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Brett Redman (Elliot’s, Jidori), and stylist-turned-restaurateur Margaret Crow, have announced their latest joint venture Neptune will open within Bloomsbury’s new 334-room Principal London hotel on 24 May. The neighbourhood restaurant, one of three dining options within the dramatic listed building on the eastern flank of Russell Square, aims to create a ‘Bloomsbury Salon’ for the 21st […]
The Principal London – a new 334-room hotel occupying the former Hotel Russell, a dramatic listed building on the eastern flank of Russell Square – opens next month, vaunting a restaurant c0-created by Brett Redman (Elliot’s, Jidori). Overlooking the iconic Bloomsbury square and clad in Royal Doulton thé-au-lait terracotta, the grande dame was originally designed by […]
The Stafford London – a “very comfortable, discreet luxury hotel, hidden away in St James’s” – has appointed ex-Salt Yard chef Ben Tish as culinary director, overseeing the entire food offering, including The Game Bird restaurant, the celebrated American Bar, Wine Cellars, private dining, suites and in-room dining. Ben was previously chef director at Salt […]
The Corinthia Hotel London, just off Trafalgar Square, has made two key senior appointments within the hotel’s food & beverage department. Benjamin Hofer joins Corinthia (which includes the “sumptuous” Massimo and “beautifully appointed” Northall restaurants) as Director of Food & Beverage. His background spans both five star hotels and collaborations with top chefs – including Hotel Café […]
Chef Shaun Rankin, of Jersey’s much-admired Ormer (though sliding survey ratings indicate admiration may be on the wane), will open Ormer Mayfair this September at Shepherd Market’s boutique hotel Flemings Mayfair. But first, they want to invite diners to the all-important dress rehearsal with a 50% off food soft launch period in August. Tables in the […]
Boutique luxury hotel Flemings Mayfair, which is currently undergoing a £14 million refurb’, has launched a new afternoon tea space The Drawing Room. This most British of dining institutions will be served in the newly decorated space daily between 12:30-5pm. From the traditional through to Chocolate Indulgence, or the hotel’s signature Ruinart Rosé Royal Afternoon Tea […]
The Lanesborough in Knightsbridge reopened on 1 July after a multi-million pound renovation. The hotel vaunts 93 bedrooms, 43 suites and a new restaurant on the former site of Apsleys (RIP) called Céleste. Let’s hope that the food can (for once) live up to the locale and the often “terrifying” prices of the past. It certainly […]
Trafalgar Square’s grand hotel brasserie, The Balcon at the Sofitel St James, has got something rather unusual on the menu. We all know it’s is just the job for a business lunch or pre theatre bite, but how about for a new kind of dessert bar? The hotel has launched what they are calling a Baba […]
