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    HARDEN’S INSIDER: interview with Sam Harrison
    October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 HardensBytes

    It is Wednesday lunchtime and Sam’s Riverside near Hammersmith Bridge in West London is packed, including a private celebration in the 18-seat private dining room to one side. A young couple who walk in on the off chance of a table are disappointed to find none available – but are quite happy to eat lunch at […]

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    Sam adds ‘perfect corner café’ to his West London portfolio
    March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 HardensBytes

    West London restaurateur Sam Harrison is opening a café just a few doors from his smart Hammersmith flagship, Sam’s Riverside, which overlooks the Thames. Sam’s Kitchen, which launches in April, has taken over what used to be Café Plum in Crisp Street, and is described by Sam as “the perfect little local corner café”, serving […]

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    Sam’s tribulations at the Riverside
    December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 HardensBytes

    High-profile West London-based restaurateur Sam Harrison has said he might close his popular new restaurant, Sam’s Riverside, by Hammersmith Bridge, after being forced to remove a marquee for outdoor dining by the local council. He said the move was costing the business £15,000 in lost trade a week and had forced him to cancel 50 […]

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    Ashley Tinoco promoted to head chef of Sam’s Riverside
    October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 HardensBytes

    Ashley Tinoco has been promoted to head chef at Sam’s Riverside restaurant in Hammersmith, West London. Born in India, Tinoco started his career as a trainee for Taj Hotels in Goa, his hometown. In 2010, he joined the US-based Carnival Cruise Lines, first on the line, before being appointed as a development chef and working […]

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    Sam Harrison announces plans for riverside Hammersmith brasserie
    May 16, 2018 HardensBytes

    Restaurateur Sam Harrison – who owned Sam’s Brasserie in Chiswick and Harrison’s in Balham, until both sites were sold to Foxlow in 2015 – has announced plans to open a new restaurant and bar in February 2019 as part of the major rejuvenation project of Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, west London. Facing the Thames with […]

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