Eating Out
Thanksgiving at Harvey Nichols’ Fifth Floor Cafe
In homage to friends across the pond, the Fifth Floor Café will be serving a special traditional Thanksgiving meal on Thursday 29 November 2007. The original Thanksgiving meal apparently went on for three days. The Fifth Floor Café’s menu is slightly more reserved having managed to fit the spirit of celebration and indulgence into three courses.
The Slug And Lettuce raise the food bar
The Slug and Lettuce is set to launch a mouth watering new menu on the 30 October 2007, perfect for the gastronomes out there! The Slug and Lettuce continues to offer high quality, great tasting food and the new menu ticks all of the boxes associated with a restaurant awarded a Michelin star, rather than the high street bar that it is.
Sumptuous new look for Shoreditch Vietnamese
On a street famous for Vietnamese food there is one restaurant that really stands out, the highly popular Viet Grill, and now it’s gone one step further, boasting an elegant new look.
There’s water water everywhere at Claridge’s
Claridge’s is delighted to announce the launch of its new Water Menu. With a growing international guest list the hotel has become increasingly aware of requests for different kinds of water – everybody has a favourite.
Chor Bizarre celebrates 10 years
Mayfair favourite, Chor Bizarre, celebrates 10 year and to celebrate this landmark anniversary, the restaurant is undergoing a series of changes. These include a new interior, new menu and Charles Metcalfe’s new wine list.
Mango Tree Restaurant - Proud to be Thai
Mango Tree, London's highly regarded fine dining Thai restaurant, is delighted to have been awarded its first AA Rosette for culinary excellence - one of the most highly regarded accolades a restaurant can receive.
Edinburgh restaurant helps fundraising appeal
The owner of a popular Indian and Bengali Restaurant located on Edinburgh’s Southside has pledged to donate 100% of income from a set menu to the relief effort currently in operation following the severe flooding in Bangladesh. A fundraising evening will be held on Tuesday 16th October 2007.*
Lunch at Tamarai
Tamarai, one of London’s most stylish and vibrant venues will, this winter open its doors to the public at lunchtime with an exciting new menu available from Monday through to Friday. Head Chef Manish Mehrotra and his team of expert chefs have devised an exciting range of lunch dishes: mouth-watering dim sum, a selection of succulent meat and fish skewers, regional Asian curries and some perfectly balanced fragrant salads.
Michelin-starred restaurant launches new website
The Michelin-starred team at Ilkley’s Box Tree restaurant has today announced its new look Box Tree restaurant website, as well as the arrival of a brand new site for Box Tree Events – Yorkshire’s Premier Outside Caterer.
Argentine indulgence
Gaucho Piccadilly will be celebrating Chocolate Week (15th to 21st October) with an exclusive dessert offering of one 50ml glass of Argentina’s famous ‘Malamado’ pudding wine from Familia Zuccardi, served with a beatific trio of chocolate desserts specially made by the chefs of this Swallow Street, Argentine restaurant - for one week only.
Cheshire Life success for Harvey Nichols
Widely renowned as one of the most glittering dates in the North West’s culinary calendar, Cheshire Life Magazine hosted its annual hospitality awards on Tuesday 2 October celebrating the highest standards in the region, awarding Restaurant of the Year to Harvey Nichols Second Floor Restaurant.
Royal Court Theatre launches new Café Bar
The Royal Court Theatre Café Bar, which has been under new management since Summer 2006, is re-launching this month. Since the Royal Court Theatre opened in 1956, its bar has always been a lively meeting place for audiences, writers, directors and actors.
Masters get a makeover at historic Hampstead Pub
A pub featuring a rare collection of art by the Belgian master Jan Van Beers has undergone an extensive restoration programme. The Flask pub in Hampstead – a Grade II listed building, which dates back to 1874 – has been lovingly restored to its former glory thanks to a major investment by Young’s.
Chinese cooking without additives
Owners of Xanadu Chinese Restaurant in Edinburgh will be giving a unique opportunity on the 2nd of October 2007 to show that Chinese cookery is not just about bright colours and monosodium glutamate and more about the original use of ingredients. Join Irene and Colin Chui to experience how a delicious traditional Chinese dish can be prepared from scratch without the additives commonly found in many Chinese dishes.
Biazo brings a taste of Nigeria to London
A brand new Nigerian restaurant has opened in London with a promise of great food at reasonable prices. Biazo, in Hale Lane Edgware, has opened shop in time for Nigeria’s Independence Day on October 1 intent on filling the gap in the market for quality Nigerian restaurants.