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New neighbourhood brunch and dinner spot Ham could well prove a compelling reason to take a trip to West Hampstead village. Head chef Matt Osborne has a fine pedigree, including The Ledbury, Terroirs, The Other Naughty Piglets and, most recently, head chef at Toasted in East Dulwich (RIP). The name is inspired by the old […]
This Saturday (17 February) MasterChef Finalist and head chef at the Italian Embassy, Danilo Cortellini, will be taking his eponymous catering company to West London to create a feast to raise money for mental health charity, A-HEAD London. Taking place at the Refettorio Felix in West London, the evening will be a celebration of the Italian […]
Next Month Zoe Adjonyoh, Founder of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen, will bring her West African flavours to London Fields, with a new residency at The Institute of Light. Her business began in 2010 in east London at the Hackney Wicked arts festival with a home-made sign saying ‘Zoe’s peanut butter stew’ – she’s come a long way […]
Nicholas Lander in The Financial Times reviews Kai Mayfair, Grand Imperial at Charing Cross Hotel and Four Seasons on Chinatown’s Gerard Street, in anticipation of Chinese New Year (the Year of the Dog begins on 16 February)… “The long-established Kai Mayfair has a menu that is well attuned to wealthy clientele. While the high prices could, I suppose, […]
The Wolseley W1 “Always bustling” and “a real occasion” – Corbin & King’s “large, continental and sophisticated”Grand Café near The Ritz is “a marvellous, metropolitan meeting point” not least for the capital’s movers ’n’ shakers (it’s “great for subtle star-spotting!”) for whom the “courteous and very professional service” helps make it the town’s No. 1 […]
Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, Great Milton “I couldn’t take any risks for my wife’s 50th birthday weekend… so I placed my trust in Raymond’s impeccable hotel and restaurant… result: perfection!” M Blanc’s “magnificent”converted Elizabethan manor boasts a “dream location” in a picture-book village south of Oxford and, “if you want to spoil someone with […]
Galvin Bros’ Baker Street stalwart, Galvin Bistrot de Luxe – the restaurant that our reporters say “never lets you down” – will unfortunately close this weekend on 10 February. It was the brothers’ first venture when it opened 12 years ago. Galvin Bistrot de Luxe is known for its “sophisticated and well-presented” bistro cuisine and “bustling, business-like […]
In anticipation of Valentine’s Day next week we’ve got the definitive list of London’s Top 10 most romantic restaurants and the Top 10 restaurants for romance outside the capital too, as voted for by you in our annual survey. To ensure your date has extra sparkle this 14 February, we’ve teamed up with the International […]
Clos Maggiore WC2 “You feel that love is in the air!” at this “very special” destination (yet again the survey’s No. 1 choice for a romantic occasion), especially in “the inner sanctum” – “the lovely glass-roofed courtyard at the back, hung with blossom, a roof that opens in fine weather, and with an open fire […]
This half term handsome Victorian coaching inn The Rosendale in Dulwich and “buzzy” Battersea boozer The Bolingbroke are offering 50% off food. Head to The Rosendale for quality gastropub cooking at half the price from 12-16 February and 19-23 February. Or enjoy The Bolingbroke’s “good mix of upmarket pub grub and staples such as burgers” for half […]
