A prominent Chelsea pub formerly owned by father-and-son football legends Frank Lampard and Frank Lampard senior was relaunched last week as the first hospitality venture from furniture designer Timothy Oulton. The Chelsea Pig, formerly the Pig’s Ear, on the corner of Old Church Street and Poulton Street, is believed to be the oldest pub in […]
The Pig’s Head, billed as a “pro-planet pub” with sustainability at the top of its mission statement, opens next Wednesday, 8th November, in Clapham Old Town. Produce will come from regenerative farmers, with butchery performed on-site, while wine, spirits and beers will be sourced from sustainable production. The refurb has used up-cycled or recycled fixtures […]
Two former managers at chef Brett Graham’s Fulham gastropub the Harwood Arms have teamed up to open a food-led country pub near Henley. The thatched, Grade II-listed Bottle & Glass Inn, in the south Oxfordshire village of Binfield Heath, will open its doors by the end of March following an 18-month renovation. Owners David Holliday […]
The Araki, a nine-seater Japanese counter in Mayfair that at over £350 a head is Britain’s most expensive restaurant, has been crowned London’s Top Gastronomic Experience at the first ever Harden’s London Restaurant Awards, justifying sushi master Mitsuhiro Araki’s gamble in closing down his Michelin three-star operation in Tokyo to move around the world. He shared the […]
To celebrate their fabulous new opening in September this year, The Hour Glass pub is offering you the chance to win a meal for two including a glass of champagne on arrival, three delicious courses and a bottle of house wine. The Hour Glass pub in South Kensington offers everything that a neighbourhood pub should […]
Fulham’s popular pre-footie gastropub, The Butcher’s Hook (pictured), is expanding its horizons with the launch of a second site in Hammersmith next month. Owner Gus Evans will open his latest venture on 11 August, in the former Ravenscourt Park premises of that cute little boozer The Thatched House (RIP). In the kitchen is John Stanyer, formerly […]
