Two new independent restaurants are giving a boost to casual dining at St James Dover with both opening in Dover for the first time. American-inspired kitchen and bar, Hancock’s, and dessert parlour, Kaspa’s. Dover’s new retail and leisure development, owned by Legal & General Investment Management Real Assets, is the result of a project investment of £53.25 … [Read more...]
Poetry & Pomegranates – Clerkenwell-based restaurant to host special event
Yuma Hashemi, chef patron at The Drunken Butler, is hosting a unique event at the Clerkenwell-based restaurant – celebrating the Persian festival of Yalda. Yalda, which marks the ‘longest and darkest’ night of the year and is held on 21 December, is a time when friends and family gather together to eat, drink and read poetry until the early hours. In Persian tradition, … [Read more...]
New opening: Maremma to bring the best of Tuscany to Brixton
This February, Alice Staple and Dickie Bielenberg, will open ‘Maremma’, their debut neighbourhood Tuscan restaurant on Brixton Water Lane. Long-standing private chef Alice will be cooking her simple and regional dishes from her travels, taking inspiration from Maremma’s unspoilt coastal region in southern Tuscany famed for its salumi, seafood, olive groves and … [Read more...]
New Marco Pierre White Restaurant launches at Holiday Inn Brentwood
Earlier this year LGH Hotels Management Ltd announced a new partnership with celebrity chef and restaurateur Marco Pierre White (MPW) with plans to open a Marco’s New York Italian branch in the Holiday Inn Brentwood at the end of the year. Holiday Inn Brentwood celebrated the launch of the new Marco Pierre White restaurant on Thursday 6th December with Brentwood’s favourite … [Read more...]
Honi Poké launches new vegan menu with food consultant Nellie Nichols
Hawaiian poké specialist, Honi Poké, has launched a new vegan menu, developed by Nellie Nichols. Previously Head of Food at Pret, Nellie specialises in consulting for the fast casual and food-to-go sector with clients including M&S, Leon, Wagamama, Vital Ingredient and Starbucks. Based on current food trends and market analysis, Honi Poké’s new menu introduces three … [Read more...]