A new Vietnamese street food concept offering ‘Com Binh Dan’ (Working People Food) arrives in the Square Mile dishing up boxes of pho, banh mi and bun noodle salads to go for Moorgate office types. HOP, which comes to us from ex-City worker Paul Hopper, will open in Finsbury Avenue Square on 15 June. HOP (meaning […]
For those of you who haven’t yet been to the top of the City’s newest skyscraper, the ‘Walkie Talkie’, there’s now another compelling reason (besides those showstopping views). Fenchurch – the restaurant 37 floors up at Sky Garden – has launched a new menu for just in time for the warmer weather. Dishes have been devised […]
We’ve teamed up with City skyscaper restaurant The Drift to offer Harden’s readers the chance to win dinner for two with wine and cocktails. Set inside Bishopgate’s Heron Tower, this stylish eating and drinking den focuses on seasonal, British ingredients and an array of refreshing cocktails (try the Flight of the Cucumber). On the menu: […]
Take advantage of a brace of great offers at Leadenhall Market fixture, Chamberlain’s, when you book online with Harden’s. The long established fish specialist is offering a two course dinner and a glass of prosecco for £24.50 from a set menu – available Monday-Friday 6-9pm. Or why not take a trip down to this City stalwart […]
News reaches us that the one-time enfant terrible of British cooking, Marco Pierre White, is to reanimate his Wheeler’s brand in London by moving into the City’s Threadneedles Hotel in March. We wouldn’t like to speculate as to why the face of Knorr stock cubes is choosing to shack up with yet another hotel group […]
For anyone who thought the Tom Cruise movie Cocktail made bar-tending look like the coolest job in the world (and come on, who didn’t?!) here’s a Harden’s competition that’s sure to excite you. We’ve teamed up with City hangout The Alchemist to offer you the chance to win a mixology class for you and three […]
Shiny new City steakhouse M Restaurant – founded by ex Gaucho head honcho Martin Williams – will host an evening of food, drink and banter on Tuesday 17 February. Go on a culinary journey through six countries, sip cocktails and take part in mini masterclasses, all while being regaled with stories by food writers Tom Parker Bowles […]
From today (8 December) “memorable” City spot, Sushisamba, will join the ranks of a select few London restaurants serving genuine Kobe beef. Through an exclusive contract with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Japan and the Kobe Beef Marketing & Distribution Promotion Association, chef Claudio Cardoso will now serve this sought after (and expensive) […]
Once a byword for glamour, but in recent years more likely to provoke words like ‘dinosaur’, ‘tired’ and ‘dated’, Quaglino’s, in St James’s, has finally undergone a major refurb. We’ve reported the place as ‘fading’ for over a decade, to the extent that recent guides have often called for D&D London to do something about it. Perhaps someone […]
Ex-Caprice group supremo Des McDonald has announced his long-awaited sequel to Islington’s popular Fish and Chip Shop. The eat-in and takeaway restaurant’s second site will open on 15 October in Dashwood House, Old Broad Street, in the City. For those who want a sneak peak there will be a 50 per cent off food soft launch […]
