On Monday 7 March 2016, the annual Leuka charity event Who’s Cooking Dinner? will return to the kitchens at Four Seasons Hotel at Park Lane for its 17th year. The event, which raises money to fund vital research into the causes and treatment of Leukaemia and blood cancer, will see 20 world-class names from the culinary […]
D&D London has appointed Igor Tymchyshyn as chef patron of its “bright and airy” Marylebone restaurant Orrery. Igor joined the restaurant – always a favourite business destination among our reporters – as head chef in April 2008 after. He was formerly head chef at the now defunct Mirabelle in Mayfair, as well as roles at St […]
We’ve teamed up with Natural Blender, the UK’s first online smoothie subscription service, to offer one lucky Harden’s reader the chance to win delicious, healthy drinks for a whole month. If you’re doing a January detox, or just want to boost your system during cold and flu season, this is a great (and fun) way […]
Camber’s “lovely”, seaside spot The Gallivant has not only scrapped tipping and service charges in its restaurant, it has also introduced the National Living Wage for staff, four years ahead of the government roll-out. The East Sussex hotel will pay its 25 employees £9 per hour, as well as awarding a performance-based bonus and a share of the […]
The Times’s Giles Coren is so annoyed by his fellow diners inability to set aside their phones and enjoy the experience of dining at Sartoria (not to mention Francesco Mazzei’s cuisine) that he can’t taste straight… “The lighting is low but the tables are well covered by spotlights for menu-reading, the acoustics are perfect, thanks […]
Russell Norman’s Venetian-influenced small plates empire, Polpo, expands ever onward as he announces new sites in Harvey Nics London and Leeds. Polpo Harvey Nichols Knightsbridge is due to launch first on 8 February, taking a space on the luxury department store’s fifth floor, which is already home to Scott Hallsworth’s Japanese izakaya Kurobuta. Despite being […]
A chef who trained at River Cottage and went on to found a supper club with his business partner has announced their first permanent restaurant in Neal’s Yard, Covent Garden. Ivan Tisdall-Downes and Imogen Davis’s game-focused venture, Native, launching in early-February, will specialise in rare-breed meats, wild food and nose-to-tail cooking. Davis and Tisdall-Downes, who previously trained at […]
Following the success of his £100,000 crowd-funding appeal to launch Heswall restaurant Burnt Truffle, Chester’s Sticky Walnut (pictured) proprietor Gary Usher has announced plans to finance another restaurant through crowd-sourcing. The outspoken chef (Harden’s has been on the receiving end of his wrath so take our word for it!) will unveil his new campaign to raise […]
“Utterly brilliant steaks” and cocktails have helped Huw Gott and Will Beckett’s steak house chain Hawksmoor win cult status in London, and Manchester too. Now the duo have announced plans for a new flagship restaurant in New York’s World Trade Centre. Due to open late-2017. Always a contender for London’s best steaks and grills in our […]
A well executed pie is not only a thing of great beauty, but a British staple, so it seems only right to sing this humble dish’s praises. On 23 January the country celebrates National Pie Day, a day dedicated to flaky pastry, meaty (or fishy) fillings, potatoes and lashings of good gravy. Here are our […]
