The award-winning Ambrette restaurants in Margate and Rye, aim to draw attention to the enormous amounts of edible food we waste in Britain, through two charity dinners. Ingredients commonly discarded by restaurants Chef Patron Dev Biswal will create a gourmet 6-course tasting menu using ingredients commonly discarded by restaurants, supermarkets, butchers, fishmongers and … [Read more...]
Tatler Restaurant Awards 2014 – the winners
Tatler announced on 6 May the winners of its twelfth annual Restaurant Awards, sponsored by Champagne Laurent-Perrier and Taste of London. The Awards were presented by Jeremy Wayne, Tatler's Restaurant Editor. From a star-studded list, notable winners included Brad McDonald (Best Rising Star Chef), Merchants Tavern (Best Kitchen), Theo Randall (Best Dish), Shaun Dickens … [Read more...]
Salmontini to make UK debut
Middle Eastern operator Salmontini will open its first UK restaurant after Davis Coffer Lyons - the leisure specialists - secured a lease assignment on the former The Palm Restaurant on Pont Street in Knightsbridge. The company paid a substantial undisclosed premium for the 5,400 sq ft unit. Salmontini operates a number of restaurant concepts in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and … [Read more...]
Gold for 5 sparkling wines from South of England at IWC 2014
The saying goes that London’s streets are paved with gold, but it seems the soil in England’s Southern counties have the golden touch too. Southern England is fast becoming the home of sparkling success, following another record year at the International Wine Challenge 2014. Five sparkling wines from vineyards in Sussex, Kent and Cornwall received Gold medals at the … [Read more...]
Pizza Express serves halal chicken in all UK restaurants
Today’s edition (7 May) of The Sun newspaper devotes its front page to the ‘exposure’ of Pizza Express serving only halal chicken in its UK restaurants – but without publicising the fact to its customers. Apparently Pizza Express decided to serve chicken that is killed in line with Islamic law after feedback from Muslim customers, and no doubt the practicalities and cost of … [Read more...]