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- Nobu sushi masterclasses - we take sushi lessons at Nobu London
If you’re a sushi fiend, you’ll know the cravings are likely to strike at any time. You could be sitting at your desk or going from A to B and suddenly you’ll find yourself with a desire for fresh fish, cold, sticky rice and nose-clearing amounts of wasabi. No soggy sandwich or pasta salad can come close. At these times, wouldn't it be nice to whip out your rolling mat and create your own California rolls? With Nobu’s new private sushi masterclass you
... - Ruth Rogers confirms new restaurant at Gagosian Gallery site in Mayfair
So this really is big news. The Standard has landed one hell of a scoop, namely that Ruth Rogers, of River Cafe fame, is opening a new restaurant in Mayfair.
In their piece today she tells the paper that the new restaurant (the first since The River Cafe opened in 1987) will be run by
... - Test Driving Sexy Fish - Richard Caring brings va va voom to Berkeley Square
This was an instant London hit from the moment it held its star-studded party, but the food at Sexy Fish is worthy of its own space in the spotlight
- Sake flights and lobster rolls on the menu at Park Lane's Bar 45
This looks rather fun. It's a Sake flight on the bar menu at Bar 45 at 45 Park Lane hotel. It ties in with the fact that the hotel's head sommelier Vanessa Cinti has just qualified as a sake sommelier.
For £45 (£10 for a single glass) you get a flight of three small producer sakes - Amabuki Marigold brewed with yeast from the blossoms of marigold, Kirin Vintage 2013 and Masuizumi Junmai Daiginjo a special sake aged in barrels of Domaine Ramonet. There's a
... - Sexy Fish brings seafood to Berkeley Square from Richard Caring and Caprice
A Hot Dinners Exclusive (updated with new pics)
Caprice and Richard Caring have been having a pretty good year with the rapturous reception of the revamped Ivy and now they're moving onto a brand new venture, Sexy Fish which is opening on Berkeley Square.
The new restaurant will have an Asian-inspired menu that, of course, will have a strong focus on seafood. It's all
... - House of Crab pops-up on Mayfair's Grosvenor Street
Just opened, very much on the QT in Mayfair is House of Crab, a short-term pop-up by James Chase of Chase distillery and Dominic Jacobs - the folk behind The Running Horse pub in Mayfair. This new seafood spot, where Chalet (aka Princess Diana's favourite restaurant) used to be, will be here until the end of January, after which the building it's in faces demolition.
As the name suggests, the menu focuses on crab, Salcombe crab to be specific which is where
... - Cheeky overnight: we check out The Beaumont
Cocktails in The Cub Room, a ride in the hotel Daimler - we'd happily move in let alone check into The Beaumont. - The May Fair Bar re-opens after a big revamp
Reopening today after a major makeover, just in time for London Fashion Week, is The May Fair Bar at the May Fair Hotel. The swanky new look bar will feature its own range of signature martinis, a new menu of small plates and a new brunch menu.
Hot Dinners got a sneak preview of the menu and bar in advance of today's opening. On the breakfast menu, along with all manner of juices and smoothies you'll find dishes like Omelette
... - Yoshihiro Murata returns to London with Tokimeitē in Mayfair
He may hold seven Michelin stars across his three Japanese restaurants, but top chef Yoshihiro Murata found the London market slightly harder to break into than he may have expected. His first attempt, in 2012, with Chrysan lasted just six months. But the chef has brushed himself off and returned to these shores for a second venture.
Tokimeitē will open this autumn in Mayfair and is owned by JA Zen-Noh Group which is the business arm of Japan’s largest agricultural
... - 8 Mount Street takes over from Le Chabanais
It's au revoir to the Parisian brigade of Inaki Aizpitarte and his partners and bonjour to a new team at the restaurant formerly known as Le Chabanais. The Mayfair spot is now being renamed as 8 Mount Street and reopens today with a completely new chef and management.
Taking over the kitchens is head chef Adrian Miller .Running front of house will be Scott McCaig (previously at Hix at the Albermarle) who'll be taking over from Kevin Lansdowne who has also
... - High-end Indian food in Mayfair - Test Driving Chutney Mary's move to St James
We head along to try the newly revamped and relocated Chutney Mary in St James and spot some familiar locals too...
- Francesco Mazzei joins Mayfair's Sartoria restaurant as Chef Patron
7/8/15 - updated with closing and reopening dates
Well we've been wondering where Francesco Mazzei would turn up, having left his City restaurant L'anima in Spring after seven years in the kitchen there. Today we have news that he's going to be chef patron of Sartoria restaurant on Savile Row in Mayfair.
Sartoria will shut for an extensive refurbishment from August 31 with plans to relaunch later this year. When it re-opens, he'll be serving dishes
... - Chutney Mary
Revamped high-end Indian - Sackville's brings a meat and truffle-based menu to Mayfair
Updated 13/7/15 with soft opening details
Like meat? Like truffles? Then you should probably make a date in your diary to visit Sackville's when it opens in Mayfair next week. This new bar and grill has a menu focusing on meat and black truffles. Chef Wayne Dixon is the former senior sous chef of Gordon Ramsay’s Maze Grill. He'll be sourcing all of the truffles from Istria in Croatia.
There will be five poshed up burgers including George’s
... - Test Driving the classics at Hibiscus
Hibiscus is celebrating its 15th anniversary. We went down to see what one of London's rare two Michelin-starred restaurant has to show for that time.
