Pintxo People, the Spanish tapas and fine dining concept that took Brighton by storm last year, is opening a site in London. The London branch, which will be called Pinchito, will open on Featherstone Street, EC1, in mid-March, and because of the ...
Boutique bowling operator All Star Leisure is to open two more bowling alleys with upmarket American diners. All Star Lanes opened in Bloomsbury, last year, headed up by Charles and Adam Breeden of The Lonsdale restaurant in Notting Hill and co-owner...
Chai, the Indian blend of milky tea and warm aromatic spices, is making its way into many upmarket UK coffee shops, and makes an interesting base for this new cream liqueur. It looks like builders tea and smells like a peculiar mix of dolly-mixture, ..
This seems an odd time to be thinking about wine. The papers are full of bogus detox diets, everyone is talking about ‘taking it easy', and customers have credit card debts to meet, so this month I have decided to highlight a few wines that .
Late nights, tempers frayed, nerves a-jangle – you can't imagine just how many times harmony has been restored in this office over an order of pizza from our local Strada. Sometimes it's the only thing that's brought us back from ...
Hof Van Cleve chef to open in Bruxelles-Midi and is interested in a Mayfair outpost Peter Goossens, the three Michelin-starred Belgian chef, is to open a speciality meat restaurant at Bruxelles-Midi train station early next year. Goossens will open ...
WHO? | Restaurateur Tony Kitous of Pasha and Levant, both in London, introduces the flavours of the Maghreb to the City with his restaurant and late night lounge bar, Kenza. Head Chef is Lebanese-born Jad Youssef. The sommelier is Peter Lorimer; ...
WHO? | Thierry Tomasin, former Sommelier at Le Gavroche and General Manager of Aubergine opens a Parisstyle brasserie close to Hyde Park. Head Chef Olivier Duret comes from Scribe in Paris. ON THE MENU? | Cornish Crab in Aspic with Fennel Cream; ...
WHO? | Proprietor Vanessa Pinto subtitles Padstow's latest opening Custard, ‘an English diner'. Restaurant Manager Carrina Mullan comes from Rick Stein's Café; Head Chef Dan Edge is from Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant. ...
WHO? | Old school chums Tom Pemberton and Alex Mosley join forces in this informal British restaurant in Notting Hill. Pemberton was Head Chef at East London's St John Bread and Wine. ON THE MENU? | Grilled Razor Clams, Thyme and Red Onion; ...
Hamish Anderson on his artful development of the Tat's prestigious wine collection The Tate Gallery opened on the site of Millbank Penitentiary in London in 1897. Officially named the National Gallery of British Art, it quickly became known as ...
After a dismal season there's loose talk of an Indian summer, but as I write, it's too soon to say for sure. So in a spirit of optimism, let's consider some wines that will suit a warmish autumn before we start to think of the kind of ...
Forget Ludlow, for the hottest of gourmet hot spots right now, check out the virtual world of Second Life (aka SL). For those who aren't familiar with it, allow us to introduce a virtual world complete with shops, embassies, and yes, restaurants,...
At around this time each year, since around about 2004, I, along with my colleagues at Restaurant, have been forced to pause, scratch my chins and magic up a list of candidates for The Lifetime Achievement Award. Given out in April each year as part ..
An event is being held to raise funds in the name of wine merchant, writer and restaurateur Nick Tarayan who was struck down by a serious illness two years ago. The Nick Tarayan Bursary Fundraising Event will take place on September 17 at The Middle ..
