c 20 May
Alan Bird, the former executive chef at The Ivy, opened his own restaurant at Smithfield in London earlier this month.
The venue marks the first time that Bird, who spent 20 years working for The Ivy's owner Caprice Holdings before leaving the company last August, has run his own restaurant.
"I'm really, really excited about this," he said before the opening. "I spent the best part of 20 years working at the Ivy and I loved it, but every chef dreams of having their own place, so to have somewhere with your name above the door, you know it's real then."
Bird of Smithfield, Farringdon, Lonon - w/c 20 May.