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To celebrate the fifth birthday of Brixton’s Salon, chef-patron Nicholas Balfe welcomes five of London’s hottest chefs and closest friends to the kitchen to create a one-off celebratory feast on Sunday 28 January. The stellar line-up sees Lee Tiernan from Black Axe Mangal, Josh Katz of Berber & Q, John Chantarasak from som saa, Silo’s Dougie McMaster, […]
Jay Rayner in The Observer reviewed Manchester’s German-themed restaurant Albert’s Schloss where the “waiters aren’t wearing lederhosen and slapping each other’s thighs manfully, but they might as well be”… “If you didn’t pay proper attention, you might dismiss Albert’s Schloss as Dante’s third circle of hell, only with less glamour. The music is so loud it could dislodge a […]
Soho’s “profoundly original” Indian street food spot Kricket will open a new restaurant this summer at Television Centre, the former home of the Beeb in White City. The venture started out as one of Pop Brixton’s shipping containers where it impressed for almost two years before opening its first permanent site in Denman Street in January 2017. Founders […]
First there was Dry January – a month of abstemiousness after a boozy Christmas and New Year – now there’s Veganuary where restaurants will offer some vegan dishes on their main menu alongside their usual fare throughout the month. This ‘restaurant revolution’ was pioneered by The Humane League UK and Vegan Chef Day and has […]
Michael Wignall has left Devon’s Gidleigh Park after two years at the helm to set up his own venture. He has been replaced by former Restaurant Nathan Outlaw head chef Chris Simpson. Simpson delivers his first service when Gidleigh Park re-opens after its annual closure on 12 January. Wignall joined Chagford’s famous Tudorbethan manor house in […]
This month a modern interpretation of a classic French crêperie comes to the byways just south of Old Spitalfields Market. L’Ami Malo will open in Artillery Passage with a 50% off food soft launch between 16-27 January ahead of its official launch on 29 January. French owners Emilien Lesourd and Vincent Couvreur, alongside Breton-born head chef Williams […]
Noodle purveyors Tonkotsu are taking over their sibling restaurant in Piccadilly with a two month ramen residency – and to celebrate they’ll be knocking 50% off the food bill for the first four days. Catch this special offer at Anzu St James’s Market, Norris Street, from Thursday 4 – Sunday 7 January. The chefs behind Tonkotsu will be […]
Cut + Grind in King’s Cross is offering 50% off all food from the entire menu 2-31 January when you sign up to their newsletter. On top of this, the burger bar will be kick-starting 2018 with two new specials – the ‘Vice’ and ‘Virtue’ burgers. The Vice Burger, £10 (discounted by 50% for January) […]
On Friday 5 January Bread Ahead will open its latest bakery and café in a converted old stable on Beak street in Soho. This new site from the famous Borough Market bakers will seat 60 as well as offering take-away options on a signature selection of sourdough loaves, breads, and pastries. Bread Ahead Beak Street […]
We take a look back at the best (and worst) of 2017 in the restaurant world. From TripAdvisor naming a Vice writer’s Dulwich shed the best restaurant in London to the chef who served food without plates, and plenty of scathing reviews – enjoy our highlights of the year. 2017, we salute you… When TripAdvisor […]
