Although no foodie’s London pilgrimage would be complete without a trip to Borough Market – touristy and expensive though it has become – there is another food mecca that gourmands really ought to visit while strolling through Southwark of a Saturday. Bermondsey’s Maltby Street Market, which started life in 2010 amidst a groundswell of support […]

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This dish was inspired by several visits to L’Ami Louis in Paris, where the food is simple and honest, respecting the quality ingredients used. We buy Swainson House Farm chickens, which have an amazing gamey flavour.   INGREDIENTS 1 free-range chicken, about 1.5kg, with livers sea salt and freshly ground black pepper a few sprigs […]

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Harden’s newsletter is going on its holidays next week and won’t be back until 29 August. But before we head off to the beach, we wanted to make sure that readers were covered should they find themselves in the tourist hotspots of London and in need of refreshment, or perhaps just a welcome spot of […]

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This summer one lucky winner can dine al fresco courtesy of Harden’s and Carluccio’s with a delicious picnic hamper. The prize serves two and contains generous portions of Italian dishes, made fresh on the day and presented in a smart and reusable cool-bag. The hamper contains a three-course meal which includes a selection of mixed olives; homemade zesty lemon […]

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News that Brighton’s 64 Degrees – popular with local cognoscenti (and Marina O’Laughlin) – was bringing its ‘social dining’ concept to London got us thinking. Haven’t we seen that kitchen-counter-seating-with-chef-interaction idea somewhere before? It’s not that the idea is anything really new – plenty of London classics who have offered this voyeuristic vantage point to […]

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We’re frankly getting a little weary of reading about burgers, writing about burgers and, of course, eating burgers. In fact we would urge you to embrace another humble junk food before London town is overrun with patties and round buns. The fact that it is America’s national hotdog day on 23 July seems as good […]

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Ollie and Richard Gladwin, the brothers behind Notting Hill’s rip-roaringly successful “farm-to-plate” restaurant, The Shed, are planning to open a second venture. The pair have taken over Choys Chinese restaurant at 172 King’s Road in Chelsea, which will relaunch as Rabbit, a 48-cover venue focused on nose-to-tail cooking. The pint-sized original took over Kensington’s venerable Ark […]

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