On 1 May Des McDonald will launch his third pop-up restaurant at Selfridges; On the Roof with Vintage Salt. Open for five months, Vintage Salt will kick off Selfridges’ ‘Great British Outdoors’ campaign. Inspired by a Cornish fishing village, the restaurant will have al fresco dining and plenty of nautical nods – including deck chairs and […]
Chef Mitch Tonks is to open a Devon outpost of his popular fishmonger-cum-restaurant, Rockfish, in partnership with Matt Prowse. The 130-cover venture, above Brixham market, will launch on 30 April with al fresco seating as well as the main dining room and private dining space. As you might expect the restaurant’s proximity to the fish market […]
Has London’s burger bar population reached critical mass? Not according to our annual survey. Harden’s reporters are still partial to a tasty patty and here are the capital’s top 10 places to get them according to their 2015 reviews (plus a few new burger joints that could be worth a review in our 2016 guide)… […]
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. […]
Scott Hallsworth has been a busy boy – not only has he opened two branches of izakaya-style restaurant, Kurobuta in the last year, he’s also just launched Joe’s Oriental Diner in Chelsea. His partnership with nightclub supremos Piers Adam and David Phelps (of Mayfair’s Mahiki) didn’t last long though with the ex Nobu chef quitting their joint […]
Now that the warm weather has finally arrived what better way to start the day than enjoying a Levantine-inspired breakfast? Harden’s has teamed up with “friendly” and “buzzy” Borough Market newcomer Arabica Bar & Kitchen to offer one lucky reader and their guest the chance to sample the restaurant’s brand new breakfast/brunch menu. Choose two […]
Gingerline @ Secret location 19 May-19 June £50 London’s most clandestine pop-up series is back with an immersive dining experience on The Secret Island. Gingerline takes punter on edible journeys across London involving a ‘multidimensional format’, four course ‘avant garde’ dinner, cocktails, music and total secrecy. There’s even some time travel involved apparently! When guests […]
The Truscott Cellar in Belsize Park, a new 60-cover wine bar from Andrew and Mary Jane Fishwick, the owners of Maida Vale’s much-lauded Truscott Arms, will open towards the end of June. Spearheading the kitchen is Dinner by Heston and Launceston Place graduate Aidan McGee. Michel Schranz Design and Architecture, well known for working closely with (now […]
The average Marathon runner will burn between 2,900 and 3,500 calories as they negotiate the 26.3 mile Virgin London Marathon course on 26 April 2015. With energy levels low, runners will need to recharge their batteries. Here’s a few places the stoic (some might say down-right masochistic) bunch of pavement pounders can get a free […]
Fried chicken under a railway bridge in Shoreditch? We know what you’re thinking, but BIRD doesn’t try too hard to be hip according to our 2015 survey. Next week readers can enjoy 50% off the diner’s new lunch menu, available Monday-Friday 12-5pm from 20 April. There will be new dishes on the menu, including the Fried Chicken Biscuit […]
