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- The Goring goes all Parks and Recreation with their Shetland pony Teddy
In a real life homage to Parks and Recreation's Lil' Sebastian, The Goring has only gone and got itself a little old Shetland Pony for the summer.
Teddy belongs to the Goring family who run the hotel and, for the duration of his stay, at the hotel he'll enjoy the use of a five star luxury stable in their capacious garden. And while the Teddy afternoon tea is already fully booked up, the hotel still has overnight
... - The Beaumont (and Colony Grill) is coming back with a new look
11/8/21 - Updated with photos
It's been closed ever since the first lockdown, but now The Beaumont hotel in Mayfair is finally reopening - and there are a fair few changes as it re-emerges.
The hotel, once run by Corbin & King, is just a few steps from Oxford Street. Both the bar and restaurant have always been pretty handy for escaping the shopping masses (who
... - First look inside The Londoner 'super boutique' hotel on Leicester Square
Leicester Square's food and drink scene gets an injection of cool with this upcoming hotel promising a rooftop bar with firepits, two Odeon luxe cinemas and a signature all day restaurant. - Christina's at The Mondrian Shoreditch will serve up katsu sandos, foraged cocktails and pastries from Chestnut Bakery
We already know that top Spanish chef Dani Garcia is opening a restaurant at the new Mondrian Shoreditch. Now we've got details of the other big food opening there, taking over the hotel's ground floor space.
Christina's will be the Mondrian's all-day eating space. But far from being
... - The Pan Pacific Hotels Group is opening a luxe hotel at Liverpool Street with plenty of new bars and restaurants
Pan Pacific Hotels Group is coming to London, taking over a huge new space in the Bishopsgate Plaza development. There will be three new bars and restaurants as well as a further two in the adjoining Devonshire House.
- New York's NoMad hotel is coming to London, landing in Covent Garden
Updated 19/5/21 with menu details
Boutique hotel chain NoMad are taking over the Bow Street Magistrates Court in Covent Garden, a 19th Century listed building that should look pretty damned impressive once kitted out.
If you're unfamiliar with the original hotel, one of the best reasons to visit the NoMad in New York is the restaurant that was
... - Chef Dani Garcia's BiBo is opening at the new Mondrian Shoreditch
Shoreditch hotel The Curtain is no more. It's just been taken over by Accor - and they're going to relaunch it as Mondrian Shoreditch.
The previous hotel was a complete new-build so, decor aside, we can't see any major structural changes happening but it does mean that the hotel restaurant will change - so Marcus Samuelsson's Red Rooster has left the
... - First look - The Savoy steps outside for its Solas pop-up in the hotel entrance
Updated 15/8/21 with new closing date
With alfresco being where it's at until 17 May at the earliest, we're starting to see more and more interesting use of spaces for outside dining. The Savoy's is definitely one of those, as they're using the iconic entrance courtyard (yes, we can use the word iconic in this case) and transforming it into the pop-up Solas (the name
... - The Dorchester unveils plans for a new roof terrace restaurant
The Dorchester has unveiled its alfresco plans for London's grand reopening next month and they include the arrival of a brand new roof garden. It's the first time the hotel has expanded its outdoor plans to its roof and the space will play host to a variety of pop-ups hosted by the hotel's various chefs, from executive chef Mario Perera to The Grill at The Dorchester's Tom Booton and Jean-Philippe Blondet
... - The Chancery Rosewood unveiled as the hotel that's taking over the old US Embassy on Grosvenor Square
If you've been wondering what's being planned with the old American Embassy site on Grosvenor Square (now that they have their fancy new building opposite Darby's), then wonder no longer. It's going to be a new Rosewood Hotel, called The Chancery Rosewood. That's from the same group behind Rosewood London, which features Holborn Dining Room as the main
... - Harwood Arms chef Sally Abé joins Conrad London St James as Consultant Chef
She's made a name for herself at Fulham's Harwood Arms, where she won it a Michelin star - making it London's only Michelin-starred pub. Now chef Sally Abé has added another job to her roster - she has signed on as Consultant Chef at the Conrad London St. James hotel in Westminster. She'll be looking after four new openings at the hotel over the next six months - which should shake its food and drink operation up.
The hotel is splashing
... - A Nobu Hotel has opened in Marylebone's Portman Square
Nobu Berkeley Street may have closed, but much of the the team has moved onto this bigger endeavour. The second Nobu Hotel in London features a huge new restaurant, a bar with a terrace and its own sushi bar. And yes, there will be Black Cod Miso.
- Now you can book a riverside suite at The Savoy - just for dinner
Alongside the new TV programme on ITV, The Savoy hotel has slowly been reopening after the lockdown. The Savoy Grill and the Beaufort Bar have both opened the doors, with rooms at the hotel opening only this week.
And there's something brand new if you fancy a room at the hotel - without actually staying overnight.
In what can be considered next-level private dining, they're opening up some of
... - Yotel is opening a new affordable hotel (and restaurant) in Clerkenwell
The past few months haven't been the greatest for the hotel business, but that isn't stopping new hotels from opening. Sure, quite a few have put their opening dates back a bit - but here's one that's just about to open in Clerkenwell.
Yotel already has hotels in both Heathrow and Gatwick - now they're moving into central London for the first time. If you're unfamiliar with them, they're best known for their
... - Two new Robin Gill restaurants on the way at Birch hotel in Hertfordshire
Chef Robin Gill has been busy of late, with the opening of Darby’s and then The Yard in 2019, and now comes news that he’s overseeing two new restaurants – The Zebra Riding Club and Valeries – at a new country escape 30 minutes north of London called Birch.
