Jason Atherton has slashed prices at his London restaurants to encourage customers to dine out more often, saying people were feeling “alienated” by price rises at a time of economic tightening. The cost of a three-course set lunch at Pollen Street Social (pictured below), his Mayfair flagship, is cut from £75 to £49.50 (or two […]
Jason Atherton and Tom Kerridge, two of the most successful British chefs of the past decade, are planning to open new restaurants in London. Jason’s Row on 5 is described as a “flagship” restaurant over two floors in a new building on Savile Row in Mayfair – just a short walk from Pollen Street Social, his […]
Harrods will bring together an all-star group of chefs – six chefs with 12 Michelin sparklers between them – for a one-off high-rollers’ charity banquet next week (Thursday 25 September) costing £2,500 a head. Limited to just 25 diners, the meal will raise funds for Refettorio Felix at St Cuthbert’s in Earl’s Court, part of Italian […]

Angela Hartnett, Tom Kerridge, Jason Atherton, Clare Smyth, and a host of other leading chefs will launch a new cookbook next week to mark a year since the pandemic hit and restaurants were first closed. Chefs at Home, published by Jon Croft Editions, will feature recipes for dishes cooked by the chefs at home during […]

The star chefs Jason Atherton and John Williams have appeared in a video produced by the the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ (RACA), of which Atherton is the honorary president and Williams is the chairman. The video comes as part of the Annual Awards of Excellence in an exclusive video series for The Caterer to […]

Jason Atherton launched his new Mayfair restaurant, The Betterment, on Thursday. It is, coincidentally, across the square from Gordon Ramsay’s new Lucky Cat. Ramsay was Atherton’s boss for ten years, of course. Atherton’s project forms an integral part of the latest instalment in Hilton’s growing collection of luxury hotels, Hilton LXR Hotels & Resorts. It […]

Chef Marcus Rohlen, formerly of Jason Atherton’s Pollen Street Social and Richard Corrigan’s eponymous Mayfair restaurant and bar, has been appointed head chef at Frenchie. Rohlen, originally from Sweden, will lead the team at Gregory Marchand’s heavily French Covent Garden restaurant, which could do with a boost. Where in previous years reporters urged others to […]

Jason Atherton and The Social Company will reopen Little Social in Mayfair on May 8. The restaurant will still be a part of the French bistro brand, featuring its tried and tested ‘French cooking with British produce’, but is to relaunch as NO.5 Social with a new look and overhauled menu. And, perhaps most importantly, […]

Chef and restaurateur Jason Atherton has revealed plans for a new 16 cover restaurant in Mayfair. H.O.M.E, which is a working title, will sit next to Atherton’s flagship restaurant Pollen Street Social. The site is currently being rented out by Atherton’s company to pop up ventures, but will soon be revamped and turned into […]

Jason Atherton’s Temple and Sons has reportedly closed. The restaurant is said to have ceased trading on Wednesday, according to a report from industry insight group MCA. It is no longer taking calls or reservations. Temple and Sons, in the City, opened in November 2016. A deli and bar on the ground floor was topped […]