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July 2007 - Posts
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Sam Harrison of Sam’s Brasserie & Bar in Chiswick has taken over the now-closed Balham Kitchen & Bar and will relaunch it in late September as Harrison’s, featuring a Modern British brasserie menu served all day from breakfast through late evening. Like Read More...
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They make you walk around with a horse stick and blow a whistle. That'll teach you to tell someone it's your birthday. Read More...
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Bincho Yakitori photo: Cindy Chen Sited on the airy second floor of the iconic Oxo Tower on the South Bank, and offering impressive views across the Thames, Bincho Yakitori , an informal Japanese newcomer, shuns fancy decor and focuses instead on traditional Read More...
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By Jacqueline Wasilczyk Former 'Top Chef' contestant Lee Anne Wong chats with Zagat Buzz about cooking with 'No Reservations' No Reservations courtesy of Warner Bros. Top chefs are making their move to the big screen, and while they've yet to land leading Read More...
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Chicago-based mixologist Bridget Albert won the festival's Bar Chef competition. photo: Carla Spartos The fifth annual Tales of the Cocktail wrapped up in New Orleans yesterday. For those who couldn't make it to the five-day gathering of cocktail enthusiasts, Read More...
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Vanilla photo: Cindy Chen Dramatic, all-white decor, striking mirrors and hi-tech LED lighting create a futuristic mood at Vanilla , a trendy newcomer set in a spacious Fitzrovia basement; whilst the emphasis is more on the scene than the food, there’s Read More...
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Wild Honey photo: Cindy Chen After the success of Soho yearling Arbutus , owners Anthony Demetre and Will Smith have opened offshoot Wild Honey in clublike, wood-panelled Mayfair premises that used to house the Drones Club; it serves a similar formula Read More...
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As anyone who's ordered a $15 pom-chai-lychee-tini at a splashy, big-production restaurant knows, cocktails are a key feature of the modern dining experience, with drink lists designed by celebrity mixologists like Dale DeGroff becoming more and more Read More...
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Dale DeGroff, left, confers with judge Ted Allen of Top Chef at the fest's Bar Chef competition. photo: Carla Spartos Perhaps no one has had a greater influence on the American cocktail renaissance than mixologist Dale DeGroff. Walk into any restaurant Read More...
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Ted Breaux serving his Lucid absinthe at Tales of the Cocktail. photo: Carla Spartos Seemingly everywhere you turn here at Tales of the Cocktail , someone’s pushing absinthe, the bitter, anise-flavored spirit distilled from wormwood made famous by Belle Read More...
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Audrey Saunders at Commander's Palace. photo: Carla Spartos On a recent episode of Top Chef , one of the contestants, Hung, complained that cocktails are not appropriate for pairing with the "refined, beautiful, elegant food I cook." He was chafing at Read More...
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In September, Rowley Leigh (ex Kensington Place) will open Le Café Anglais, a Parisian-style brasserie serving Modern British cuisine, in Whiteley’s shopping centre in Bayswater (151 Queensway). The Mayfair pub formerly known as The Running Footman has Read More...
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A morning seminar kicks off with a Smoker's Delight cocktail. photo: Carla Spartos The genius of Tales of the Cocktail is that while most conferences are packed with presentations, roundtables and meetings, all seemingly a pretense for the marathon drink-a-thons Read More...
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The fifth-annual Tales of the Cocktail , a five-day gathering of cocktail geeks, bar chefs, booze marketers, journos and assorted other "connoisseurs" gets underway tomorrow, July 18th, in New Orleans, and Zagat Buzz will be on hand to bring you the highlights. Read More...
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La Petite Maison photo: Cindy Chen After 19 years as one of the Côte d’Azur’s more celeb-filled haunts, Nice's La Petite Maison has spawned its first offshoot, a bustling newcomer unveiled by an owner of Zuma in the V-shaped Mayfair mews digs that most Read More...
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Iqbal Wahhab, of Cinnamon Club and Roast fame, has opened two nightspots in the new entertainment complex known as The O2 (the former Millennium Dome). The Bar aims to be a pre- and post-gig venue, hosting after-show parties for some of the arena’s biggest Read More...
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The food may be bad, but at least the service is slow. Read More...
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Head out to horse country for one of the best culinary events of summer: the annual Chef’s Table series at The Vineyard at Stockcross from 30th July–4th August. Notable chefs from London will make the trek to Berkshire to prepare a memorable dinner, which Read More...
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The new and improved courtyard garden at Sanderson. The makeover at Sanderson 's terrace is yummy in more ways than one. Yes, the old garden furniture has been replaced by more luxurious marble tables and linen-covered banquettes. But we're talking about Read More...
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Making the most of its airy setting in a handsome 19th-century Victorian coach house in West Dulwich, The Rosendale , a bustling, kid-friendly gastropub from the husband-and-wife team behind Battersea’s The Greyhound , offers a gutsy Modern European menu Read More...
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Feel French at Cellar Gascon. Cellar Gascon, the cheaper, next-door offshoot of Club Gascon , is hosting a Bastille Day–themed edition of its Saturday Night Social Club ( Le Clan des Canailles ). Expect a combination of sophisticated cocktails (Amor-ito, Read More...
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It seems that the owner, the chef and I have lost interest. Read More...
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On 7th July, Theo Randall at the InterContinental will offer the first of its hands-on cooking classes that will take place on the first Saturday of every month. From 9:30 AM–12:30 PM, students will cook a variety of dishes, including pasta, fish and Read More...
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