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    James Cochran’s back and he’s feeling Brave
    November 29, 2024 HardensBytes

    Less than three months after closing his highly rated Islington restaurant 12:51, chef James Cochran is opening a new venture nearby – a ‘bistro pub’ called The Brave in a revamped Essex Road boozer. “We’re creating something really special here at The Brave,” says James. “Given all the love we received from locals when we closed […]

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    Sports bar with seriously good food set to open in Islington
    June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 HardensBytes

    Chef James Cochran is to open a sports bar next month with a menu built around his signature buttermilk fried chicken. Valderrama’s – named after the big-haired Colombian footballer Carlos, a cult hero in the 1980s and 90s – is within walking distance of James’s highly rated Islington restaurant 12:51. The bar represents a permanent […]

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    James Cochran to open at Boxpark Croydon
    August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 HardensBytes

    Celebrated chef James Cochran, who currently runs his casual fine dining restaurant 1251 in Islington, is to launch a street food concept called Goat. The Great British Menu winner is opening a site at Boxpark Croydon, with a view to set up there permanently. On the BBC2 show, Cochran wowed judges with his goat meat […]

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