Hungry hirata bun lovers and beer enthusiasts will be in their element at a new pop-up opening this week above K10 Appold Street in the City. Beer & Buns offers the UK’s largest selection of Japanese craft beers and to celebrate its launch diners can buy-one-get-one-free on all beer, frozen cocktails, buns and wings, 5-6 February […]
He’s probably this country’s most consistent celebrity chef. From Pollen Street Social to (most recently) City Social, Jason Atherton’s restaurants are always a safe bet for “flavour popping” cuisine and “incredibly attentive” service, as far as our 2015 survey reporters are concerned. And now we hear that the chef-turned-restaurateur is to open his first restaurant […]
We’ve teamed up with the good people of Twizoo to announce the top 5 trending restaurants on Twitter each week in London. Twizoo is an app that gives restaurant recommendations based on what people are saying on Twitter, and analyses over 50,000 incoming Tweets per week to determine which restaurants are attracting the most buzz. From finding the perfect […]
We’ve teamed up with the good people of Twizoo, a Twitter mining app that delves into the dark waters of social media to bring you the top trending restaurants in London. From unconventional cold remedies at The Jones Family Project (spicy squid) to flowery feasts at Fera and Q Grill’s Chalet and Q on Ice […]
The Editors’ review of Lyle’s A light and bright operation in the School of St John. At last, Quaglino’s to get a refurb D&D London will close the site July-October for a (much-needed) major renovation. Grace Dents finds the food at Ham Yard lacking “But the courtyard is pleasant to get drunk in, […]
The Taste of London festival is now on in Regent’s Park. With dozens of demonstrations, masterclasses and tastings featuring great restaurants and chefs, Taste is a treat for any London food lover. But don’t take our word for it, Pascal Aussignac, chef/patron of Club Gascon gives his thoughts on the festival… “Taste of London provides an […]
The Editors’ review of Marcus We check out The Berkeley’s new look ‘casual’ dining room. Not all that casual, obviously. Fay Maschler isn’t wild about Fera at Claridge’s The Evening Standard critic finds the bill at Simon Rogan’s new restaurant is a little too rich for her tastes. Typing Room opens at the […]
With more buzz than a nest of angry hornets, it was proclaimed in February that Lee Westcott (formerly of the unstoppable Jason Atherton empire) would step in to replace Nuno Mendes’ Viajante at the Town Hall Hotel in Bethnal Green. And finally the much-heralded restaurant, Typing Room, opens today (16 May). The 40-cover dining room […]
The Editors’ review of Bird We ‘get’ bird in Shoreditch Grace Dent reviews Blanchette The woman who loves a good bistro, but doesn’t like to share City Social opens at Tower 42 Jason Atherton’s new restaurant has star quality (in the form of Benedict Cumberbatch) The Standard’s Fay Maschler has a busy week First […]
The chef who can seemingly do no wrong (and is an old friend of Benedict Cumberbatch), Jason Atherton, opens his new restaurant, set inside the dizzying heights of Tower 42, today (1 May). Formerly in the hands of Gary Rhodes, the new dining spot City Social (we see a pattern emerging here) occupies the 24th […]
