Richard Caring’s hotly-anticipated new venture on Berkeley Square officially opens today (19 October). It has been almost a year and a half since the restaurateur’s Caprice Holdings group snapped up the Mayfair site and for much of that time a shroud of secrecy has surrounded the restaurant. Even the name was not announced until quite […]
MasterChef’s Monica Galetti has left Le Gavroche after 12 years, potentially to open her own London restaurant. She decided to leave her job as senior sous chef at the Mayfair institution following an event in her family (not elaborated upon) which made her reevaluate her professional goals. Galetti is now in talks with a new business partner […]
The Frescobaldi family – who have produced some of Tuscany’s finest vintages since 1308 – have opened their first restaurant and wine bar outside of Italy. No prizes for guessing where they have chosen for their foray into foreign territory. So, Ristorante Frescobaldi follows in the footsteps of Quattro Passi and Assunta Madre by choosing […]
In what is turning into a real life game of Monopoly, one where your starting capital needs to be oligarch billions rather than £200 for passing Go, Mayfair’s desirable restaurant sites are being snapped up by Russia’s elite. The string of Russian-backed restaurants now inhabiting the priciest heart of W1 include Novikov, Goodman, Rextail, Burger/Lobster and, most […]
