The Frescobaldi family – who have produced some of Tuscany’s finest vintages since 1308 – have opened their first restaurant and wine bar outside of Italy. No prizes for guessing where they have chosen for their foray into foreign territory. So, Ristorante Frescobaldi follows in the footsteps of Quattro Passi and Assunta Madre by choosing […]
Marlow’s once-celebrated Compleat Angler hotel has launched a new restaurant. And it’s Indian. Sindhu is brought to us by Atul Kochhar, of Mayfair’s Benares – one of the Indian chefs credited with elevating subcontinental cuisine to true fine dining status. It was announced in October that he would take over the former Riverside restaurant, which until […]
Did you know that the influences on Argentinean cuisine come from countries as diverse as Sweden, Italy, Germany, Spain and Wales? If not, prepare to be enlightened as Argentine tapas bar Zoilo plays host to a series of chefs who will guide diners through the country’s rich food history. On 27 & 28 November, former […]
Like many restaurants inside museums, The Wallace Restaurant at Marylebone’s Wallace Collection has never quite lived up to its potential. Our reporters have long felt that the dining room, with its “stunning” 18th century palazzo and atrium, was a “missed opportunity” when it came to food and service. So let’s hope a relaunch by Peyton & Byrne […]
Bocconcino, latest Russian-backed restaurant set to hit London’s most affluent environs, will open in Berkeley Square next month. Those who fancy a slice of authentic Italian pizza (via Moscow) can get 30% off food from 1 December until the end of January – quite an extensive soft launch period. The 127-cover operation is restaurateur Mikhail Gokhner’s […]
Gordon Ramsay today (10 November) launched his first ‘heart-of-the-West-End’ operation, Heddon Street Kitchen. Modelled on City outpost Bread Street Kitchen – not, it must be said, much favoured by Harden’s reporters – it is located on the former site of a Living Room bar and restaurant, just off Regent Street. Heddon Street, the Gordon Ramsay group’s 13th […]
Fans of beloved (if cramped) Warren Street spot Honey & Co rejoice – we hear the owners are planning a second outlet. Ever since husband and wife team Sarit Packer (formerly of Butlers Wharf and Orrery) and Itamar Srulovich opened their Middle Eastern-style café in Fitzrovia two years ago, the place has attracted nothing but […]
After a sell-out run of pop-ups this summer, Dram & Smoke – a temporary restaurant inspired by all things Scottish – returns with a winter menu in a new location. Founders Paul Ross (ex-Caprice Group) and Nick Fulton will bring their Caledonian cuisine to an old tannery in Bermondsey for a six week residency from 19 […]
Wahaca, Pho and Vapiano have all snapped up sites in Manchester’s Corn Exchange, which will reopen following a £30m refurb in June next year. Thomasina Miers’s chain of vibrant Mexican operations (pictured) has been confirmed as one of the development’s flagship tenants alongside restaurants opening their first Mancunian outposts. Continental-style food court Vapiano, which already has […]
Purveyor of ersatz Americana Jackson & Rye has opened a third branch, in Richmond. Those who fancy a sneak peek can head there for the soft launch and enjoy 50% off food, Monday-Thursday, until 4 December. Open seven days a week, Jackson & Rye isn’t missing any tricks to get punters in the door – serving breakfast, […]
