New Tom’s – the successor to Tom Conran’s long-standing Notting Hill deli – has launched an evening bar and bistro. Head chef Tom Straker intends to make use of some ultramodern techniques (presumably picked up during his time at Heston’s Dinner) to create the new dinner menu. Dishes include: spiced hake, split beans, white peach and […]
In May we brought you the news that, after its sell-out run of pop-ups across London, United Ramen was considering putting down roots. Now Harden’s can reveal that the noodle bar’s permanent home in Islington will be offering a soft launch period ahead of its opening on 1 September. Diners visiting the restaurant between 22-30 August […]
Tom Sellers, of Bermondsey’s much-lauded Story restaurant, is to host a pop-up for punters with deep pockets aboard the Belmond British Pullman. Price of admission to journey on this train’s glamorous vintage carriages, and enjoy a bespoke seven course tasting menu with accompanying wines, is £495 per person.Not your average dining car ham sandwich and […]
An old Peckham cash and carry has been transformed into the new home for Italian pop-up Forza Win. Until now the temporary restaurant could be found roaming the length and breadth of London, serving up its rustic three course meals.Forza Win, which has been popping up since 2011, has now taken up residence at the […]
Hackney Wick watering hole the Hackney Pearl is heading further east to take up residence at a new rooftop venue overlooking the Olympic Park. The new venture – another one of those oxymoronic ‘permanent pop-ups’ – will see the Pearl ensconced at Roof East in Stratford, serving up street food, local beers, cocktails and wine. […]
Shoreditch haunt, The Jones Family Project, has a plethora of pop-ups on this month. Go retro at Stage Set Table, a 1970s dining room complete with a Formica cocktail bar, terrible artwork and raffia clad Chianti bottles. Updated versions of 1970s classics – such as cheese and pineapple skewers, prawn cocktail, sole Veronique and Black Forest Gateau – will […]
At £72 a head (by our estimation), the Petersham Nurseries Café is far from being your average ‘cup-of-tea-and-a-scone’ venue, as found in most garden centres. For its 10th anniversary, however, proprietors the Boglione family are to open up its grounds, and the lawn of its adjoining country house hotel, for free. The garden party on Saturday […]
Ahead of the launch of her American diner, Stax Carnaby, Bea (Bea’s of Bloomsbury) Vo will hold a four day Louisiana-style Crawfish Boil at the restaurant’s new Soho premises. There will be mountains of spicy, cajun food – but be warned – no plates or cutlery. The pop-up will take place from 7-10 June at […]
