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    Harden’s review of the reviews
    October 26, 2016October 6, 2023 HardensBytes

    ⦿ The Observer’s Jay Rayner reviewed Foley’s in Fitzrovia, a restaurant taking inspiration from the Near and Far East under former Palomar sous chef Mitz Vora. “Individually each dish really does deliver a thrilling whack. But tasting six in a row starts to feel like being shouted at repeatedly by the kitchen.” ⦿ Grace Dent of ES […]

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    Venetian restaurant first to open in market near Piccadilly Circus
    October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 HardensBytes

    Veneta, a Venice-inspired restaurant from the Salt Yard group, will be the first food venue to launch in the £400million St James’s Market development behind Piccadilly Circus when it opens its doors on Monday October 24. It will be the fifth establishment in chef Ben Tish’s 10-year-old Salt Yard group, which is headed by a Fitzrovia flagship praised […]

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    The Araki and Bruce Poole win honours
    September 13, 2016September 16, 2016 HardensBytes

    The Araki, a nine-seater Japanese counter in Mayfair that at over £350 a head is Britain’s most expensive restaurant, has been  crowned London’s Top Gastronomic Experience at the first ever Harden’s London Restaurant Awards, justifying sushi master Mitsuhiro Araki’s gamble in closing down his Michelin three-star operation in Tokyo to move around the world. He shared the […]

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    Tom Aikens brings Tom’s Kitchen brand to Birmingham
    July 15, 2016 HardensBytes

    The London outposts of Tom Aikens’s casual bistro chain, Tom’s Kitchen, haven’t had the easiest ride from our reporters who feel the offering is “all a bit ordinary”. But the brand appears to be going from strength-to-strength with a an international deli launching in Dubai in October, followed by a site in Birmingham’s Mailbox shopping centre […]

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    Win dinner, cocktails and wine at The Refinery
    March 13, 2015March 12, 2015 HardensBytes

    Be one of the first to try a Harden’s hot newcomer! We’re offering one lucky reader (and their guest) the chance to sip cocktails, drink wine and enjoy a three course meal at Fitzrovia’s brand new restaurant and bar, The Refinery. Open this week (13 March) in Regent’s Place, The Refinery is the eighth London […]

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