Chef Conor Gadd, co-owner of Italian neighbourhood trattoria Trullo in Islington, has opened his first solo venture, taking over the venue previously occupied by Petersham Nurseries in Covent Garden’s Floral Court. Burro (meaning ‘butter’) is billed as a “part Irish country house kitchen, part Italian fifties bistro“, serving “warm, evocative and creative food” that expresses […]
Italian restaurant Trullo, in Islington, is opening a deli next door. An announcement said customers should expect “all the things you love about Trullo for you to take home.” There will be pasta, pulses, olive oils, wines, and cheeses, as well as sourdough bread and desserts (think negroni ice pops…). Trullo will also be selling […]
A new neighbourhood Italian restaurant from a former Barrafina GM and Trullo senior sous chef has opened on Shad Thames, London Bridge. Legare is the work of Jay Patel, front of house, and Matt Beardmore, in the kitchen, and takes its name from the Italian word “to bind”. Located close to Tower Bridge, the restaurant […]
Tim Siadatan’s “top drawer Italian”, with “terrific food done simply but superbly”, Trullo is returning to host its annual game feast on Sunday November 18. Dishes celebrate the restaurant’s relationship with its game supplier, the Dumnaglass Estate in Scotland, from which it sources its venison and game birds. Trullo has been working with Dumnaglass for four […]
Brexit could destroy the British restaurant industry if it becomes impossible to hire European staff, Bruce Poole warned as he received Lifetime Achievement recognition at the inaugural Harden’s London Restaurant Awards on Monday September 12. “I’d like to say, in light of recent events, that without these young European people we’d be fucked,” he said […]
Tim Siadatan and Jordan Freida follow-up the “dreamily authentic” Trullo just off Highbury Corner with another Italian venture, this time in the decidedly more central environs of Borough Market. Padella will serve a variety of quite keenly priced pasta dishes, including some of Trullo’s ‘greatest hits’. The restaurant opens on 29 March with a 50% off […]
St Paul’s Road in Islington is becoming quite the hub of restaurant activity. First Trullo (founded by River Café alumnus Jordan Frieda) moved in, then LECOQ (from Salt Yard Group founder Sanja Morris and her sister Anna) set up camp beside it, and soon a new artisan café, Sawyer & Gray, will open next door. Details […]
