Tom Kerridge, the Marlow-based maestro of pub food, has revealed his next move – a restaurant in a five-star Belgravia hotel. His first restaurant – and his first professional foray into London – will open next year at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower, a luxury hotel overlooking Hyde Park and aimed squarely at the international market. The […]
⦿ The Observer’s Jay Rayner reviewed Sambal Shiok, Mandy Yin’s Malaysian evenings-only pop-up at Blend café in Harringay, where he was impressed by the Singapore-style laksa. “Boy, is it good. The broth is thick, making it more a stew than a soup. It is the Fisher-Price Activity Centre of food, with just so much to see and do and […]
⦿ AA Gill of the Sunday Times opened his review of The Magpie Café 5/5 in Whitby with the bombshell that he has cancer, an announcement that – uniquely perhaps for a restaurant review – was trailed by a front-page report. “I’ve got an embarrassment of cancer, the full English,” he wrote, promising to let his readers know […]
Motcombs have extended their lunch offer until 29 July – lunch with a glass of wine is just £9.25. Or you can enjoy 50% off steak and lobster every Friday night. Head to this Belgravia stalwart and “meet interesting rogues and nobs mixing happily together in the upstairs winebar, before winding your way downstairs to the […]
A further three dining destinations have been announced for Belgravia’s new restaurant hub Nova, which will garnish the restaurant wasteland around Victoria station with no fewer than 18 eateries next year. And we’re not talking about any old chains either. Barbecoa, Franco Manca and Daisy Green will join restaurants from Jason Atherton, D&D London and Will Ricker […]
