Gastroblog
Bidding about to open for The Mince Pie Project
Written by Catherine Hanly   
Thursday, 08 December 2011
Bidding about to open for The Mince Pie Project

If you're looking for a mince pie with a difference this Christmas - and no, we don't mean Heston's pine-tree scented ones - then head on over to The Mince Pie project right now. This brilliant charity wheeze has 36 of the country's best chefs putting up a batch of 50 of their finest mince pies for Read more

 
Turner Prize artist to take over Sketch restaurant
Written by Catherine Hanly   
Thursday, 08 December 2011
Turner Prize artist to take over Sketch restaurant

Turner Prize winning artist Martin Creed will be joining forces with Mayfair's Sketch to take over the Gallery restaurant in an artwork that blurs the boundaries between art and food. Creed's Work no 1347 will apparently consist of 90 different types of marble so every table, chair and piece of cutlery Read more

 
Léon De Bruxelles moules frites to open on Cambridge Circus
Written by Catherine Hanly   
Wednesday, 07 December 2011
Léon De Bruxelles moules frites to open on Cambridge Circus

Update - Léon de Bruxelles is having a soft launch from 17-20 Jan with 50% off food.

Belgian restaurant chain Chez Léon have just announced they'll be opening a Léon De Bruxelles moules frites joint on London's Cambridge Circus in January. The spot (opposite The Palace theatre where All Bar One/Med Ki Read more

 
Test driving Aurelia in Mayfair
Written by Helen Jones   
Wednesday, 07 December 2011
Test driving Aurelia in Mayfair

What can you tell us about Aurelia?

In 312 BC, as part of the ongoing Roman expansion, the construction of the Via Aurelia road began. Over the following few centuries, what started out as a road that ran along a portion of the northern coast of Italy, was extended and now stretches as far as northern Read more

 
Something for the weekend: The Bell at Ticehurst
Written by Catherine Hanly   
Wednesday, 07 December 2011
Something for the weekend: The Bell at Ticehurst

What can you tell me about the Bell?

Having just spent a night at the newly spruced up Bell at Ticehurst, we have to confess to feeling pretty jealous of the locals and their spanking new inn.

The sign outside points one way to a 14th century church and the other way (towards the Bell) to 21st century Read more

 
We try out the first of Bar Boulud London's new wine tastings
Written by Zeren Wilson   
Tuesday, 06 December 2011
We try out the first of Bar Boulud London's new wine tastings

Bar Boulud at the Mandarin Oriental has one of the most engaging wine lists, and experienced sommeliers, within any London hotel. With hotel restaurant wine lists so often a source of painful mark-ups and joyless selections, it's a pleasure to see Bar Boulud embrace the universe of Lyon born Daniel Read more

 
Barrafina chef to open Basque tapas restaurant Donostia in Marylebone
Written by Catherine Hanly   
Monday, 05 December 2011
Barrafina chef to open Basque tapas restaurant Donostia in Marylebone

We're firmly of the opinion that there can never be too many great tapas restaurants in London, so we're looking forward to the opening of a new Basque restaurant Donostia in Marylebone in January.

What makes Donostia's opening particularly interesting is that the man in the kitchen is Tomasz Baranski, Read more

 
Young Turks at The Ten Bells conquers Shoreditch
Written by Gavin Hanly   
Monday, 05 December 2011
Young Turks at The Ten Bells conquers Shoreditch

We've been to a few speakeasy spots in New York and it's always great fun walking through noodle shops to find hidden cocktail bars - it's an easy way to feel like you have the run of the city. That's clearly the vibe that Young Turks chefs Isaac Mchale and James Lowe are after with their new Shoreditch Read more

 
Tsuru launches ramen nights in the City
Written by Nicola Piggott   
Friday, 02 December 2011
Tsuru launches ramen nights in the City

Fans of the humble ramen soup throughout London, get ready to rejoice. This criminally underepresented comfort food is about to gain a new foothold as sushi mini-chain Tsuru introduces a dedicated ramen night. Hot Dinners were lucky enough to gain a seat at the table to check out the first in the series. Read more

 
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