Phil Howard to launch new restaurant with Rebecca Mascarenhas
Michelin-starred chef Philip Howard is set to open a new restaurant in partnership with London restaurateur Rebecca Mascarenhas. Howard, who is head chef and co-owner (with Nigel Platts-Martin) of the...
View ArticleWhat the Critics Say – a round up of the weekend’s restaurant reviews
One of London’s longest-standing and most consistent of restaurants, La Poule au Pot in Belgravia, impresses The Guardian’s food critic, Matthew Norman, with its delightful décor and familiar French...
View ArticleWhat the Critics Say – a round up of the weekend’s restaurant reviews
Tom Kitchin, chef-proprietor of the Micheli-starred Kitchin in Edinburgh, receives fulsome praise from Jasper Gerard in The Daily Telegraph for scouring the Highlands for the best quality ingredients....
View ArticleWhat the Critics Say – a round up of the weekend’s restaurant reviews
Two-Michelin-starred chef Phil Howard’s latest restaurant, Kitchen W8 in London, is a must-consider for anyone in Kensington with something to celebrate, says restaurant critic John Walsh. Writing in...
View ArticleClaire Lara wins Masterchef: The Professionals 2010
Liverpool chef Claire Lara has been named the winner of the BBC’s Masterchef: The Professionals 2010. 30-year-old Lara, who is the first woman to win the title, was crowned the winner after a gruelling...
View ArticleWhat the Critics Say – a round up of the weekend’s restaurant reviews
Matthew Norman finds brutally minimalist decor but a superbly rich menu at St John Hotel, the latest venture from Trevor Gulliver and Fergus Henderson. The Daily Telegraph’s food critic praises head...
View ArticleWhat the Critics Say – a round up of the latest restaurant reviews
If all tasting menus were as good as Will Holland’s at La Bécasse in Ludlow, no one would be fed up with fine dining, says John Lanchester. The Guardian’s food critic is impressed with former Acorn...
View ArticleMichelin-starred chefs help raise £400,000 for Action Against Hunger
Soren Jessen’s City restaurant 1 Lombard Street played host to a fine wine auction last Saturday, which raised more than £400,000 for charity Action Against Hunger. The event saw two-Michelin-starred...
View ArticleTwitter’s alternative top 10 UK restaurants
What is your favourite UK restaurant? We asked and you answered. A couple of weeks ago, as the UK enjoyed an unusually sunny bank holiday weekend, there was a mini Twitter storm – a swirling social...
View ArticleKitchen W8 celebrates fifth birthday with special game dinner
Philip Howard and Rebecca Mascarenhas’ Kensington restaurant Kitchen W8 is readying to celebrate its fifth birthday with a special game dinner next week. Writing the restaurant’s website, the two...
View ArticlePhil Howard to collaborate with Buchanans Cheesemonger at Elystan Street
Buchanans Cheesemonger kicked off its London Cheese School in collaboration with Phil Howard last night at its shop in Marble Arch, London. The Cheese School rotates three different events a month...
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