Blurring the lines to create a type of new accommodation, the Other House plans to disrupt the traditional sectors of hotels, serviced apartments and private rentals, by combining home comforts with hotel style facilities, whatever the length of stay. Think of it as a second home – your ‘other house’. Launching in South Kensington and Covent […]
KOKS awarded Faroe Islands’ first star from the Michelin Guide
KOKS in the Faroe Islands has been awarded a star, by the Michelin Guide Nordic Countries 2017 – the first ever to be given to a Faroese restaurant. René Redzepi has made the New Nordic Kitchen known throughout the world, and now KOKS Chef Poul Andrias Ziska represents the next generation. The Faroe Islands, a […]
Summer Soirees at Le Meridien Piccadilly
The sun came out for the launch of Le Meridien Nice’s ‘Summer Soirees’ residency in Piccadilly London. Not much in common – the Med and metropolis, you’d expect. But with a few beach huts, stripey deckchairs and a petanque pitch we were tastefully transported to the French Riviera. Okay, so we must have had a few wines – it’s […]
ChariTable – philanthropic restaurant booking App
The ChariTable Bookings restaurant reservation App allows customers to book tables at thousands of participating restaurants across the UK – and sounds like a fantastic idea! £1 for EVERY customer will be donated by the restaurant to a charity of the diner’s choice. So if you book a table for 4 people and your attendance is confirmed and moneys are […]
#Restaurant #Review NOPI – Five Years On
Front of house can make or break a restaurant. A cheery welcome wins hearts, but not this time on going into NOPI. Much lauded for its food and founders’ back story, the Soho outpost is a busy, shiny shrine five years on – and you still need to make a reservation. So we did. Tellingly their website reports “salads […]
Chef Ken Hom – 30 Years of Wok
When I said I was meeting Ken Hom, a younger colleague said “oh, isn’t he the guy who invented the wok?” Well, I guess he did, in a way, by putting a flat bottom on it in 1986, so we could use it on our UK stoves. Now at least one in seven people in Britain […]