Further proof that Soho’s seedy roots are being eradicated. An illegal strip club on Great Windmill Street has been closed down and will be repurposed as a 50-cover restaurant and Folk clothing shop. First-time restaurateur Gordon Ker (pictured) won permission for a change of use of the site and will convert the basement into a […]
The Goodman group recently received much press about its latest prix fixe restaurant Beast (pictured) – a decadent affair charging £75 a head for king crab and steak – a concept you probably won’t find outside of London. Their lower profile, but no less successful brand, Burger & Lobster on the other hand seems tailor-made […]
It’s all happening in Manchester at the moment. No sooner have the duo behind trendy Hawksmoor announced plans to open an outpost there than the trendy(ish) Ibérica group unveils plans to join them. The tapas restaurant, with four sites already in London, has long been praised by reporters for its authentic Spanish dishes. Even as the […]
With the Scottish independence referendum imminent, who knows what the future may hold? Perhaps the next time we travel to visit our northern neighbours we will need to go armed with passports? Edinburgh is a particular highlight for those who love eating out, being the best-provided dining conurbation outside the Smoke. So just in case […]
The Editors’ review of Strand Dining Rooms It’s a handy enough place for breakfast or tea and coffee but we’re not sure it persuades as a lunch/dinner destination. Ms Maschler enjoys ‘ethereal’ and ‘extraordinary’ food at Wormwood The Evening Standard critic is back from her hiatus and thrilled to discover a new Notting Hill […]
Huw Gott and Will Beckett opened the latest outpost of their ever-popular Hawksmoor restaurants in Knightsbridge today (3 July). The duo aren’t offering a soft launch period at their new venue (most likely because they’ve never had any problem getting derrières on seats) but anyone who books a table during July and August will get […]
The Editors’ review of Bilbao Berria This Basque-style tapas joint is a welcome break from the usually grimly impersonal restaurants around Haymarket. Grace Dent falls in love with Georgian food at Marani ‘I don’t even like mascarpone that much, or mille feuille, but this is making me quite… emotional’. Vienna waltzes into Marylebone, […]
How would you like the chance to sample premium wines by the glass at over 130 restaurants and bars across the capital? Harden’s is offering five lucky readers the chance to win a pair of wristbands to this year’s London Wine Week, 2-8 June. The week long event offers wine lovers (and novices) the chance […]
The first chefs have been announced for this autumn’s Meatopia food festival at Tobacco Dock, and the lineup reads like a roll call of those responsible for London’s current craze for BBQ and all things meat. Hakwsmoor’s Richard Turner, The Lockhart’s Brad McDonald, and Ross Clarke from Dirty Bones will be participating in the festival, […]
