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Mark Jarvis – chef-patron of Anglo in Farringdon “light years ahead of some famous names in terms of quality” – today (1 May) launched a new venture in Mayfair. Stem in Princes Street, just off Regent Street, occupies a property owned by The Crown Estate and is part of a significant regeneration project to increase both restaurant and […]
JKS Restaurants (AKA the Sethi siblings), the founders of Gymkhana and Hoppers, will launch an Indian BBQ restaurant and drinking tavern at Bloomberg Arcade in the City on 6 June. It is slated to arrive alongside a new project from Andrew Wong. The dining hub already boasts Vinoteca, Koya, Bleecker Burger, Ekte Nordic Kitchen and more. Inspired […]
Jay Rayner in The Observer forgets culinary purity at Gaijin Sushi Birmingham where a Polish chefs cooks solid Japanese food… “Depending on who is using the word, Gaijin is either an aggressively offensive word for non-Japanese people, or a self-mocking term used by non-Japanese people to signify their otherness. “… this is a sushi joint run by […]
Situated in the heart of St. Helier, Jersey’s beautiful seaside capital, and walking distance from some of the island’s most breathtaking beaches, The Club Hotel & Spa boasts a truly unrivalled location. The hotel is home to the outstanding Michelin starred 5AA rosette Bohemia Bar & Restaurant, which has firmly put Jersey on the gastronomic […]
Breddos Tacos EC1 “Mouthwatering tacos” – “an innovative take on Mexican food in a City with few good Mexicans” – draw a strong fanclub to this “fun and vibrant” Clerkenwell cantina, which started out as a stall in E8, and is about to open a second Soho branch in September 2017 on the former site of […]
Often mistaken as Mexican Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo actually celebrates the victory of Mexican troops over the French in the 1862 battle of Puebla. Tequila and mezcal both play a major role in today’s celebrations – for obvious reasons – with tequila sales doubling in bars and restaurants on 5 May. International exports meanwhile […]
After 10 years heading up the kitchen at Mayfair’s “exceptional” modern Indian, Tamarind, Peter Joseph has left to start his own restaurant. His first solo project, Kahani, launches in Chelsea this summer on the former site of Canvas – a restaurant once described by our reporters as having “no redeeming features”. So a definite improvement for […]
On Monday 21 May, Nathan Outlaw will bring his Fish Kitchen from Port Isaac to his London outpost, Outlaw’s at The Capital in Knightsbridge. Along with Fish Kitchen’s head chef Tim Barnes and The Capital’s head chef Andrew Sawyer, Nathan will be whipping up a seafood storm, creating a menu of original small plates synonymous with […]
Josh Eggleton’s “wonderful” country gastropub the Pony & Trap in Chew Magna will host a line-up of exciting culinary talent this summer. The series of collaborative dinners kicks off on 27 May with Brad Carter from Carters of Moseley in Birmingham. Diners will enjoy a nine-course menu by Josh and his team in collaboration with […]
Jay Rayner in The Observer is the latest critic to fall in love with Tomos Parry’s food at Brat. The place itself is perhaps to achingly Shoreditch, but the cooking is utterly lovely… “Show cooking may be tough, but trickier still is the seemingly effortless; the edible equivalent of, say, Anthony Hopkins’s performance in The Remains […]
