Alex Grant and Simon Shand, former members of the team at Shoreditch bistro Leroy, which closed down last year, have joined forces to open a new restaurant on the same corner site. Duchy takes its name – and its gastronomic cues – from the Duchy of Savoy, the historical borderland between the south of France and northwest […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 23rd March 2025 London Standard Senza Fondo!, Shoreditch David Ellis was primed to castigate this cod-Italian for its childish promise of “bottomless lasagna” (misspelt, he snootily corrected: it should be the plural form, lasagne), for the exclamation mark in […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 16th March 2025 London Standard Calong, Stoke Newington David Ellis was puzzled at this pop-up-gone-permanent restaurant from Joo Won, the Korean-born former head chef at the Galvin Brothers’ Windows. If his ambition was to produce London’s best Korean food, […]
Rebecca Mascarenhas launched her career as an independent restaurateur 39 years ago with the opening of Sonny’s in Barnes (now in its third incarnation at Home SW13). She also owns Home SW15 in Putney, co-owns Elystan Street in Chelsea and Kitchen W8 in Kensington with the distinguished chef Phil Howard, and is a consultant and […]
American luxury lifestyle brand RH – fka Restoration Hardware – is planning to open an eating, drinking and shopping complex in Mayfair incorporating a restaurant, a coffee shop, three bars and a rooftop terrace. The company has submitted plans to Westminster council to transform three Grade II-listed buildings off Savile Row, previously occupied by Abercrombie […]
A prominent London Chinese restaurant faces closure following repeated raids by immigration enforcement officers. The website Hot Dinners reports that Westminster Council has applied to revoke the licence of the Royal China on Baker Street, on grounds that it “appears to be operating with a complete disregard for the law and the licensing objectives“. A […]
Camilla Fayed’s high-profile plant-based restaurant Farmacy in Westbourne Grove is closing after eight years on Sunday 7 July. No reason has been given for the move. When contacted at the restaurant, a spokesperson said the business’s external events catering arm would remain in operation and an announcement would be made later this year concerning a […]
Endo at the Rotunda, possibly London’s top-performing restaurant, is to close down for a four-month refurb in mid-March while chef patron Endo Kazutoshi masterminds two new openings. The Yokohama-born third-generation sushi master opened his 11-seater flagship on top of the old BBC White City Television Centre five years ago. It has featured in the top […]
Restaurant group D&D London has struck a deal with industry investors which is designed to secure its future, according to reports this week. The deal, which values the company at around £60million, involves Calveton, the owner of Byron hamburgers, and Breal Capital, which recently took over Vinoteca wine bars to add to the three brewers […]
Chelsea’s Enoteca Turi, famous for its list of Italian wines, has been acquired by a trio of industry professionals, allowing founders Giuseppe and Pam Turi to retire after 33 years at the helm. The new owners (pictured) are Dominic Ford (formerly Harvey Nichols restaurant & food director, and before that of L’Escargot) and Krishan Katyal […]
