Chef Alex Purdie (right in photo) opened Café Britaly in May this year with co-founder Richard Crampton-Platt (left), who runs the front of house. On bustling Rye Lane in Peckham Rye, it feels much more like a local London caff than a River Café-style restaurant: a simply decorated shop unit with a pavement chalk board […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant reviewers were writing about in the week up to 17th November 2024 London Standard Canteen, Notting Hill David Ellis made some very, very big claims for this new Portobello Road spot from the team behind the nearby Pelican and the Hero in Maida Vale: that the in-house pasta […]
Enoteca Turi, the long-running Italian restaurant with a famous wine list, has closed down quietly a year after the retirement of founders Giuseppe and Pamela Turi. The Turis launched the restaurant in Putney in 1990, transferring it successfully to Pimlico in 2015. Their personal touch – and Giuseppe’s encyclopaedic knowing of Italian wines – combined to […]
Fooderati favourite Australian chef David Thompson made his long-awaited return to the London food scene this week with the launch of Long Chim – 12 years after he closed Nahm in Belgravia and relocated to Bangkok. Billed as a modern interpretation of the cooking found in Bangkok’s markets and alleyways, Long Chim – meaning ‘come and […]
Mitch Tonks (right in picture) is taking over the site of Mark Hix’s (left) Oyster and Fish House in Lyme Regis, which he will relaunch next year as part of his growing Rockfish group. Mark will close the restaurant after 16 years on 7 December. He lost his London restaurant empire during the Covid pandemic, […]
• New Harden’s guide welcomes notable newcomers but market growth stuck in 7-year flatline • The Devonshire voted London’s Best Pub and the capital sees resurgence in classic French cooking London diners are enjoying superior quality restaurants but with an ever-shorter lifespan. Growth and churn rates featured in the new edition of Harden’s London Restaurants […]
Northern culinary powerhouse Northcote has announced an all-star line-up of visiting chefs for the 25th anniversary edition of Obsession, its annual mid-winter ‘Glastonbury of Gastronomy’ in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley. The festival will host more than 1,700 diners over 17 consecutive nights from 24 January to 9 February next year. The 21 participating chefs with 27 […]
Leytonstone’s legendary Thai canteen Singburi has closed for a “sabbatical” of at least two months, to allow the family behind it to take stock after a quarter of century’s hard work. Described in the 2024 Harden’s guide as “wildly popular” for the “fabulous and authentic” dishes listed daily on a blackboard menu, the tiny cash-only […]
Dale Dewsbury is to step down from his role as general manager of Restaurant Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles next month, having been a key member of the leadership team since its 2001 launch. Working alongside head chef Stephen McLaughlin, Dale ensured the restaurant maintained its standards following the premature death of Andrew Fairlie in January […]
Chef Rowley Leigh is making his comeback to the kitchen at the age of 74 this month, working alongside executive chef Mahdi Chawki at the Don restaurant in the City of London. Rowley, who made his name at Le Poulbot, Kensington Place and Le Café Anglais, has designed a menu based on classic simplicity and […]
