A third-generation chef who virtually grew up in her family’s well-known Southall restaurant has opened a new central London venture under her own name. Dipna Anand Restaurant & Bar in Somerset House, the arts complex on the Strand, shares its Neoclassical accommodation with the Courtauld Gallery and Skye Gyngell’s highly related restaurant, Spring. The first […]
In a welcome piece of good news for Andrew Pern, whose The Star Inn Harome burnt to the ground last month (see picture), York Council has granted planning permission for his latest project, the York Minister Refectory Restaurant on the site of the former Minster School. The chef, who already owns a York gastropub, the […]
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Here’s our regular summary of what the national and local restaurant critics have been writing about in the week ending 5 December 2021. The Scotsman wins the prize for the first ‘review of 2021’ article. ***** The Evening Standard For one of his last – but definitely not least favourite – meals of the year, […]
A Japanese restaurant that follows a 500-year-old culinary tradition opens in London’s Marylebone next week, complete with a bespoke interior shipped over from Kyoto where it was hand-made by craftsman in century-old hinoki wood. Roketsu, in New Quebec Street, lunches on Tuesday 7 December, and will serve only a ten-course kaiseki menu which changes with […]
Israeli-born Australian chef Roy Ner opened his first restaurant in Europe this week, Jeru in Berkeley Street, Mayfair, bringing his luxurious interpretation of Middle Eastern cuisine to London. The smart restaurant was designed by Melbourne’s Studio Y and has a downstairs cocktail bar, Layla, along with a bakery at the front producing such delicacies as […]
Albert’s Schloss, Manchester’s Bavarian-inspired beerhall and Alpine restaurant, opens a spinoff in Birmingham on Monday (6 December), in the city’s Paradise Forum. Billed as an ‘escape from the modern world’, the Schloss will offer live music and cabaret, a wide range of beers, wines and cocktails, and a menu of rib-sticking classics such as cheese […]
Prolific Glasgow chef-restaurateur Nico Simeone is to launch his latest venture in his home town next week – Chateau-X, with a short menu built around two Chateaubriand steaks for £30. Opening on Wednesday 8 December in Finnieston, it comes hot on the heels of Beat 6, which opened last month on the opposite side of the […]
Miscusi, the ultra-sustainable Italian pasta chain based in Milan, opened its first international branch in Covent Garden’s new The Yards development this week. Launched in 2017, Miscusi is a certified B Corp and has become a big hit in Italy, where it now has 13 branches in seven cities. Founder Alberto Cartasegna first came to […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics were writing about in the week ending 29 November 2021. ***** The Evening Standard A busy week at Evening Standard HQ, with seven noteworthy articles to review! Jimi Famurewa reviewed The Plimsoll, the new home of Four Legs chefs Ed McIllroy and […]
