Two London institutions combine next week with the opening of a new café from the St John stable at the London Review Bookshop, around the corner from the British Museum in Bloomsbury. Launching on Wednesday 1st October, the new venture replaces the London Review Cake Shop that has been sorely missed by regulars since closing […]
The luxury Raffles Hotel at the Old War Office in Whitehall has quietly opened an all-day café in its grand courtyard, replacing the smart Café Lapérouse which closed earlier this year after a two-year stint in a newly installed glass pavilion. The new Café Ciel specialises in pastries, sweet treats and brunch, with cocktails and […]
Dominique Ansel will bring some of his most famous pastries – like the Cronut and the DKA (Dominique’s Kouign Amann) – across the Pond as he opens his first London bakery in late summer/early autumn 2016. The chef already has bakeries in New York and Japan, as well as the Dominique Ansel Kitchen and U.P. […]
