Not a restaurant but a ‘social food hub’, complete with a ‘concept’ and ‘happenings’ (instead of boring old events)… Jenius Social has arrived in Islington. The venue hosts supper clubs, cookery classes, masterclasses with industry experts and private dinners. It also has its own on-site deli. What Jenius Social does not offer, however, is regular restaurant service: […]
Soho House group launch a combined Chicken Shop and Dirty Burger in the East End today (21 May). There has been very little fanfare surrounding this venture, which opened in Mile End Road, Whitechapel. The restaurants’ first joint outpost, it was supposed to open in late April, but Soho House decided to postpone the launch […]
At £72 a head (by our estimation), the Petersham Nurseries Café is far from being your average ‘cup-of-tea-and-a-scone’ venue, as found in most garden centres. For its 10th anniversary, however, proprietors the Boglione family are to open up its grounds, and the lawn of its adjoining country house hotel, for free. The garden party on Saturday […]
How times have changed, in the roaring ’20s, Selfridge’s rooftop was home to the all-girl gun club, now it will host the Q Grill pop-up. From this Friday (23 May) until the end of September, former Caprice head honcho Des McDonald’s new American BBQ concept will serve up an all-day dining experience far above the […]
Galvin-ising their position as one of the UK’s top restaurant groups, Galvin Restaurants will launch a seven-day festival of food and drink today (19 May). This is the second year that chefs Chris and Jeff Galvin have held the event, which features eating experiences at their outposts in London and Edinburgh. The festival continues until […]
The Editors’ review of Marcus We check out The Berkeley’s new look ‘casual’ dining room. Not all that casual, obviously. Fay Maschler isn’t wild about Fera at Claridge’s The Evening Standard critic finds the bill at Simon Rogan’s new restaurant is a little too rich for her tastes. Typing Room opens at the […]
Primeur, a new dining spot on the Hackney/Islington border, has arrived on the London scene today (16 May). Celebrating freshness and ‘the joy of eating, the restaurant was founded by Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim (formerly with Boxer & Boxer) and David Gingell (previously of L’Escargot and Wright Brothers). Inspired by local French grocery shops of the same […]
With a name so logical it would make Dr Spock proud, the ‘Nobu Hotel Shoreditch in London’ will arrive in early 2016. From none other than Nobu Matsuhisa, the 156-bedroom hotel will be located in Willow Street, reports Caterer and Hotelkeeper. The hotel will feature a restaurant with menus developed by Matsuhisa, banqueting and meeting […]
London finally has an American restaurant big enough to represent the ‘Land of the Huge’ as the 500-cover Blues Kitchen is open in Shoreditch. An outpost of the original Camden venture of the same name, the restaurant has twice the capacity of, say, Brasserie Zédel. The restaurant, open all day, features a Texan BBQ menu including […]
London finally has an American restaurant big enough to represent the ‘Land of the Huge’ as the 500-cover Blues Kitchen is open in Shoreditch. An outpost of the original Camden venture of the same name, the restaurant has twice the capacity of, say, Brasserie Zédel. The restaurant, open all day, features a Texan BBQ menu including […]
