West London

Sam Harrison to bring Sam’s Kitchen to Chiswick

08-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

West London duo Sam Harrison and Fanny Stocker are switching their Sam’s Larder deli in Chiswick over to their café concept Sam’s Kitchen.

Emma Underwood: “Neighbourhood restaurants are where my heart is”

01-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The high-profile GM has left The Midland Grand Dining Room to oversee the reboot of venerable Holland Park restaurant Julie’s.

Chef Antonio ‘Lello’ Favuzzi joins Belvedere as head chef

22-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Italian-born chef Antonio ‘Lello’ Favuzzi has been appointed to lead the kitchen at Holland Park restaurant Belvedere.

Latest opening: Sam’s Waterside

15-Dec-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Following success in Hammersmith, West London specialist Sam Harrison has opened another water-adjacent restaurant, this time within the Brentford Project development.

Megan’s to return to Parsons Green

14-Dec-2023 By Joe Lutrario

All-day dining brand Megan’s is returning to West London’s Parsons Green having taken on the former Le Pain Quotidien site on Parsons Green Lane.

Elena Frattura signs for The Brentford Project development

13-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

MasterChef: The Professionals quarter finalist Elena Frattura and her twin sister Emily are set to launch a small Italian café restaurant on Brentford High Street next month.

Latest opening: The Counter

03-Mar-2023 By Joe Lutrario

High-profile Turkish chef Kemal Demirasal’s UK debut has largely flown under the radar but the Ladbroke Grove restaurant now looks set to shake up London’s Turkish food scene.

Patra Panas: “I fight hard to make people see restaurants as a real profession”

27-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The former La Trompette and The Glasshouse restaurant manager will open Hawthorn in Kew Village next month in partnership with chef Joshua Hunter.

Sam Harrison to bring Sam’s Larder to Chiswick

13-May-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Restaurateur Sam Harrison and business partner Fanny Stocker have secured a site in Chiswick for their Sam’s Larder retail business.

Rebecca Mascarenhas: “I'm astounded by the short-sightedness of some landlords"

18-Jun-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The respected West London restaurateur behind Elystan Street, Kitchen W8 and the recently launched Church Road on the dangerous lack of clarity from Government and why landlords should be using rent deposits to cover rent arrears.