Patty & Bun founder Joe Grossman launches his second dining pub today (Friday 10 October) – The Shaston Arms in Soho, a follow-up to the successful Waterman’s Arms which he opened in Barnes two years ago. The Shaston’s kitchen is led by former Ducksoup head chef Sam Andrews, who is also behind the Waterman’s modern European […]
Former El Bulli chef Rob Roy Cameron next week launches a Basque-inspired restaurant in Soho called Alta, after northern Spain’s Alta Navarra region. Rob spent 10 years working in Spain and was Albert Adria’s right-hand man for the opening of 41 Degrees – the offshoot of restaurant Tickets – and later at Hoja Santa, both […]
Belgian gourmet chip shop Frites Atelier is to open a branch in London, in the former Balans Soho premises in Old Compton Street. Frites Atelier was launched in 2016 by Sergio Herman, the chef behind world-famous restaurant Old Sluis, which he closed three years earlier to focus on several different projects. There are currently three […]
Chef Scott Hallsworth is to install his Freak Scene concept at 100 Wardour Street in Soho for a four-month residency, bringing a funky pan-Asian edge to the Evolv Collection, formerly known as D&D London. Evolv’s new chief executive, Martin Williams, is looking to modernise the group and appeal to a broader, younger customer base. Scott, […]
A restaurant dating back to 1757 will launch its first outpost in London’s Chinatown next week – introducing a new variety of noodles to the capital. Songhelou in Wardour Street is descended from a restaurant that opened during the Qing dynasty in Suzhou, a city about 50 miles west of Shanghai. The long-lived Qianlong Emperor is […]
Pioneering US-style barbecue Bodean’s is relaunching its menu next week, having signed up meat guru Richard Turner as its chef-director. Launched in Soho’s Poland Street 23 years ago by Canadian-born Andre Blais, Bodean’s was an early entrant into the barbecue market and expanded fast, opening offshoots across London, but in recent years it has retracted […]
Two high-achieving restaurants – Humble Chicken in Soho and Hjem in Northumberland – are closing temporarily as they gear up for further improvements. Angelo Sato, Tokyo-born founder of Humble Chicken, announced his move fresh from the award of a second star from the French tyre men last month, with a declaration of intent on social media […]
Fooderati favourite Australian chef David Thompson made his long-awaited return to the London food scene this week with the launch of Long Chim – 12 years after he closed Nahm in Belgravia and relocated to Bangkok. Billed as a modern interpretation of the cooking found in Bangkok’s markets and alleyways, Long Chim – meaning ‘come and […]
Peckham’s Artusi Italian restaurant is making a leap to the West End with the opening this evening of a spinoff in Theatreland. Artusi Soho has taken over the site vacated by Cafe Kitty in the Underbelly Boulevard theatre – where it will offer pre-theatre menus between 5 and 7pm at £25 for 2 courses and £30 […]
The brothers behind Blanchette in Soho have opened a new live-fire grill restaurant in Kingly Court called Goldies. Yannis and Max Alary say: “Combining flame with sustainable local produce, our menu will provide dramatic and smoky sensations, with twists on classic dishes and our twice-fried Goldies frites.” While 10-year-old Blanchette – named after their mother […]
