Rusk & Rusk, the Glasgow-based restaurant team behind The Butchershop Bar & Grill, Hutchesons City Grill, and The Spanish Butcher, have announced its latest venture: ‘So L.A.’ Situated in the city centre, Rusk & Rusk said the new all-day venue is “inspired by the vibrancy and diversity of the West Coast’s drinking and dining scene.” It […]

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A rollercoaster week for our intrepid reviewers: bad starts (including a hellish brush with Bicester Village for Tom Parker Bowles), off-kilter locations and misfiring menus. Jay Rayner in The Observer experienced the “troubled adolescence” of newly-opened, crowdfunded Thomas Carr Seafood & Grill in Ilfracombe, Devon. His initial impression left little to hope for, with a […]

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