Archive for the ‘Restaurant’ Category

RESTAURANT: DOCK KITCHEN, LADBROKE GROVE

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Sign_Dock Kitchen

The Dock Kitchen is here to stay! Housed at Portobello Dock – the studio and showroom base for designer Tom Dixon – the restaurant was initially set up as a temporary intervention to make use of the old kitchen space. Its success since launching in September 2009 has now secured its permanent home. (more…)

COMPETITION: 10 COPIES OF CANTEEN’S COOKBOOK TO WIN!

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Canteen cover

We’ve got 10 signed copies of Canteen’s new cookbook to win! Canteen is a distinctly British restaurant concept, serving top-quality British dishes across 4 London locations. Competition details below – entry deadline: 17th March 2010. (more…)

RESTAURANTS: VALENTINE’S DAY SUGGESTIONS

Monday, February 8th, 2010

The Wolseley_entrance

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and the usual dilemma as to how to express your affections for your other half resurfaces. We’re believers that you can’t beat a special restaurant for that extra sense of occasion. Here’s our top 20 pick of London’s finest. (more…)

RESTAURANT: CIRCUS, COVENT GARDEN

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Circus interior 1

Circus is now open – Covent Garden’s new restaurant, bar, and ‘entertainment experience’, the design of which has been created by Design Research Studio, headed up by British designer Tom Dixon. (more…)

CLOSURE: ST ALBAN, MAYFAIR

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

st-alban

We have recently discovered that St Alban, the restaurant from The Wolseley owners Chris Corbin and Jeremy King, has closed. Apparently, the closure was not recession-struck but rather the result of an unbeatable offer on the lease. (more…)

RESTAURANT: VIET HOA CAFE, SHOREDITCH

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Viet Hoa Cafe 1

Viet Hoa Cafe, the first Vietnamese restaurant to have opened in an area that is now dubbed London’s ‘Little Saigon,’ has undergone a total interior refit to distinguish itself from its shabbier culinary competitors on Kingsland Road. (more…)

RESTAURANT: SUPPERCLUB LONDON, NOTTING HILL

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Supperclub London interior 1

Have you ever eaten out while lying down on a comfy bed? Chances are, if you’ve visited Amsterdam you would have been to or heard of the famous Dutch restaurant/bar/club – supperclub – which does exactly that. Now they have opened in London’s Notting Hill. (more…)

FURNITURE: VERY GOOD & PROPER

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

CanteenUtilityChair_Stack

British furniture brand Very Good & Proper has recently launched the Canteen Utility Chair, just prior to it being installed in the newly opened Canteen restaurant in Canary Wharf – the fourth Canteen venue to open in London.

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