A prominent Chelsea pub formerly owned by father-and-son football legends Frank Lampard and Frank Lampard senior was relaunched last week as the first hospitality venture from furniture designer Timothy Oulton. The Chelsea Pig, formerly the Pig’s Ear, on the corner of Old Church Street and Poulton Street, is believed to be the oldest pub in […]

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Acclaimed New York chef Dan Barber has lined up a stellar squad of London restaurant heroes for a month-long residency of his food-waste project wastED on the roof at Selfridges. Gordon Ramsay, Clare Smyth, Pierre Koffmann, Isaac McHale of Clove Club and Brett Graham of the Ledbury are among the leading London-based chefs who will put in a shift […]

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In the well-heeled environs of Mayfair, just around the corner from Claridge’s, a new socially-conscious restaurant project supporting social mobility. Spring Workshop, is an all-day café and evening bar, but it is also a community hub offering apprenticeships and work experience (irrespective of background), literacy events and a coffee training scheme for homeless people. Open […]

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