David Moore has appointed 28-year-old Aggelos Kassais to the post of head chef at Pied à Terre as the Fitzrovia fine-dining institution enters its 35th year. The promotion marks a return to a familiar environment for Aggelos, previously sous-chef here under fellow-Greek chef Asimakis Chaniotis, who ran the kitchen with distinction for seven years before leaving […]
Former Pied à Terre head chef Asimakis Chaniotis has opened his first solo London restaurant – Myrtos, on the former site of Aubaine in Old Brompton Road, South Kensington. The latest upmarket Greek restaurant to open in London, Myrtos is named after a famous white marble beach on the island of Kefalonia, where Asimakis passed his […]
A new restaurant/cocktail bar/art gallery is to open in the heart of Soho next week (Wednesday 7 September). Bantof, in Great Windmill Street, will feature an all-day menu of sharing plates created by Asimakis Chaniotis, head chef at Pied a Terre in Fitzrovia. The cocktail offering has been designed by Jack Scotti of SuperNacular, and […]
Pied à Terre owner David Moore is to open a “traditional pub” in the heart of London. The restaurateur, together with business partner Tony Bennett, has taken a 20-lease on the Grade II-listed Devereux pub on the Strand. The boozer dates back to 1676. Moore has revealed plans to restore the property, though hasn’t yet […]
For one night only David Moore’s “unfailingly impressive” Fitzrovia stalwart Pied à Terre will host a collaboration dinner designed by head chef Asimakis Chaniotis and Pascal Aussignac from Clerkenwell’s recently refurbished Club Gascon. Guests will enjoy an eleven course tasting menu and get the chance to meet both chefs throughout the evening. Asimakis and Aussignac’s passion […]
The UK’s top 100 restaurants are revealed in Harden’s Best UK Restaurants 2018 published today – the country’s most comprehensive restaurant guide available in bookshops, with approximately twice the number of entries as The Good Food Guide. The guide hails London’s The Araki as the country’s best restaurant. The experience is “world class” and, at £385-a-head, […]
Pied à Terre W1 £75 pp If you’re planning a special Christmas dinner outing, then you can’t go far wrong with David Moore’s enduring foodie temple in Fitzrovia. With its awesome wine list and discreet service, it’s just the place for a relaxed festive meal. This year their three course set menu features a Partridge main […]
Looking for the perfect place to hold a private Christmas dinner party, work event or family get-together this festive season? Look no further. We’ve rounded up 20 of London’s best private dining rooms to suit all tastes and budgets… Barrafina WC2 Menus from £40 pp “The wait can sometimes be twice the time spent at the […]
L’Autre Pied, “the more casual baby sister of Pied à Terre”, will close its doors for good on 9 September. To thank diners for their custom the restaurant will offer two special menus at lunch and dinner – five course for just £31, or enjoy the full chef’s tasting menu for just £51*. Owner David Moore […]
We didn’t think a plum Fitzrovia site like the one Dabbous inhabited until recently would sit vacant for long, and we were right. Plans are already afoot to turn the “loft-style”, industrial-chic restaurant into a rustic French bistro (quite a departure!), thanks to former co-owner and manager of Pied à Terre, Mathieu Germond. Ollie Dabbous and […]
