Former head chef at Norfolk’s “very genteel” Morston Hall, Richard Bainbridge has gone solo with a new Norwich city centre venture showcasing the county’s flora and fauna. Benedicts offers pan-European classics using the seasonal produce of East Anglia like chamomile roasted Norfolk carrots, Norfolk mussels and Kings Lynn brown shrimps. Bainbridge made a name for himself […]
This summer street food sensations The Wild Game Co. will launch its first standalone restaurant Mac & Wild on Fitzrovia’s Great Titchfield Street. After doing the rounds at food markets and hosting pop-up supper clubs, this will be The Wild Game Co.’s first permanent home. To celebrate, Mac & Wild will be offering diners a chance to […]
[huge_it_slider id=”12″] Seeing as it’s National Burger Day next week (27 August) we thought we would round up the highest rated burger joints, across the length and breadth of the country, from our 2015 guide. We’ve left London out of the mix entirely since readers surely can’t have failed to spot our article outlining the […]
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 13 Aug […]
Hackney’s railway arches, already home to the lauded Thai residency Som Saa, is about to get another tenant that’s sure to have further foodies flocking to London Fields. Il Cudega, an Italian deli and wine bar showcasing the flavours of the Lombardy region, will open in September, just a stone’s throw from the burgeoning restaurant scene […]
The 200 Club @ The Factory on Tanner Street, Bermondsey 3-4 September Do you love the variety and surprise of a lengthy tasting menu, or loathe the endless parade of minuscule portions? If the former you’ll be salivating at the prospect of a new partnership between ‘culinary deviants’ Bompass & Parr and Bespoke Offers – a […]
Artists Residence in Pimlico has announced that Cambridge Street Café will replace the hotel’s short-lived London outpost of Brighton’s lauded 64 Degrees. The new venture will open on 24 August, say hotel founders Charlie Newey and Justin Salisbury, adding that the restaurant’s previous incarnation didn’t work out for “various reasons”. Chef Radek Nitkowski, previously of Dean […]
A chain of popular, modern tapas joints opened its sixth site a stone’s throw from London’s Victoria station this week. Ibérica has taken up residence in the Zig Zag Building alongside Martin William’s new M Restaurants venue – a restaurant, members’ club and wine store. It seems as though Belgravia will soon be rivalling the City’s Broadgate […]
No egg puns were used in the writing of AA Gill’s review of Egg Break in the Sunday Times, but no punches were pulled either. He hated the place, from the bottom of its ‘Fritzl memorial lounge’ basement to the top of its ‘counter-cultural, recycled, reclaimed, ironic’ name sign. And is this the least appetising […]
