The Bridge Arms near Canterbury has relaunched under new ownership with a more casual direction as a village pub, after four years under Daniel and Natasha Smith, the chef couple who run the nearby Fordwich Arms. The couple have passed the lease on to their friend Elliot Hewitt, a former manager at the Fordwich who […]
Adam Byatt of Trinity restaurant in Clapham heads the list of guest stars who will cook one-off meals at Gusbourne winery’s chef series this summer. Each chef will cook a single lunch and dinner to be served in the garden room at The Nest, the visitor centre overlooking Gusbourne’s vineyards at Appledore, on the edge […]
Imperial Treasure, London SW1 Did the chefs at Imperial Treasure recognise Jay Rayner when he visited for The Observer? They chased him to the toilet, so one presumes so. Why then, did they take away his Peking duck (for which he paid a “nose-bleeding… shameless” £100) half-eaten? Astonishing. It tainted the rest of his meal, […]
