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- Otto's is getting ready to reopen but you can try their duck press next week
Although it's been more than two months since lockdown ended for restaurants, there are still quite a few that have yet to reopen their doors fully.
One such establishment is Otto's on Gray's Inn Road, which has forged one hell of a reputation for itself for all the Gueridon service it does at your
... - Jolie is bringing French sharing plates and bottomless fondue to Chelsea
The people behind the Breaking Bad bar, ABQ, are getting ready to unveil their next restaurant. Called Jolie, it's in Chelsea Funhouse, on the same site as their pre-lockdown restaurant Journey and this time it's all about France.
Described as "a hybrid between a restaurant and a cocktail lounge" they're taking classic French dishes and creating sharing plates with some extra Europe-wide
... - Test Driving La Petite Maison - a slice of Nice in Mayfair
London's La Petite Maison is the group's flagship restaurant. As it reopens, with a new oyster bar, we take a look to see why it's still pulling in the crowds.
- Maison Francois is a new brasserie for St James, taking the old Greens site
Taking the former address of Greens, Maison Francois will be a brasserie and wine bar, featuring a finalist of Masterchef: The Professionals as chef. - Le Relais De Venise launch a delivery steak & chips sarnie called La Baguette
When you've made your name by sticking to a tried and tested formula, it would take something pretty momentous to change that. But that's a pandemic for you.
For 60 years, Le Relais de Venise has really been a one-dish restaurant. They serve up a simple menu of salad, steak and frites and dessert. And that's it.
But these are trying times we're in and so the company have decided to bring in La Baguette. As the name suggests,
... - Patron are launching their Maison Patron delivery service
Poor old Patron barely got a chance to open its second restaurant in Highbury before the shutters came down for lockdown. So we're pleased they've managed to sort out a new home delivery service at both their original Kentish Town restaurant and the new Highbury location.
The Maison Patron menu does sound
... - The Patate comes to Kentish Town with their beef bourguignon in a bun
They've been serving up their beef bourguignon buns across town and now The Patate are about to settle down with their first permanent restaurant in Kentish Town.
- Patron Cave à Manger are bringing their Parisian brasserie to Blackstock Road
Popular Kentish Town brasserie Patron is expanding - they've picked Blackstock Road for their second site, serving up all manner of classic French wine and dishes. - Test Driving Le Comptoir Robuchon - the legacy of Joel Robuchon lives on in Mayfair
Le Comptoir Robuchon in Mayfair aims to keep the legacy of Joel Robuchon alive. We head down to try it out (and their amazing pureed potato). - First look: Hélène Darroze at The Connaught reopens after 10th birthday makeover
Two months after closing for a major refurbishment to coincide with the restaurant's 10th birthday, Hélène Darroze at The Connaught has now reopened with quite the new look.
Hot Dinners popped down for a preview dinner at the weekend to check out the work of Parisian design team Pierre Yovanovitch Architecture d’Intérieur and to try out Helene's new menu for the restaurant.
... - Harrods brings in top French pastry chefs for a summer afternoon tea residency series
22/7/19 update, unfortunately, the residencies have been cancelled.
Sweet-toothed fans of afternoon tea will want to make a beeline for Harrods this summer. The Knightsbridge department store has enticed four of the best French pâtisserie chefs – Pierre Hermé, Angelo Musa, Cédric Grolet and Yann Couvreur - to put on residencies in their tea rooms.
The series, which runs from July through to
... - Test Driving Bob Bob Cite - a shiny City palace of fine wines and 'country' French cooking
The much-anticipated sequel to Bob Bob Ricard has opened in the City with Eric Chavot at the helm. We went to see how the millions have been spent.
- Les Platanes on Bruton Place will be chef Thierry Laborde's French Bistrot de Luxe
French chef Thierry Laborde is back in London and this time he's bringing a taste of southern France to cobbled Bruton Place. - Wild Honey St James sees the restaurant relocating from Mayfair to Pall Mall
It's always lovely being the bearer of glad tidings, and for anyone who was a fan of Mayfair restaurant Wild Honey, this is very good news.
- 104 in Notting Hill is Richard Wilkins' miniature fine dining restaurant
Chef Richard Wilkins has moved into West London to open his solo venture, serving up a modern French fine dining menu.
