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This summer the unique dining experience that is London in the Sky will return to the capital. Previous years have proved so popular that organisers have decided to add two extra sky-high tables so more diners can book this daredevil al-fresco eating experience. Three Sky Tables will simultaneously be suspended 100ft in the air above the South […]
London’s appetite for fresh pasta specialists remains undimmed (Pastaio, Padella, Pastifico all spring to mind). Joining their ranks is this Covent Garden-fringe venture from William Ellner (of Joanna’s in Crystal Palace) and David Ramsey with ex-Locanda Locatelli chef Louis Korovilas in the kitchen whipping up the likes of pappardelle with kid goat and rosemary ragù. […]
Jay Rayner in The Observer reviewed United Chip in Clerkenwell. But make sure you also check out his defence of restaurant pricing below… “…the bravest restaurant opening in years. “United Chip stands out for attending to practically every modern bell and whistle it can find, while still caring about the essentials.” “…be in no doubt: this […]
Renowned French chef Laurent Tourondel (perhaps best known in the States where he has ventures in Miami, North Carolina and New York) announces his first foray into Europe with a dining room at opening in London’s Hotel Café Royal on Regent Street. Further afield, Tourondel owns restaurants in Hong Kong, Kazakhstan and the Caribbean. The as […]
Jacob Kenedy’s Soho favourite Bocca di Lupo has announced the appointment of a chef de cuisine who will work alongside the chef-patron. Angelo Albera will oversee the “energetic” open kitchen, and hopefully retain Kenedy’s flair for “unexpected, distinctive regional dishes”. Born in Casale Monferrato, Angelo has just finished a three year stint as head chef at […]
Vivek Singh (chef-patron of the Cinnamon Club et al) brings his latest restaurant to London’s iconic Grade II-listed landmark, Battersea Power Station. Housed in a railway arch, Cinnamon Kitchen Battersea is open for brunch, lunch and dinner as well as cocktails and light bites influenced by spices and delicacies found along the Delhi Jaipur Pink City […]
Richard Bainbridge, the chef behind Norwich’s “wonderful” Benedicts – “it’s unbelievable that it doesn’t have a Michelin star” – will make his London debut cooking at Fitzrovia’s “truly unique” Kitchen Table, tucked away behind Bubbledogs. Bainbridge will take to the stoves alongside Kitchen Table’s chef-patron James Knappett for one night only on Tuesday 3 April, taking diners […]
Steak and kidney pie @ The Windmill W1 Looking for “great pies”? – You’ll find ’em at this traditional Mayfair boozer where they headline the bill of “good old-fashioned British fare” at “reasonable prices” and in “huge portions”; cask beer, “excellent chips” and Sunday roasts are all tipped here too. Chicken, mushroom and Champagne […]
A new wine-focused restaurant and larder on Dalston’s main drag from restaurateur Bob Ritchie and sommelier Dan Whine – great name for a sommelier, eh? – (ex-Conran Restaurants, Plateau, Liberty Wines and trained wine maker). Sapling on Kingsland Road will have a weekly changing list of around 36 wines, including a number of grower Champagnes and […]
