Legendary Philadelphia pizzaiolo Joe Beddia has joined forces with Ed McElroy of Four Legs – the team behind north London pub The Plimsoll pub and fish bar Tollingtons – to open Bar Etna in Newington Green. The founders say Bar Etna “will blend the spirit of New York and Philadelphia pizza culture with the ease of an […]
Well-known Hoxton pub the Macbeth is to reopen this month with a Portuguese-inspired menu from chef Jamie Allan, part of the team which revived the Plimsoll and Tollington’s in Finsbury Park. Jamie, who will run the pub with his friend Patrick Nolan, said the Macbeth represents “a beautiful opportunity to work in a part of […]
A new long-term guest residency opens at Highbury’s Compton Arms next week. Rake, from chef duo Jay Claus and Syrus Pickhaver, promises “unfeigned, restorative British” fare with a focus on whole-beast butchery and sustainable fish from Cornwall. The pair have a combined 20 years’ experience in highly rated establishments including Quo Vadis, Brat and Acme […]
