Fine Dining

Uncorked: Charles Carron Brown

26-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier and restaurant manager at Aulis London on pairing skin contact wines with Marmite toast, Californian Counoise and ‘smooth’ wines.

Claude Bosi leads restaurant lineup at The Peninsula London

25-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Soon-to-launch Hyde Park Corner hotel The Peninsula London will be home to a contemporary European restaurant from two-star chef Claude Bosi as well as an ‘innovative’ Chinese restaurant.

House of Ming Chinese restaurant to open at London's Taj Hotel

24-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

High-end Chinese restaurant House of Ming will open in London’s Taj Hotel in St James’s this spring.

Brighton and Hove chef Duncan Ray launches sharing concept at Curds & Whey

23-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Little Fish Market chef Duncan Ray has launched a sharing plate concept at nearby cheese shop and restaurant Curds & Whey.

Flash-grilled: Edie Jobson

20-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

The GM at high-end Mexican restaurant KOL in London's Marylebone on working at The Groucho Club, the best drink to pair with fish and chips, and keeping calm under pressure.

Latest opening: Mayha

20-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Marking the first opening on UK shores for the Lebanon-based Nothing But Love group, Mayha is the latest addition to the capital’s burgeoning Japanese omakase restaurant space.

Joshua Hunter and Patra Panas to launch Hawthorn in Kew Village next month

19-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Joshua Hunter and Patra Panas will launch a restaurant on the former site of The Glasshouse in Kew Village, West London, next month.

Caviar Kaspia opens private members club in Mayfair

17-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Parisian caviar restaurant group Caviar Kaspia has finally made its permanent return to London in the form of a private members club.

Latest opening: Ikoyi

13-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Jeremy Chan and his front-of-house counterpart Iré Hassan-Odukale finally have a space that befits their restaurant’s stature.

Cornwall-based chef and grower Dan Cox to open Crocadon next month

13-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Chef and grower Dan Cox will open his long-awaited Cornwall restaurant early next month as he looks to 'celebrate the connection between food and agriculture'.

Restaurant Andrew Fairlie tops Harden’s 100

12-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Restaurant Andrew Fairlie in Perthshire, Scotland, has topped the 'Harden’s Top 100' list of the UK’s best dining destinations for 2023.

Gino D’Acampo to launch Leeds restaurant as he plots expansion

10-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Gino D’Acampo is to open a new upmarket Italian restaurant and bar at the recently refurbished Leeds Marriott Hotel, as he plots further expansion in the UK and internationally.

"Being a restaurant will no longer define us": Rene Redzepi to close Noma next year

10-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

René Redzepi will close his Noma restaurant at the end of 2024 and transform it into a food laboratory

Noble Rot to launch Mayfair restaurant later this year 

10-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The team behind Noble Rot has secured a site in Mayfair’s Shepherd Market for what will be its third London restaurant. 

Simon Bonwick leaves The Princess of Shoreditch to reopen Dew Drop Inn in Hurley

09-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Simon Bonwick has left his role at The Princess of Shoreditch to take on a pub and restaurant in Hurley, Berkshire.

53 and out: much-loved Holland Park restaurant Julie's closes its doors

06-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Long-standing Holland Park restaurant Julie’s has closed after 53 years with its last service held on New Year’s Eve.

Book review: On Fire

06-Jan-2023 By Stefan Chomka

Nathan Davies’ debut cookbook is much more than just a celebration of the most primitive of cooking methods.

Glöð at Gilpin Lake House to open

05-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Gilpin Lake House is to open its new restaurant Glöð at Gilpin Lake House, with the kitchen headed up by Tom Westerland.

Kray Treadwell drops plans to expand 670 Grams, cutting covers instead

03-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Kray Treadwell has scrapped his plans to extend his Digbeth restaurant 670 Grams, citing ‘circumstances out of our control’.

Angelo Sato’s Humble Chicken to go tasting menu-only in 2023

21-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Angelo Sato will drop a la carte at Humble Chicken and introduce an eight-course, £95 tasting menu next year in a bid to take his Soho flagship ‘to the next level’.

Tom Sellers's new Mayfair restaurant to be called Dovetale

20-Dec-2022 By James McAllister

Further details on chef Tom Sellers's new London restaurant, which is set to launch within 1 Hotel Mayfair next year, have been announced.

'National day of action' sees Animal Rebellion target restaurants in Newcastle and London

19-Dec-2022 By James McAllister

Climate justice movement Animal Rebellion has staged sit-down protests at London restaurant Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and Newcastle's House of Tides as part of a 'national day of action'.

Flash-grilled: Kevin Dalgleish

16-Dec-2022 By James McAllister

The chef-patron at Amuse in Aberdeen on his admiration for Phil Howard and Angela Hartnett, a hatred of clutter and getting help from KFC when at The Savoy.

Chef Paul Kitching dies suddenly

16-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Tributes have been paid to chef Paul Kitching who has died suddenly.

