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You may not have noticed but there has been something of an upset in the world of chefs. In his bid to ‘Ramsay-fy’ every pub and hotel in London, New York and, seemingly, the world, Gordon has managed to make his cheffy brethren homeless with his buy-out and refurb of the much-loved after-hours hangout Foxtrot Oscar. So, the question remains, where are all the chefs going now they no longer want to chill out at Foxtrot? Of course, where the chefs ...more
Restaurant Review
You would think, with all the up-and-coming development of King’s Cross and Euston that it would be easier than ever to find somewhere decent to eat. ...more
The Gastrotourist
Some meals are worth a special journey. In The Gastrotourist we profile select destination restaurants from across the UK and beyond. This month:
Manor House Hotel, Castle Combe
Neighbourhood Watch
The original Crystal Palace was a huge iron and steel structure built in 1851 for the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park – the brainchild of Prince Albert, ...more
The Rant
I like to think I’m reasonably broad-minded when it comes to food. I don’t beat the wife if my meal isn’t on the table when I come home from work; in fact, I do more than my fair share in the kitchen. ...more
Signature Dish
This dish is always really popular with the customers at The Only Running Footman in Mayfair. The Sauce Vierge gives it a really fresh lift. ...more
Sugarvine Wine Offer
The Explorer Case brings together a choice of interesting wines from around the globe, specially selected with variety in mind. There’s two bottles ea ...more
Z to A Listings
A diverse mix of restaurants in and around London that just have one thing in common - the restaurant names all begin with the letter K
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Book Shop
Jay Rayner chronicles the revolution in high-end gastronomy that has been sweeping the world since the late eighties. Not simply an account of endless ...more
Quick Bites
Zebrano Bar on Ganton Street are bringing four of the world’s most sought after beaches to your doorstep, a different beach party experience everyday of the August Bank holiday weekend 22nd-25th, beginning with Waikiki beach in the Hawaiian tropics on Friday, then to the surfers haven of Bondi Beach on Saturday, the sexy Brazilian Copacabana beach on Sunday and Nikki Beach Miami on Monday. . .Cocktail master class every Monday night at Salvador & Amanda up to 4 couples can participate in a 30 minute session, making 3 cocktails for £10 per person, booking necessary. . .'Invitation to treat' now running every Wednesday from 5pm, starting 9th July at Zebrano at the Establishment near Soho Square. Eat their food and simply pay what you think it’s worth. . .The Algarve Restaurant will be showing the Euro 2008 Football matches on a big screen. . .Hell Pizza is introducing its gluten-free pizza bases across its menu to coincide with Coeliac UK's 'Food Without Fear' week. . .Opening this summer The Park Terrace at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park a unique opportunity to dine outdoors in Royal Parkland. . .Vanilla Black vegetarian restaurant is moving to London from York. . .Hell Pizza, the quirky New Zealand pizza chain, has opened its first London restaurant in Fulham. . .Brighton's critically acclaimed Pintxo People has opened a London outpost -- Pinchito on Old Street in The City. . .Canteen in Spitalfields has won the Observer Food Monthly's Best Restaurant award. . .Gordon Ramsay’s eponymous restaurant at Royal Hospital Road has undergone a complete refurbishment – food and all – for the first time since it opened. The décor is lighter and brighter, the service even more attentive, and the food even more boundary-pushing. . .London sees the opening of its first risotto restaurant, Ooze. Featuring every kind of risotto you could ever think of, and some you probably couldn’t. . .Bacchus, Hoxton Street, opens in a converted Victorian pub. But banish all idea of gastropub-ism. The cooking is ‘sous-vide’ (basically cooked in a vacuum to produce miraculously moist results) and the combinations on the menu are weirdly fantastic, but thrilling. . .Jazz fans check out what's on at Octave in Covent Garden. . .