After an 11-year run, Josh Katz has closed his flagship restaurant Berber & Q, a North African/Middle Eastern barbecue specialist in a railway arch off the Regent’s Canal in Haggerston, east London. His debut restaurant, it was widely influential and led to his follow-ups Shawarma Bar in Exmouth Market and Carmel in Queen’s Park. Harden’s […]
A modern Moroccan venture called Tagine & Grill has this week taken up long-term residency at The Sun and 13 Cantons, the Soho pub well-known as a launch-pad for interesting new restaurants. Founder Yassir Chair grew up in Morocco and moved to London at the age of 20, initially to study. He is also the […]
The Barbary is to open a new flagship on Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill in September. Inspired by the cooking of North Africa, the original was launched by Zoë and Layo Paskin in Neal’s Yard, Covent Garden, eight years ago, and was followed by The Barbary Next Door. The new venue, formerly the Maddox Gallery, is […]