Glasgow’s award-winning Alston Bar & Beef will launch its second UK venue in Manchester this year. The much-anticipated restaurant and bar will be located in Manchester’s Corn Exchange and will bring the highest quality steaks in the UK to the city, alongside a selection of the world’s finest gins. The 160-cover venue, which will contain an additional private dining … [Read more...]
Joe Allen re-opens in the west end
On September 1st Joe Allen, the historic theatreland restaurant at the heart of Covent Garden, re-opened the doors to its new home at 2 Burleigh Street after moving 25 metres down the road from Exeter Street. Retaining the heart and soul of the much-loved West End canteen, Joe’s have taken everything with them, from the wood paneling to the classic theatre posters, the iconic … [Read more...]
Blanc On Blanc: Brasserie Bar Co Team Climb Mont Blanc
Between 10 – 14th September a team of six employees from Brasserie Bar Co will embark on the Mont Blanc Challenge, with a pledge to raise £12,000 for the Tim Bacon Foundation and The Christie Hospital. The team’s efforts will support an overall fundraising target of £25,000 set by the restaurant group. The final team, Tom Palfreeman, Mikey Cullen, Marcin Jablonski, William … [Read more...]
Restaurateur Neil Gill to launch Gilly’s Fry Bar in Finsbury Park
Having launched his critically acclaimed restaurant Season Kitchen in 2010, restaurateur Neil Gill is to open a second site in Finsbury Park – this time modelled on the Northern Fish & Chip shops of his youth, but with an Asian twist. Gilly’s Fry Bar will open Tuesday 19th September and will focus not only on fish & chip shop classics such as battered cod with … [Read more...]
Villa Mama’s to open on Elystan Street in September
This September, Bahraini chef and restauranteur Roaya Saleh will bring Villa Mama’s from the Saar district of Bahrain to Elystan Street, London. Drawing on Roaya’s rich Bahraini heritage and a life well-travelled, Villa Mama’s seasonal, home-style dishes combine flavours and culinary traditions from across the Khaleej, Persia and beyond. Cooking was in Roaya’s blood from an … [Read more...]