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China Tang celebrates the Chinese New Year of the Pig: Festivities and a fine feast at The Dorchester
China Tang at The Dorchester will celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Pig in the customary exuberant style of its late founder David Tang, when the restaurant hosts an eight- and 10-course banquet…
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Chef Lee Westcott moves to pastures new: The master chef exchanges the buzz of the city for the bucolic charms of the Netherwood Estate
Chef Lee Westcott has left the bright lights of the city for fresher fields, having closed his Bethnal Green restaurant Typing Room to open new venture Pensons on the Netherwood Estate...
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Chef Carlo Scotto opens his first solo restaurant: Marylebone’s Xier will offer casual and fine dining to sate all tastes.
Ex-Babbo chef Carlo Scotto will open his first solo venture, Xier, in Marylebone on February 19 – and has opened bookings for those keen to secure a table at the new address, which will offer both casual and fine dining.
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Chef Civan Er’s Yeni comes to Soho: The culinary maestro at the vanguard of modern Turkish cuisine opens his first London outpost
Chef Civan Er’s modern take on traditional Anatolian dishes has put him at the forefront of new Turkish cuisine, and his contemporary restaurant Yeni Lokanta…
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Patricia Hodge and Sir Tim Rice to star in J Sheekey’s supper series: The theatre legends will take centre stage at two special culinary “in conversation with” events.
J Sheekey’s long association with West End theatre can be traced back to the 1890s when stall-holder Josef Sheekey was granted permission by Lord Salisbury to serve seafood in St Martin’s Court…
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To The Cleveland Arms for a meat feast: The historic Paddington pub champions charcuterie at a one-day event that promises to have carnivores hooked.
In a collaboration that’s sure to be catnip to carnivores, Paddington’s The Cleveland Arms has joined forces with British Charcuterie Live…
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A culinary retreat in Somerset with chef Jeremy Lee: Join the acclaimed chef for a three-night gastronomic getaway in Somerset.
If the 1990s were about Young British Artists, or YBAs, the decade was also about YBCs – Young British Chefs. Among the pack was Jeremy Lee, current head chef at Soho’s Quo Vadis…
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The Lanesborough hosts its first New Year’s Eve soirée: A chic city house party to welcome 2019 in style…
For the first time in its history, The Lanesborough will host a New Year’s Eve House Party, which it promises will be the chicest in the city…
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A feast of fine fragrance and fine dining: A four-course “sensory dinner” sees the House of Creed, The Notorious Cocktail and Launceston Place join forces.
Chef Ben Murphy of Kensington’s Launceston Place is to form an intriguing alliance with fragrance expert Eva Carlo of the House of Creed, and mixologist Giorgio Tosato…
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A superlative subscription service for tea aficionados: The Rare Tea Company will deliver its rarest offerings – from a delicate blossom blend to the Emperor’s Golden Eyebrow
“Where there is tea there is hope,” wrote Arthur Wing Pinero in the play Sweet Lavender. It’s an opinion shared by Henrietta Lovell, founder of the Rare Tea Company, a London-based specialist sourcing “the world’s best tea” and bespoke blends…