Billed as the world’s most expensive pho, two bowls of the Vietnamese national dish could be yours if you’re prepared to pay more than £1,000 for the privilege. The “super pho” concocted by Shaftesbury Avenue restaurant Pho and Bun using Kobe beef is being auctioned to raise funds for Action on Hunger. Owner Andy Le […]
Claude Bosi has joined forces with Sir Terence Conran to launch a new restaurant at Bibendum in Michelin House, South Kensington next year. To be called Claude Bosi at Bibendum, it will open in the spring following a full refurbishment of the distinctive building — once the French tyre firm’s London HQ. Hibiscus, Bosi’s foodie temple […]
⦿ The Observer’s Jay Rayner reviewed the Bull & Ram in Ballynahinch, Co. Down, which opened in a Grade 1-listed former butcher’s shop in June and excels in “tear-inducingly bloody lovely” cuts of Northern Irish short horn beef. “They know what they’re doing here. And what they’re doing is an utter joy. “The beef and the pork are […]
The Raby Hunt near Darlington was the biggest winner in yesterday’s (snooze-worthy) 2017 UK and Ireland Michelin Guide announcements, with chef James Close bagging his second star. Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck in Bray returned to three-star status, having been omitted from last year’s guide during its residency in Melbourne. There were no other multi-star promotions this […]
Michael O’Hare, the chef behind The Man Behind the Curtain, which has drawn a capacity crowd of foodies to Leeds since opening two years ago, has been signed up to launch a new restaurant at the National Football Museum in Manchester later this year. The Rabbit in the Moon, named after an Asian folk tale, […]
Chef Scott Hallsworth will usher in the new sake-brewing season at his Chelsea izakaya (Japanese gastro-pub) Kurobuta when he prepares a multi-course dinner in front of diners to serve with sake pairings on Saturday. October 1 is the traditional first day of production in Japan’s thousand-year-old rice-brewing industry, and has more recently been declared World Sake Day. […]
Slow Food Week, surely one of the world’s most enjoyable pressure-group campaigns, kicks off on Saturday (October 1) and can be celebrated in gastronomic style at some of Britain’s best restaurants. High-profile chef supporters include Raymond Blanc of Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons near Oxford and London’s Richard Corrigan, Brett Graham (The Ledbury) and Angela Hartnett […]
David Muñoz, the flamboyant Spanish chef who won three Michelin stars in four years for his Madrid restaurant DiverXO, is to open his long-promised London offshoot, StreetXO, in Mayfair in November. He aims to “shock, surprise and delight” diners through both the theatre and flavour of his Asian-inspired fusion dishes. StreetXO will be set up […]
Restaurateur and design guru Sir Terence Conran, brushing aside the fact that he turns 85 next week (October 4), will unite his two areas of expertise with the opening of his latest restaurant at the new Design Museum in Kensington on November 24. Parabola restaurant, which is named after the shape of the roof in the […]
The kitchen at Jamavar London, an upmarket Indian restaurant opening in Mount Street, Mayfair in mid-November, will be headed by Rohit Ghai, formerly of Gymkhana – a good indication that it will be more than simply an outpost of a successful international brand. There are five branches in India, where Jamavar is the signature restaurant of the ultra-luxury […]
