Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 14th April 2024 The Evening Standard The Bear, Camberwell Jimi Famurewa was nonplussed by a revamped neighbourhood boozer that had been closed for six years before being rescued by Teddy Roberts and chef Joe Sharratt, formerly of Brixton hotspot […]
Following the success of his farm-to-table restaurant Osip, Merlin Labron-Johnson will open a wine bar and épicerie in the heart of Bruton, Somerset, in January next year. Named after the 16th Century building in which it’s housed, and inspired by the épiceries of rural France, The Old Pharmacy will be open all day, serving coffee, […]
Chef Merlin Labron-Johnson is opening a restaurant in Somerset, where customers will find food “sourced from friends”, “fine cider and lovely wine”. The chef announced the farm-to-table restaurant on Instagram, where he described a “tiny” restaurant focused on hyper-local ingredients. “I am very excited to announce that in November I will be opening a tiny […]
Great British Menu finalist Dan Fletcher has been appointed head chef at 28 Market Place, a new West Country restaurant from ex-Soho House director Ben Crofton. Set to open in Somerton, this autumn, the restaurant will feature a modern British-European menu which will make use of the county’s best produce. Fletcher is to join 28 […]
