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    ‘Queen of Spades’ quits London in French retreat
    February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 HardensBytes

    Two heavyweight French restaurants are pulling out of London, with the closure of La Dame de Pic in the City and Café Lapérouse in the Old War Office (OWO) building in Whitehall. La Dame de Pic, the UK outpost of highly decorated French chef Anne-Sophie Pic (pictured), will serve its final meals next Saturday, 15 […]

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    Harden’s review of the reviews
    March 8, 2017October 6, 2023 HardensBytes

    ⦿ In the Observer, Jay Rayner reviewed Skosh, in York, which he found “the ideal of what an ambitious, independent restaurant should be”. “Neil Bentinck, formerly the head chef of Van Zeller in Harrogate, is a modern British cook who also manages to riff on the flavours of Japan and the Middle East without confusing either […]

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    Harden’s review of the reviews
    February 14, 2017October 6, 2023 HardensBytes

    ⦿  The Observer’s Jay Rayner reviewed The Salt Room, Brighton, overlooking the beach from the unpromising ground floor of the Hilton Metropole. “Good things are sometimes found where you least expect them, and this restaurant is a very good thing indeed.” “Most pleasing of the starters is the fish soup. A bowl arrives containing a soft, […]

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