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September 2009 - Posts
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Quaglino's Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Effective 1 October, restaurants in the D & D Group are ditching their automatic 12.5% service charge. Which means that diners at 18 restaurants, including Pont de La Tour , Quaglino's and Orrery Read More...
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Tequila and rum, your season is up. As the air picks up a chill, there’s nothing better to warm your gut than a stiff vodka cocktail, and the Moscow Mule (invented in Hollywood in 1941) is one of the most enduring. In this video, mixologist Jeremy Read More...
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Atul Kochhar's Benares will be closed for the next two to four weeks after a weekend fire on the premises. Guests have been instructed to call 020-7437-9585 if there are any enquiries relating to bookings. – Roger Clarke Read More...
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– Kraft has six weeks to make a formal offer for Cadbury. [ Bloomberg ] – Never mind! The much maligned rename for Vegemite, iSnack 2.0, has been axed. [ News.com.au ] – The U.S. government's new food safety site. [ FoodSafety.gov Read More...
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A Hong Kong–based restaurant group makes its first foray into London with aqua london , a stylish dual-concept behemoth offering impressive views from huge decked terraces atop Soho’s old Dickins & Jones store; beyond the glam entrance Read More...
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Jetlag Photo: Cindy Chen Located in Fitzrovia near that icon of ’60s London, the BT Tower, Jetlag attracts jet-setters with retro business-class airline seats and an international roster of cocktails, beers and food (there’s even space-age Read More...
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My parents love it, and they complain about everything. Read More...
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Bellevue Rendezvous Photo: Cindy Chen Two wine tasting events of note: on 5 October, Wandsworth newcomer Bellevue Rendezvous is teaming up with Thorman Hunt Suppliers for a specially designed six-course paired menu (£60 per person; 020-8767-5810). Read More...
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– Beer-and-cheese pairings are really hot. [ WSJ ] – Judith Jones' hobby? Cattle. [ NYT ] – "Kind of" dining with Michelle Obama. [ AV Club ] – Related: Obama is giving world leaders honey from the White House apiary Read More...
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Moules-and-frites chain Belgo is again offering a Belgian spin on traditional Oktoberfest celebrations. From 1 October diners can order a special three-course beer-cooked-and-paired menu that includes chicken liver terrine with a raspberry beer chutney Read More...
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Quietly open all week, the official launch of new Marylebone 'Galateria and Foccaceria' Cocorino is next Wednesday, 30 September. The baby of L’Anima head chef Francesco Mazzei, with Linda Yau, the newcomer provides sensible take-out items Read More...
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– Get ready for in-flight mixology. [ Fork in the Road ] – A California distributor is recalling 1,715 cartons of spinach. [ LAT ] – $120 all-organic entrees coming soon to Chicago. [ The Stew ] – Too many cooks in the online kitchen. Read More...
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Pix Pinxtos Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Paying homage to a traditional Basque country practice of eating snacks off skewers (known as pintxos), easy-going Notting Hill hipster Pix Pintxos offers a colourful array of Mediterranean finger food at Read More...
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Well, lookee here. Our Zagat To Go iPhone app has joined the ranks of Einstein , Big Brother and those dancing shadow people by appearing in an Apple ad. Check it out here . Read More...
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The Brickhouse's dining room Photo: Cindy Chen Popular Shoreditch eaterie and entertainment venue The Brickhouse just launched a five-course menu for a reasonable £25. Head chef Matthew Reuther, formerly of 1 Lombard Street and Foliage , has Read More...
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– Caesar's, the Tijuana restaurant and popularizer of the Caesar salad, has closed. [ AP ] – My goodness, 250 years of Guinness. [ Independent ] – Thinking about waiters, tipping and health care. [ NYT , SE ] – At a farmer's Read More...
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Outstanding service – they would probably chew your food for you if you asked. Read More...
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Buddha Bar photo: Buddha Bar London Fashion Week begins today – and with it the futile task of trying to persuade celery-stick fashionistas to eat something. To that end, Buddha Bar has put together a new "Fashion Fuel" menu, which will Read More...
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– Suddenly everyone wants to tax soda. [ Chronicle , WSJ , Atlantic ] – Naturally, Michelle Obama was the first customer at the new White House farmer's market. [ Obamafoodorama , Atlantic ] – Venezuela prepares to nationalize its Read More...
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Gordon Ramsay More news on the spectacular London Restaurant Festival , which lands 8–13 October: Pierre Koffmann's 80-cover pop-up La Tante restaurant on Selfridges' roof has just announced it will stay open till 19 October after incredible Read More...
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Two foodie fests of varying lengths and foodieness go up against each other on Saturday, 19 September. The eighth annual British Food Fortnight kicks off with a special all-British menu at Duke's Head and other select Young's pubs at £14.50 Read More...
