Cardiff diners have two interesting new options for 2026 following the Christmas launch of natural wine bar and restaurant Ogof in Canton and next week’s relaunch by chef Tom Simmons (pictured) of his Pontcanna flagship Thomas as a more relaxed brasserie. Ogof has taken over the former site of Poca and La Cuina on King’s […]
Margate’s development as a restaurant hotspot on the Kent coast continues apace, with the opening of two new restaurants in quick succession. The Wellington opens today in the Old Town from chef Billy Stock and his partner Ellie Topham (pictured) in a mid-Victorian former coaching inn, originally the Duke of Wellington. The couple say they […]
Rafael Cagali, the star chef behind Da Terra in Bethnal Green, has opened his first restaurant outside London – Maré in Hove (originally launched as Marea, from the Italian for ‘tide’, but rebranded to avoid confusion with another venue). Born in Brazil of Italian descent, Rafael combines his varied culinary influences to create a very distinctive […]
