FOOD & DRINK
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Kitchin and Blondet celebrate Alain Ducasse’s decade at The Dorchester. A five-course one-off feast pays tribute to their mentor
To see “lettuce, caviar” feature on a five-course menu might not inspire much enthusiasm. However, when it is part of an extraordinary dinner to celebrate Alain Ducasse’s 10 years at The Dorchester, and is cooked by his protégés...
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Stevie Parle’s pasta restaurant Pastaio opens in Soho. New from the chef behind Rotorino, Palatino and Dock Kitchen
When César Ritz threw open the doors of The Ritz London hotel in 1906, it immediately attracted a clientele of the rich, the glamorous and royalty – King Edward VII and his mistress Mrs Keppel would dine in the Marie Antoinette suite...
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Dinner and discussion with Britain’s most celebrated women. London’s Jamavar restaurant is launching a Women’s Club for the summer
It is 99 years since some British women got the vote, and as a precursor to next year’s celebrations the co-founder of Mount Street’s Jamavar restaurant, Samyukta Nair, has founded the Jamavar Women’s Club...
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The Ritz London’s Big British Birthday bash. Celebrating 110 years with the BBC Big Band
Popping up in London this spring, Parisian lifestyle brand Lola James Harper will be taking over a space in the conservatory of Islington’s eclectic concept store Paper Mache Tiger from April 26 to May 15...
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The first European World of Nobu festival arrives in Shoreditch. The superstar chef will be in attendance for two days of fusion food and masterclasses on July 27-28
It is 20 years since Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, better known as Nobu, opened his first London restaurant and sent the capital black-cod crazy.In recent years the chef has expanded into hotels...
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A tasty slice of the Hamptons in New York City. Seabird’s Japanese chef serves up classic American cuisine with a twist
Three hours after landing at JFK, I am hungry and lost. Tired and stressed, not to mention half an hour late, I eventually find my patient friend Kathleen sipping a glass of sangria outside what will turn out to be my new favourite restaurant: Seabird...
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A stellar e-store of sparkling wine. Artisanal fizz from London’s champagne and hotdog hotspot Bubbledogs
Charlotte Street in London has never been short of celebrated restaurants – think of Michelin-starred Pied à Terre and Japanese favourite Roka. But Bubbledogs caused quite a stir when it opened in 2012, serving bubbles of the champagne and sparkling wine varietys...
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Dine at Chiltern Firehouse. Ottolenghi et al and help the children of Syria, Heartwarming Syrian-influenced dishes in aid of Unicef
More than 40 UK restaurants have joined forces for the month of November to raise money for Unicef UK’s Children of Syria Fund and NextGen London, the organisation’s young professional movement. All are serving dishes with a Syrian twist...
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HR Higgins: bespoke coffee. A third-generation coffee-house in Mayfair beloved by the Queen
High-street coffee shops offer thousands of variations of coffee. But although cream and syrups can be added left, right and centre, if the basic brew is not to your liking, all those accoutrements often simply disguise the flavour of the base blend...