Jeremy Chan: "Ikoyi will be the ultimate eating experience"

15-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The two-Michelin star restaurant is doubling down on its distinctive, ingredients-led approach having moved from its diminutive original site in St James's to a much larger site within the 180 The Strand building.

Latest opening: Furna

15-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Dave Mothersill’s debut solo project is the most ambitious restaurant to have launched in Brighton & Hove for some time.

Uncorked: Melania Bellesini

15-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at The Fat Duck on overseeing a wine list that balances the classics with hidden gems and pairing venison with sake.

Latest opening: Casa

09-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

In going back to his roots cooking Italian food, Peter Sanchez-Iglesias demonstrates just how far he has come as a chef.

 

Sarah Frankland: “I want to develop the chefs of the future”

09-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

 The high-profile pastry chef on being promoted to executive chef of Surrey’s Penny Hill Park hotel and the importance of a structured approach to human resources.

Quo Vadis to relaunch with double the number of covers

09-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Soho establishment Quo Vadis is to undergo a refurbishment that will double the number of covers it can do.

Miller Prada to head up new wood-fired Mayfair restaurant HUMO

09-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Chef Miller Prada will make his debut in January 2023 with the opening of a wood-fired kitchen in Mayfair.

Book review: Eureka

02-Dec-2022 By Stefan Chomka

Simpsons chef Andreas Antona didn't think he'd write another cookbook, and then lockdown struck.

The Björn supremacy: the six-star chef that’s now cooking on the rooftops of Knightsbridge

01-Dec-2022 By Stefan Chomka

Swedish chef Björn Frantzén has made his restaurant debut in London, transforming a site at one of the city’s most famous landmarks.

Alex Webb on Park Lane becomes permanent restaurant

01-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Chef Alex Webb’s pop-up restaurant at London’s The InterContinental Park Lane London hotel will become a permanent fixture.

Gold Service Scholarship 2023 finalists announced

30-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

High-profile front of house competition the Gold Service Scholarship has revealed the eight front of house professionals that will go through to its final.

Mr Nice to open in Mayfair early next year

25-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

French restaurant Mr Nice will open in Mayfair in early 2023.

Geoff Leong: 'I can’t eat other sushi after eating Taku's'

25-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The British Chinese restaurateur behind Leong’s Legend and Goldfish is jumping into the luxury market feet first with his new Mayfair omakase restaurant Taku.

Yannick Alléno to make London debut at Four Seasons Park Lane next summer

24-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Celebrated French chef Yannick Alléno will make his London restaurant debut next summer at the Four Seasons Park Lane.

Hampshire’s Lime Wood Hotel named UK's best boutique hotel

23-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

Lime Wood Hotel in Hampshire’s New Forest has been named the best boutique hotel in the UK.

Kerth Gumbs to take over the kitchen at Fenchurch Sky Garden

22-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Chef Kerth Gumbs is to take over the stove of Fenchurch Restaurant at Sky Garden, located on the 37th floor at London’s 20 Fenchurch Street, next month.

The Black Swan at Oldstead to close on Sundays to 'allow team to recharge'

18-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

Tommy Banks’ Michelin-starred The Black Swan at Oldstead will no longer open on Sundays in a bid to improve the work life balance of the team.

Dave Mothersill: “Furna will be a showcase for what I can do as a chef”

18-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The former Black Rock Restaurants and The Gingerman chef on launching one of the most ambitious restaurants Brighton and Hove has ever seen.

Former Jin Paris chef Takuya Watanabe launches Mayfair omakase restaurant

17-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Takuya Watanabe has made his London debut with an omakase restaurant on Mayfair’s Albemarle Street.

Flash-grilled: Vincent Crepel

11-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

The French chef, who recently launched Terre in County Cork’s Castlemartyr Resort, Ireland, on what he'd be doing if he wasn't in kitchens, and his dream dinner party guests.

How a chef from Delhi is using his classic French training to make waves in Indian fine dining

11-Nov-2022 By Stefan Chomka

As executive chef of Benares, Sameer Taneja has regained the Mayfair restaurant’s Michelin star and claimed it a spot in the UK’s Top 100 Restaurants list.

Book review: Going for an Indian

11-Nov-2022 By Stefan Chomka

Ziaur Choudhrey’s book is a compelling story of England's Anglo-Bangladeshi communities and the role that food and restaurants play in them.

£100 a head at a top London restaurant? Not for much longer, says guide

10-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

The days of a £100-per-head meal at a destination London restaurant are numbered, according to the findings of the latest Harden's guide.

The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2023 to be held in Valencia

08-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023, sponsored by San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, will be hosted in the city of Valencia in Spain in June next year.

Flash-grilled: Duncan Ray

04-Nov-2022 By Stefan Chomka

The chef-patron of The Little Fish Market in Brighton on the impact of Heston, his love of architecture, and a fishy dice with death.

Henrique Sá Pessoa: “It’s important to move people’s understanding of Portuguese cuisine forward”

04-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

The high-profile Portuguese chef behind the two Michelin-starred Alma in Lisbon started his career in London, and now he’s returning to launch JOIA at the art’otel in Battersea Power Station.