Alex Grant and Simon Shand, former members of the team at Shoreditch bistro Leroy, which closed down last year, have joined forces to open a new restaurant on the same corner site. Duchy takes its name – and its gastronomic cues – from the Duchy of Savoy, the historical borderland between the south of France and northwest […]
Hip Shoreditch wine bar/restaurant Leroy has closed while the nearby Clove Club – heavyweight kingpin of the East London dining scene for the past decade – has separated from its Italian sister restaurant Luca as the founding team announces a splitting of assets. Leroy lost its Michelin star in March, but earned its customary high ratings in […]
The team behind Leroy has launched a Provençal-style restaurant at the East London Liquor Co. Royale, set among the canals, inspired in part by the legendary matriarch of Domaine Tempier, Lucie ‘Lulu’ Peyraud, and her ‘cuisine de bonne femme’. Lulu – who died last year at the age of 102 – was “a true force […]
Ed Thaw and Jack Lewens, from the Michelin-starred and much, applauded Shoreditch restaurant Leroy, have followed Selin Kiazim in scrapping discretionary service charge to bills and will instead raise menu prices to better reflect the value of the dining experience. They explained “if you want to eat in a quality place it will cost you […]
Jay Rayner for The Observer waited for 20 minutes at Restarant 92 before any food arrived on the table – and that was just bread. He’d been delayed on the train and was very cold – not the best start. Luckily, Micheal Carr’s cooking won him over, with its “fun ideas”, “enthusiasm” and “admirable risks”. […]
