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Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant reviewers were writing about in the week up to 29th September 2024 London Standard The Ritz, Piccadilly In a week when ‘fine dining’ emerged as a coincidental theme for reviewers, David Ellis was clearly in the mood to celebrate his elevation to the role of the Standard’s chief […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant reviewers were writing about in the week up to 22nd September 2024 The Guardian Köd, Soho Grace Dent has seen the future of dining out – “once the AI robots rule the Earth and we’re down to bugs, dust and 3D-printed gateaux”. And, following her visit to the […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant reviewers were writing about in the week up to 15th September 2024 The Evening Standard Exit Jimi Famurewa The week was dominated by the ending of Jimi Famurewa’s tenure as the Evening Standard’s chief restaurant reviewer – a role made famous by his illustrious predecessor Fay Maschler, who became […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 1st September 2024 Evening Standard Mauby, Brockley Jimi Famurewa was very taken by “this immensely likeable slice of British-Caribbean cool” from married couple Daniel and Heleena Maynard, who previously operated Deptford’s Jerk Off BBQ and showcase the Jamaican and […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 19th August 2024 Evening Standard Miga, Hackney Jimi Famurewa visited a new Korean restaurant “like no other in the capital” – a two-generational father-and-sons project combining old school and new school in a minimalist modern shoebox of a setting. “There […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 14th July 2024 Evening Standard Tollington’s, Finsbury Park Jimi Famurewa hailed the Spanish-accented makeover of a derelict chippy, by Four Legs chef Ed McIroy (Plimsoll and the Compton Arms), as “both a justified candidate for opening of the year and […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 16th June 2024 Evening Standard Paulette, Maida Vale David Ellis had never given a five-star review before his visit to this neighbourhood bistro in the heart of Maida Vale, “on the grounds that nothing is perfect”. And neither was […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 19th May 2024 Evening Standard Roe, Canary Wharf Jimi Famurewa delivered the first verdict on the “unfathomably huge” Canary Wharf follow-up to St James’s Market hit Fallow, and it’s a certified thumbs-up: “Roe is both big and clever,” he […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 5th May 2024 Daily Telegraph Francatelli, St James’s Restaurant critics like to give generous reviews but readers notoriously prefer stinkers. So this week they were in for a treat – led by William Sitwell, who was “bewildered” by the decision […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 28th April 2024 The Financial Times Alberta’s at The Windmill, Brighton Tim Hayward was “blown away” by Scottish chef Alistair Munro’s cooking at a “rackety, seedy Regency locals’ boozer” – a meal which prompted Tim to define an emergent new […]
