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New Opening: Wabi London from Scott Hallsworth of Nobu

October 12, 2012 by Alan Greenhalgh Leave a Comment

Former Nobu head chef Scott Hallsworth has announced the mid-November launch of Japanese restaurant and cocktail lounge Wabi London in Holborn. Australian-born Scott spent six years at Nobu in London before being chosen by Nobu Matsuhisa to launch Nobu Melbourne in 2007.  Scott joins forces with entrepreneur André Cachia who is also behind sister-restaurant Wabi Horsham. Named after […]

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