable seafood restaurant inspired by Mediterranean beachside eating, has launched a new autumn menu under the leadership of new head chef, Mack Barnstable. Dishes focus “on the laid-back, family-style eating for which Bucket is already known, with an emphasis on raw dishes and small plates from the kitchen and larger dishes […]
US seafood chain Slapfish is to make its London debut. Andrew Gruel – an unfortunate name for a chef, some may say – will open his first London outpost in Kentish Town after seeing success on America’s West Coast. Slapfish focuses on serving sustainable seafood and sources its fish from local fishers. On their London […]
Spudulike has reopened eight of its shopping centre outlets thanks to a takeover by potato specialist Albert Bartlett. It means the brand, first launched in Edinburgh in 1974, will return to the British high street after its collapse in August. A statement posted to Spudulike’s website reads: “We’re excited to announce that Spudulike is back. […]
Carl Clarke and David Wolanski will open their fourth Chick ‘n’ Sours site in London in early November. The restaurant will be a small, 50-cover joint housed in a 17th century building on Artillery Passage in the City, tucked between Liverpool Street Station and Spitalfields Market. As well as the menu that has won the […]
This November, Borough Market will celebrate its 21st birthday with a new food-focused project. The Borough Market Kitchen, a new communal dining space housed in Jubilee Place, will welcome more than 20 food traders dedicated to cooking with the best of the market’s seasonal produce. Familiar enterprises such as La Tua Pasta and Horn OK […]
