Back in the day, you'd be lucky to get a warm glass of Pinot Grigio waiting for you in a theatre bar during the interval. Now it's quite a different story. Over in Westminster, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Other Palace has a restaurant by the Naughty Piglets crowd alongside a gin bar, and now the Victoria Palace is following suit.
The Cameron Mackintosh theatre, where Hamilton is currently playing, has just opened Pavlova's - a new bar
...We hear that Jason Atherton has been lined up to run all the food side of things at this new London hotel - right opposite his old boss Gordon Ramsay's new restaurant
Jason Atherton is closing his Little Social restaurant and launching a new concept in its place. Whereas Little Social was focused on French bistro food, No.5 Social will be all about seasonal British produce and will be led by Executive Chef Kostas Papathanasiou
Jason Atherton did a lengthy interview with Squaremeal talking about everything from an upcoming refurb of Pollen Street Social to the hunt for a new location for Sosharu. But there was one snippet revealed in the interview that caught our notice - that he's opening something new in London, a place currently
...We make a return visit to Jason Atherton's Fitzrovia hotel restuarant to try out some new seasonal dishes
We've known for a while that Jason Atherton was planning a new Italian restaurant in the NOVA development at Victoria (does the man EVER sleep?). And now a few more details have been released on what that restaurant will be.
Hai Cenato will be Atherton's first Italian
...It's been almost too long since the last Jason Atherton opening, so it's time to bring news of his next and it's right opposite one of his other restaurants, City Social (albeit on a slightly lower floor). This time it's a very British grill restaurant. Temple & Sons. Here's what we know:
That name comes from the heritage of the building. Palmerston House was previously there and was named after
...Jason Atherton's Clerkenwell restaurant brings a slice of Tokyo to EC1
Updated 20/1/16 with full info
There's no sign of London's most prolific restaurateur slowing down as Jason Atherton gets ready for his next opening. That's Sosharu on Clerkenwell Road, taking over the large corner space on the ground floor of the Turnmill Building (about a minute walk from Farringdon station).
This time the focus will be on Japanese food with British ingredients. In charge here will
...Jason Atherton has launched a new wine bar just a few steps from Selfridges. We head down to see what's up.
3/6 updated with pics of the interior
You'll have spotted from our Coming Soon page that Jason Atherton is opening two new restaurants in London in 2015. And now we've got full details of what to expect from the first of them, Social Wine and Tapas. Essentially it's a place where the
...We've noticed a very clear trend in the London restaurant scene recently and it's all connected with new developments across town. Before, such places often opened with somewhat generic chains, but now we're seeing new restaurant enclaves appear all over town, often led by very big names or extremely popular mini-chains. So we've had Pizarro and more at
...Fancy a first look at what to expect from two of Jason Atherton's new restaurants? Well this June you'll get just that chance and help raise money for a worthwhile charity to boot.
On Sunday 7th June, Jason Atherton and The Social Company are going to be hosting Social Sunday; a series of collaborative lunches and restaurant previews in aid of Hospitality Action, the hospitality industry benevolent organisation. All six of Atherton’s London restaurants will
...Another day, another awards ceremony. London's restaurateurs have had a sociable time of it this week. Monday night saw Restaurant Magazine unveil this year's National Restaurant Awards. And last night it was the time for the Cateys - the annual awards from industry title Caterer and Hotelkeeper.
Key awards last night
...We go to the 24th floor at Tower 42 to try the latest restaurant from the very busy Jason Atherton - City Social.