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    Legendary chef Andrew Fairlie has died aged 55
    January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 HardensBytes

    Andrew Fairlie, one of Scotland’s most celebrated and respected chefs, died on Tuesday aged 55. Fairlie was diagnosed with cancer in 2005 and had been fighting the illness ever since. In November, he stepped down from his acclaimed restaurant at Gleneagles after he became too unwell to continue working. The Scotsman’s parents announced the news […]

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    UK’s Top 10 Restaurants for Romance
    February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 HardensBytes

    Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, Great Milton “I couldn’t take any risks for my wife’s 50th birthday weekend… so I placed my trust in Raymond’s impeccable hotel and restaurant… result: perfection!” M Blanc’s “magnificent”converted Elizabethan manor boasts a “dream location” in a picture-book village south of Oxford and, “if you want to spoil someone with […]

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    London’s Top 10 Restaurants for Romance
    February 7, 2018February 8, 2018 HardensBytes

    Clos Maggiore WC2 “You feel that love is in the air!” at this “very special” destination (yet again the survey’s No. 1 choice for a romantic occasion), especially in “the inner sanctum” – “the lovely glass-roofed courtyard at the back, hung with blossom, a roof that opens in fine weather, and with an open fire […]

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    The UK’s top 30 French restaurants
    July 12, 2017July 13, 2017 HardensBytes

    French haute cuisine, the wellspring from which culinary magic seems to flow across the world, has been sidelined of late in favour of rusticity, simplicity and (let’s face it) dirty great burgers. But can the classics ever truly go out of style? Surely we all just need a gentle reminder of France’s culinary prowess? Well, […]

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    The UK’s top 30 French restaurants
    July 10, 2015July 14, 2015 HardensBytes

    [huge_it_slider id=”5″] French haute cuisine, the wellspring from which culinary magic seems to flow across the world, has been sidelined of late in favour of rusticity, simplicity and (let’s face it) dirty great burgers. But can the classics ever truly go out of style? Surely we all just need a gentle reminder of France’s culinary […]

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    Diageo sells Gleneagles to the Hoxton hotel group
    July 3, 2015July 3, 2015 HardensBytes

    Mark Twain may have thought that golf “spoiled a good walk” but when it comes to selling a multi-million pound hotel the sport is apparently a great advertisement. Ever since Gleneagles in Auchterarder hosted the Ryder Cup last year its owners Diageo have received “numerous expressions of interest” from parties looking to purchase the place […]

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    Sustainable restaurants: 20 of the best in Britain
    April 22, 2015May 12, 2015 HardensBytes

    These days sustainability doesn’t mean sacrificing quality as great produce can be found locally or through fair trade importers. Partake of some fantastic food as you do your bit for the environment by choosing your dining destination with a little help from our friends at the Sustainable Restaurant Association, who’ve assessed all of these restaurants across the […]

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    The UK’s best ‘restaurants-with-rooms’
    May 17, 2014May 19, 2014 HardensBytes

    Wine, dine and then recline. It’s a perfect combination. After all, how often have each of us wished we weren’t facing a car ride or train journey home after a great meal? But ‘restaurants-with-rooms’ are more than just convenient, they are destinations. A way to get out of the city or to celebrate an occasion […]

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