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 […]
New Opening: Modern American Steak House aka MASH
October 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
MASH, one of the largest restaurants in London, is set to serve sizzling steaks from 3rd November in Soho. We were there for the opening night, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Blitz Club legend Rusty Egan span discs and bottomless jeroboams of Louis Roederer champagne lubricated larynxes. The place looks fantastic, huge sweeping staircase, beautiful art […]
Get Your ‘Whiskey Prescription’ from Pop-up Buffalo Bourbon Empire Bar
October 4, 2012 by 1 Comment
The Buffalo Bourbon Empire Buffalo Trace Launches Prohibition Inspired Pop‐Up Bar To Celebrate London Cocktail Week Monday 8th October to Friday 12th October, 2012. This pop‐up bar, nestled in London’s West End, will be inspired by the Prohibition era from its discreet curtain-cloaked entrance through to the authentic American cocktails served by waiters donning spats and […]
Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2013
September 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This year’s guide sees 18 restaurants awarded a Michelin star and three restaurants have been promoted from one star to two stars. Sketch, in Mayfair, opened in 2002 and received its first Michelin star in 2005; L’Enclume, in Cartmel also opened in 2002 and was awarded its first Michelin star three years later; while Michael […]
New Opening: Coya Restaurant & Members Club Arrives Mayfair mid November
September 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This November, London is set to celebrate the spirit of Latin America with the opening of Coya in Mayfair, brought to you by a dynamic new team put together by Arjun Waney, the restaurateur behind Zuma, La Petite Maison and The Arts Club. As London’s first Peruvian restaurant to include a private members bar, Coya […]
iPhone 5 Pop Up at the O2 London
September 21, 2012 by 2 Comments
Customers queued from early morning to be one of the first people in the UK to snap up the new iPhone 5 from the top of the iconic landmark. And the first in line got a phone with a spectacular 360 degree view of London as the sun rose slowly over London. Created to mark […]
The Luxury Network International – By Invitation Only
September 13, 2012 by 1 Comment
So we were out again at another ‘opening’ and this one was rather interesting. Hosted by the Luxury Network International at Rossano Ferretti’s Hair Spa in George Street, Mayfair, we passed from floor to floor tasting, smelling and touching luxury. With a glass of 24-carat gold leaf-flecked Luxor Brut champagne in hand (£195 at Harvey Nichols) and with […]
Siemens CityStories for Sustainability at The Crystal with Davis Guggenheim
September 13, 2012 by 5 Comments
Davis Guggenheim, the Academy Award-winning film director of ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ announces the Siemens CityStories film project. Ten next generation film makers have been selected from around the world to make films about sustainability in their city. This coincides with the launch of The Crystal – London’s newest landmark building and visitor experience, based in the Royal […]
ART: Greta Alfaro: A Very Crafty and Tricky Contrivance
September 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Genesis Foundation presents the first solo exhibition in the UK by London-based Spanish artist Greta Alfaro. A Very Crafty and Tricky Contrivance, curated by Flora Fairbairn, presents two video works and a series of photographs in the Fish and Coal Building, a semi-derelict Grade II listed Victorian site in King’s Cross, London. A black […]
The Factory House at Leadenhall Market Sets The Clock Back on British Cooking
August 24, 2012 by 3 Comments
Set in the heart of London’s historic Leadenhall Market, restaurant and bar The Factory House opened to some fanfare in September 2012. The lofty ideas inspiring Executive Chef Sean Davies are: “the excitement of the Victorian industrial age, when people were intrigued to experiment, innovate and try new things.” Sadly, The Factory House puts British food back […]
