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- The Principal London takes over from Hotel Russell on Russell Square
Updated 16/11/17 with restaurant and bar details
If you've been wondering what's happening with the old Hotel Russell on Russell Square which is currently swathed in scaffolding, then let us enlighten you. The hotel has been taken over by the Principal Hotel Group, who also run hotels of the same name in Edinburgh, Manchester and York. The Principal Manchester
... - Fine but also fun dining - we Test Drive Martha Ortiz's Ella Canta in Mayfair
London's Mexican food boom continues with the arrival of celebrity chef Martha Ortiz bringing some zing to Park Lane
- Tom Kerridge isn't opening a restaurant at The Jumeirah Carlton hotel after all
So this is a bit of a pickle. At the tail end of last year, it seemed as if London's list of restaurants to go to was to expand a little further with the teaming of Tom Kerridge and the Jumeirah Carlton hotel in Knightsbridge. Kerridge was going to take over the Rib Room - being totally refurbished as part of a
... - Claridge's hotel launches their first cookbook
To Claridge's last night, where London's foodie folk gathered together for the launch of Claridge's: The Cookbook. Executive Chef Martyn Nail and the hotel's GM Paul Jackson welcomed guests for pre-dinner canapes washed down with Dom Perignon in the hotel's kitchens before repairing to a private room for a sit down dinner featuring some of the book's recipes.
Claridge's artist in residence, David Downton, gave a quick speech pre-dinner. In a world
... - A restaurant-lovers trip to Brighton – latest openings from this burgeoning foodie destination
We nip down for a weekend by the sea to check out Brighton's food scene
- There's a pie and mash pairing menu hitting Piccadilly
Autumn firmly has us, so the arrival of a pie and mash pairing menu in London seems perfectly timed. Celebrating the history and longevity of Pie & Mash in London, Smith & Whistle is heading into the autumn/winter season with an exclusive new pairing menu dedicated to this British classic, coinciding with British Food Fortnight.
Each pie is paired with a unique mash and a boozy drink - and here's what to expect...
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... - Test Driving The Napoleon Hotel – we check in for a night at London’s only one room hotel
The recently opened Napoleon Hotel holds the illustrious titles of London’s smallest hotel as well as that of ‘most bars per guest’. This single room ‘grand’ hotel sports THREE - making that more than one per guest. We spent the night...
- Hong Kong’s Serge et Le Phoque comes to London with The Mandrake hotel
After enjoying Michelin-starred success in Hong Kong, two of the chefs behind Serge et Le Phoque are bringing their ingredient-led French cuisine to London, including their signature scallop with anchovy and fried leek root.
- Return visit: Angler Restaurant at Moorgate's South Place Hotel
We make a return visit to the top floor restaurant at South Place Hotel in the City to check out a seasonal menu offer
- The sushi tardis - we Test Drive Nobu Shoreditch
Nobu Hotel is now open in Shoreditch but what's the restaurant like? We went to check it out.
- Jumeirah Carlton Tower opens ninth floor sundowner bar for the summer
Fancy a drink with a view over Knightsbridge? The Jumeirah Carlton Tower has just opened a ninth floor bar
- Test Driving The Ned - 24 hours in London's hottest new hotel
There are 9 restaurants and bars at The Ned, ranging from the members-only Vault bar in the basement to the huge ground floor food hall and up to the members' bar and restaurant by the pool on the roof. We were on a mission to try as many of them as possible during an overnight stay.
- Test Driving Henrietta - an Anglo-French marriage made in heaven
Ollie Dabbous teams up with the Experimental Group for a match made in heaven
- Nobu Hotel Shoreditch (plus restaurant) is opening in London
22/5/17 - updated with opening date
What: Nobu Hotel Shoreditch
In a nutshell: Nobu gets a third London restaurant. Oh, and there's a hotel attached.
Summing it all up: Nobu have opened hotels across the globe, but this is their first European one, right in the heart of Shoreditch. And, of course, that means Shoreditch is getting a
... - Does Dukes London serve the city's best martinis?
Given how much we, or at least I, love martinis - it's a mystery as to how it took so long to get around to trying those at Dukes. Because, if you didn't know it already, the St James hotel has forged quite the reputation as purveyor of the best in town.
What Dukes has going for it, in spades, is history. It used to be the favoured watering hole of the James Bond creator, Ian Fleming. Legend has it that the author came up with Bond's catchphrase 'shaken not
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