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The Nobu group is to open its second London hotel. An announcement this week confirmed the new Nobu Hotel will open in Portman Square sometime in spring 2020. Founders Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro, and Meir Teper will see the brand launch a 239-room hotel together with another Nobu restaurant. It will sit in a […]
Michael Thompson has been appointed head chef at Cub, Hoxton. Thompson joins Cub from Fodder, a now closed pop-up which focused on foraged, sustainable food. While Fodder suits Cub’s forward-thinking ethos, the chef does have classic pedigree too – Thompson has also worked at Fera at Claridge’s and Pollen Street Social as junior sous and […]
A new Greek bistro and cocktail bar will open in Notting Hill next month. Husband and wife team Adrien Carre and Christina Mouratoglou are set to launch Suzi Tros in May. The restaurant’s name is inspired by a character from the cult 1960s Greek film ‘I Parisiana’. Suzi Tros, the entrepreneurs said, will focus on […]
Fishmarket, Edinburgh When in Edinburgh Jay Rayner for The Observer always heads to Ondine, and its “pitch-perfect seafood”; you can imagine how delighted he was to discover a sibling restaurant, “a collaboration between Ondine chef Roy Brett and his long-time suppliers Welch Fishmongers,” on the docks at Newhaven. At Fishmarket there’s a “classic metal takeaway counter” […]
Bodega Rita’s, the Coal Drops Yard sandwich shop and deli set up by Rita’s founders Missy Flynn and Gabriel Pryce, is to launch a guest series alongside some of London’s better-known chefs. Bodega opened at the new Coal Drops Yard development in December, and serves New York-style sandwiches, pastries, and lighter dishes. Creations include pork […]
A new seafood restaurant and takeaway from the team behind Angela’s Margate is set to open in the seaside town. Called Dory’s, the venture will focus on local produce and small plates, with oysters, fresh and smoked fish at the forefront. Dory’s, like Angela’s, will operate with a sustainable (MSC certified) “catch of the day”-centric […]
In December, Bonhams Restaurant – the quirky space at the back of the famous auctioneers that was formerly a firm favourite with Harden’s reporters – announced it would be closing. The future of the Mayfair site was then unknown. Well, we now know: the Woodhead Restaurant Group, which operates Portland, Clipstone, and the Quality Chop […]
Corbin & King’s latest debut, Soutine, finally has a launch date – albeit a loose one. The St John’s Wood restaurant (which occupies a site snapped up from Carluccio’s) will open some time over the week beginning April 29, according to the group. A statement from Corbin & King said: “We will be commissioning the […]
The former head chef of one of East London’s finest modern restaurants has opened a new fixture in Hackney. Adolfo De Cecco, who once graced the kitchen of the “breathtakingly inventive” and “astonishingly good” Pidgin, launched Casa Fofó on April 10. The name pays homage to the chef founder’s grandfather, who came from the town […]
