The former Launceston Place head chef has returned to the London dining scene with the opening of 74 Charlotte Street by Ben Murphy, on the site previously occupied by Monica Galetti’s Mere in Fitzrovia. Ben said he had “waited my whole career” to announce the first restaurant with his name over the door. “We’ve built […]
Chef-restaurateur Stevie Parle (right in photo) will next week open his second London restaurant in quick succession – Motorino, a “big Italian” with 150 covers in Fitzrovia, this time with Luke Ahearne (left), the chef behind the successful opening of Lita in Marylebone last year. With its mix of carefully sourced ingredients and slick interior […]
This week, during the launch of the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) Food Made Good campaign, the Newman Street Tavern’s chef/patron Peter Weeden whipped up some truly spectacular scrambled eggs. They were so good in fact that Raymond Blanc (president of the SRA) vowed to teach the technique to his chefs at Le Manoir. And here […]