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The Mandrake launches YOPO Zaytoun as signature restaurant with Eastern Mediterranean focus
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (214+ words) Five-star hotel The Mandrake, in Fitzrovia, will relaunch its signature restaurant on 14th May under the new name YOPO Zaytoun, taking its title from the Arabic word for "olive. The reopening will coincide with the return of the hotel's Jurema Terrace,…...
Carlotta celebrates third anniversary with speakeasy-style Italo-American jazz night in Marylebone
23+ hour, 30+ min ago (248+ words) Big Mamma's Marylebone restaurant Carlotta will host a one-night-only Italo-American Jazz Night on Tuesday 12th May to mark its third anniversary, transforming the venue's top floor into a speakeasy-style setting for the special occasion. The London restaurant, known for its retro…...
Big Mamma chefs announce pasta cookbook with 150 recipes ahead of World Pasta Day
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (266+ words) The Upcoming Big Mamma chefs announce pasta cookbook with 150 recipes ahead of World Pasta Day The chefs behind the Big Mamma restaurant group are publishing a new cookbook dedicated entirely to pasta, releasing in the UK in October. The book…...
San Sebasti'n Gastronomika 2026 to celebrate 50 years of new Basque cuisine with global chefs and historic tributes this October
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (216+ words) Several awards will be presented, including the Congress Tribute Award for Mart'n Berasategui, who is marking 50 years as a chef. His restaurant in Lasarte-Oria retains three Michelin stars, and his establishments collectively hold 12 Michelin stars across multiple countries. The Golden…...
Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester names St'phane Petit executive chef
3+ day, 55+ min ago (299+ words) Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, the three Michelin-starred restaurant located within the Mayfair hotel in London, has promoted St'phane Petit to the role of Executive Chef. The appointment, announced in April 2026, will see Petit working under the direction of Chef…...
Rossella to open Muswell Hill restaurant, bar and deli in May as family-run Italian expands in north London
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (252+ words) The new site reflects a family history that stretches back to Benevento in southern Italy, where Meola's family opened the first Rossella restaurant in 1960. Meola's father, Luigi, relocated to London in 1978 and opened a trattoria in Seven Kings, Ilford; then…...
Macellaio RC returns to Genoa after 14 years with new restaurant in historic palazzo
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (184+ words) The opening marks Costa's first return to Genoa in 14 years, and brings the brand back to its Italian roots following its expansion into the London restaurant market. Heading the kitchen will be Executive Chef Edoardo Ferrera, a former Michelin-starred chef…...
Brixton House welcomes new flavours with bar opening by Karma Sherpa and Levi Roots
1+ week, 28+ min ago (220+ words) Brixton House theatre is opening The House Bar next Thursday, introducing a new food and drink offering co-developed by Reggae Reggae Sauce founder and Brixton House chair Levi Roots and local chef Karma Sherpa, owner of the Village's barbecue restaurant,…...
Mestizo brings regional Mexican flavours to London with annual enchilada festival this spring
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (324+ words) The Upcoming Mestizo brings regional Mexican flavours to London with annual enchilada festival this spring London-based Mexican restaurant group Mestizo will host its annual Enchilada Festival across its Camden and Chelsea locations from the 27th April to 6th May 2025, offering diners ten…...
Chef Adrien Cachot unveils limited sushi collection with Sushi Shop
1+ week, 2+ day ago (214+ words) The Sushi Shop collaboration marks his first foray into the retail food market, and the collection draws directly on the culinary references and personal memories that inform his restaurant cooking. The centrepiece of the range is the Adrien Cachot Box…...