Orrery, the classical French restaurant in Marylebone High Street launched almost 30 years ago by the late Sir Terence Conran, reopens next week after a three-month makeover as a flagship for the Evolv Collection. Under new chef Pierre Minotti, formerly of Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal, the restaurant will see “Escoffier’s principles and British […]
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons has revealed Raymond Blanc’s successor with the appointment of multi-starred French chef Arnaud Donckele as its new culinary director. Le Manoir is currently closed for 18 months of renovation, so diners will have to wait until summer 2027 to taste any differences. Arnaud, 48, already runs two of France’s most highly […]
In one of the autumn’s most ambitious new openings, chef Matt Abé this week launched his first solo restaurant – Bonheur by Matt Abé – in the former premises of the iconic Le Gavroche in Upper Brook Street, Mayfair. Sydney-born Matt has spent almost 20 years working for Gordon Ramsay, most recently as chef-patron at his […]