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– Talking trade, China and chicken feet. [ NYT ] – Meet the man behind McDonald's kitchens. [ Business Week ] – British television toque Keith Floyd dead at 65. [ Independent ] – Two looks at why Tavern on the Green failed. Read More...
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Green's Restaurant & Oyster Bar Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Another City banking-hall behemoth opens thanks to Simon Parker Bowles, who’s boldly taken two huge areas of the impressively redeveloped former Lloyds Bank HQ to open Green's Read More...
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Fans of historic food moments best not forget, from Thursday, 8 October, until Saturday, 17 October, Pierre Koffmann will be back in business with his infamous restaurant La Tante Claire, serving his signature pig's trotters in a pop-up restaurant Read More...
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– Craft beers are doing just fine in the recession. [ Tribune ] – Norman Borlaug, a highly influential agriculturalist, has died at 95. [ NYT ] – In the wake of McCurry, MoFalafel plans to fight back and reclaim its "Mc." [ Read More...
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Being near a body of water doesn’t make the seafood fresh. Read More...
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Enoteca Turi Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Putney Italian Enoteca Turi sprouts a week-long mushroom-based seasonal menu from 14–18 September. Dishes include grilled squid with simiji mushrooms, garlic, basil and chilli dressing, millefoglie Read More...
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Hotels are becoming more and more popular for late-night boozing, and the InterContinental Park Lane in Mayfair enters the fray by changing the Lobby Lounge’s name to Late Lounge at 10:30 PM each evening and keeping it open until 3 AM; DJ-spun tunes Read More...
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– After losing its legendary lease, Tavern on the Green declares bankruptcy. [ Diner's Journal ] – "The American way of eating has become the elephant in the room in the debate over health care." [ NYT ] – So what went Read More...
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A dish from last year's festival There's been some confusion about the Brick Lane Curry Festival , originally scheduled for this weekend. After a collision with Ramadan, the festival – which features music and outdoor dining from nearly Read More...
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Al Duca Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Popular with folks taking in a West End show, Piccadilly Italian Al Duca is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month with a special three-course "vintage" menu from 1999, priced at a retro £19 Read More...
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– After eight years, McDonald's has lost its "McCurry" lawsuit. [ Reuters ] – Are Cocoa Krispies really a "Smart Choice"? [ NYT ] – Food editor Sylvia Schur has died at 92. [ NYT ] – The Chicago–New Read More...
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Nina Zagat, Angela Hartnett, Tim Zagat Photo: Phil Gammon Just one of the many facts that stand out when flipping through Zagat's just-released 2010 London Restaurants guide: whatever the status of his public persona, Londoners still enjoy eating Read More...
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Criterion Photo: Cindy Chen In a striking, Byzantine-style space dating back to the 1870s and boasting gilded ceilings, handsome mirrors and marble flooring, famous Piccadilly haunt Criterion – favoured for parties and film shoots – has reopened Read More...
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Though it was an unadvertised soft-opening, Soho Szechuan superstar Barshu was turning away customers this week. But fret not, the restaurant officially reopens its doors Sunday, 6 September. Chef Xiao Zhong Zhang remains in the kitchen, having spent Read More...
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– Engineering craft beers that travel well. [ WSJ ] – The Nation unveils its fall food issue. [ The Nation ] – Wolfgang Puck 's involvement with the failed ".food" domain has led to a $5 million lawsuit. [ EMD ] – Read More...
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Mestizo Photo: courtesy of the restaurant 15 September is Mexican Independence Day, and to celebrate, from 8–13 September Mestizo in Camden Town will feature traditional dishes from 10 Mexican states, such as creamed pumpkin flower and sweet corn Read More...
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The Wallace Photo: courtesy of the restaurant What better to pair with fine dining than fine art? On Friday and Saturday evenings at the Wallace Collection , starting 14 October, you can gaze upon 25 new Damien Hirst paintings – including two triptychs Read More...
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– The economy hasn't stopped new restaurants, just caused them to rethink their plans. [ NYT ] – Inside the end of a restaurant. [ SF Chronicle ] – Luring families with things like free food for tykes. [ WSJ ] – To celebrate Read More...
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Photo: Micky With autumn almost here, it's time to look forward to the new restaurants soon to hit London: Aqua London: This glitzy 17,000-sq.-ft. opening from Hong Kong–based Aqua Restaurant Group will reside in the former Dickens & Jones Read More...
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Lower East Liquor Bar & Bistro Photo: Cindy Chen Taking over the Jamie’s Bar berth on the water’s edge at Westferry Circus, Lower East Liquor Bar & Bistro is a glass-wrapped, easygoing newcomer open all day for classic American diner-style Read More...
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