Sad news reaches us today (27 October) that Durham’s Bistro 21, an “old favourite” for many of our survey reporters, has closed for good. And the reason why Terry Laybourne’s stalwart of 24 year’s standing has shut up shop? Falling staff numbers. The parent company of the restaurant, 21 Hospitality Group, said the departure of […]
In July this year Luke Mackay announced plans to open the Hour Glass pub on Brompton Road with hopes of recruiting a ‘GM with bonhomie’ and ‘a chef who isn’t a dick’. Tall order, but The Evening Standard’s Fay Maschler believes the Mackay (the man behind Brompton Food Market in Thurloe Place) has found it in […]
We’ve teamed up with Adam Byatt and his “outstanding yet unassuming” restaurant Trinity (long considered one of the finest in London) to offer one lucky Harden’s reader the chance to win an exquisite dinner for two to the value of £150. This is to celebrate the re-opening of Trinity which has just undergone a stunning […]
It’s not like we needed convincing that glitzy Italian chain San Carlo is a flash operation, but they’ve gone and done it anyway, spanking £60k on the world’s most extravagant fungus for Truffle Week. Executive consultant chef for the restaurant group, Aldo Zilli, took delivery of this most indulgent ingredient yesterday (22 October) from Truffle […]
We’ve teamed up with the good people of Twizoo to announce the top 5 trending restaurants on Twitter each week in London. Twizoo is an app that gives restaurant recommendations based on what people are saying on Twitter, and analyses over 50,000 incoming tweets per week to determine which restaurants are attracting the most buzz. Trending Restaurants 15-21 October […]
Alan Pickett’s (sort-of) eponymous solo venture Piquet in Fitzrovia gets a double dose of restaurant reviews as both the Standard’s Fay Maschler and Tracey MacLeod of the Independent pop by to try the chef’s Gallic-influenced British dishes. The Indy’s critic finds the service surprisingly stiff and the venue strangely deserted. Fortunately the food also receives […]
More news this week on the hospitality industry’s tipping scandal – but this time it’s actually good. It seems NYC-restauranteur Danny Meyer (Shake Shack, Gramercy Tavern, Maialino, Union Square Cafe) agrees with Harden’s on this one as he’s banned the practice at his New York restaurants. We stated months ago, when this whole furore began, that […]
Richard Caring’s hotly-anticipated new venture on Berkeley Square officially opens today (19 October). It has been almost a year and a half since the restaurateur’s Caprice Holdings group snapped up the Mayfair site and for much of that time a shroud of secrecy has surrounded the restaurant. Even the name was not announced until quite […]
Waterloo’s “beautiful and airy” Baltic restaurant will launch a new bar later this month to coincide the arrival of new head chef Piotr Fortuna. Restaurateur Jan Woroniecki (also owner of South Ken’s Ognisko) will open the bar on Wednesday 28 October. Unsurprisingly vodka will lead the drinks list, with signature cocktails including: Spiced Pear Mojito (house infused […]
