A secret roof garden above Pier Eight at The Lowry has flourished this summer. Making great use of the longest heat-wave since 1976, chefs at the waterside restaurant on Salford Quays have been growing herbs and flowers for their dishes for the first time ever. Borage, nasturtium, mint, sage, fennel and cornflower are among some of the plants being grown in recycled … [Read more...]
Gary Usher’s latest Bistro, Pinion, to open this month
Gary Usher’s fifth restaurant, Pinion, is set to open in Prescot on Friday, 28th September, following a record-breaking crowdfunding campaign, which raised £50k in less than an hour. Three months since Chef Entrepreneur, Gary Usher and his team launched their fourth crowdfunding campaign to raise £50k to open a bistro on Prescot’s high street, it has been announced that … [Read more...]
Sticks’n’Sushi Kings Road to open on 1st October
Sticks’n’Sushi have announced that their eighth UK restaurant will open on Monday 1st October, on Kings Road in Chelsea. The Danish group’s largest restaurant to date, the opening of the three-storey Sticks’n’Sushi Kings Road fulfils a longhelddream of the founders to have a presence on the world-famous thoroughfare. Located at 113-115 Kings Road, the newest Sticks’n’Sushi … [Read more...]
Roux at Parliament Square launches new French Feasting Menu
Roux at Parliament Square are launching a new menu concept this September – they’re ditching the fancy plated dishes and going family style with hearty French classics, exclusively in their private dining rooms. Head Chef Steve Groves has dug out the old Roux family cookery books and adapted their original recipes to create a collection of delicious sharing plates, intended for … [Read more...]
Old Compton Brasserie launches on Old Compton Street
Creatives and eccentrics, drunks and dreamers, low-lifers and high-fliers, Soho has always been home to some of London’s most colourful characters. Celebrating one of London’s best-loved districts is Old Compton Brasserie serving up modern British food alongside cocktails created by The Talented Mr Fox. Inspired by the area’s diverse, vibrant and culturally rich history, Old … [Read more...]