Veteran chef Rowley Leigh is making a comeback at the age of 73 with a three-month pop-up bistro called Chez Rowley, which opens next month in Notting Hill. He describes the venture as “a bistro with nostalgic dishes and classic technique at its heart designed to be enjoyed family style. The true show stopper, poulet […]
Amsterdam-based vegan ramen outfit Ramen Impossible makes its UK debut today, 16 June, in a summer-long pop-up at Mercato Metropolitano in London’s Elephant & Castle. Ramen is famously made with a meat-based broth, but Ramen Impossible’s founder, Japanese chef Atsushi Ishida, has developed an alternative using miso, cashew nuts and nutritional yeast. The brand only […]
Chef Rishim Sachdeva opens his “mostly vegan” restaurant Tendril today as a three-month summer pop-up off London’s Regent Street, while he continues his search for a permanent venue. This month he completed a successful crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, raising £150,000 towards a project that he has already road-tested with a residency at the Sun and […]
Mayfair’s venerable Guinea Grill is running a pop-up supper club on Thursday and Friday nights through the summer in a former Pizza Express across the road. Upstairs at 23 will offer a changing set menu celebrating seasonal British produce. The Grill, which specialises in high-quality British steaks, is tucked away behind the Guinea pub in […]
While the Haggerston original is closed for a bit of sprucing-up (it reopens in June) Carl Clarke is bringing his “crunchy-fried, tender, perfectly cooked chicken” and “accoutrements to die for” to Brixton for one month only. The Chick ‘n’ Sours residency kicks-off tomorrow (Thursday 10 May) and finishes on Sunday 3 June. Carl and his business partner David Wolanksi […]
British snack brand Jacob’s has come up with a cracking idea. It will launch the world’s first Cracker Restaurant serving a one-off lunch and dinner service, with a tasting menu served entirely on Jacob’s Lunchtime crackers – Ciabatta, Crispbreads, Flatbreads and Cream Crackers. Hosted by musician, foodie and cheesemaker Alex James, the pop-up’s menu of […]
Bonnie Gull will bring a taste of the seaside to Mayfair this summer as the seafood shack takes up residence at The Garden Café at Brown Hart Gardens. There will be grab and go grub for those on the hoof and sit-in options (no ressies though) for those hoping to enjoy some sun and seafood. […]
Bonnie Gull seafood shacks will be bringing a taste of the seaside to Mayfair this summer with a four-month pop-up oyster and seafood bar in Brown Hart Gardens, the raised public space on top of an old electricity sub-station off Duke Street. Open from 8am for healthy breakfasts, eggs and London smoked salmon, and for healthy salads at […]
Is this innovation in catering, or is it just teeth-gratingly annoying millennial nonsense? Probably it’s more a publicity stunt than anything – and it’s worked because here we are writing about it! Notting Hill’s house party themed pop-up restaurant Little Yellow Door (based on a fictional flat share) has launched an emoji-only menu. It is […]
A Star Wars themed pop-up? That sounds like a pun challenge to me. Let’s see… ‘May the fork be with you.’ ‘Use the fork Luke.’ ‘Give in to the power of the top side.’ ‘Help me Bao Bun Kenobi. You’re my only hope.’ ‘A long time ago, in a galaxy bar far, far away…’. We […]
