With the sun out we go in search of outdoor dining with chic aplomb in central London. Some you can book, some by request and some you’ll just need to be lucky and arrive early. Enjoy the Luxury Restaurant Guide’s pick of the finest outdoor dining in London: The Ritz Terrace, The Ritz, 150 Piccadilly, St.…
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This light dish comes from the new recipe book ‘The Long and Short of Pasta‘ by Giancarlo and Katie Caldesi, due out at end of May 18 by publisher Hardie Grant (£20). Also available for sale in Caldesi restaurants. Over to the enigmatic Giancarlo Caldesi to introduce this one: I always like to buy fresh…
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Top hats and wedding hats at the ready – join family and friends to celebrate the royal wedding in fine English tradition. Here is a selection of special destinations showing the event live for you to enjoy all the fun of a luxury street party. Order of the Day – Saturday 19th May Midday: Prince…
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A recipe by Luke Matthews, Head Chef at Chewton Glen “The English asparagus season is only short, but English asparagus is the best in the world,” says Luke Matthews, “At the hotel, we get ours from Sopley Farm, just down the road from us in Christchurch.” Paired here with an incredible truffle hollandaise, this is…
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Try your hand at recreating this sumptuous starter from one of the smallest Michelin-starred restaurants (only nine tables) in the world, Seven Park Place at St. James’s Hotel and Club. Executive Chef William Drabble has worked in some of England’s most influential Michelin-starred hotels and restaurants, before joining St. James’s Hotel and Club, launching ‘Seven Park Place’…
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London – a city that excels in dining choices, especially so in hotel dining where it combines fine architecture and world-class facilities with exquisite ‘trophy’ restaurants. Brimming with international luxury hotel brands ever-keen to impress, and boutique destinations upping the glamour stakes, you are never short of high-end dining options throughout this great city. As…
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There were great expectations for chef-turned-hotelier Michael Caines’ first opening. One of the country’s most celebrated chefs restored a former Georgian mansion in 28 acres on the River Exe, previously used as an event venue. After an intense three year development plan and a sixteen month build, the results are evident: A Michelin-star after only…
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He’s either won, or worked at some of the top Michelin-starred restaurants of Europe: Alain Ducasse’s three Michelin-star Louis XU in Monaco, two Michelin-starred Flipot in Piedmonte, and Michelin-starred Le Clivie in Italy and Kuchlmasterei Project in Wein, Austria. So now that Chef Gonzalo Luzarraga has opened his first restaurant in Parsons Green, London in…
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The legendary El Bulli, now closed regretfully, propelled the Spanish food industry when it became the Best Restaurant in the World for a record five times in the World’s 50 Best Restaurant awards. The distinctly regional tastes of Spanish cuisine can also be found at some of their most imaginative best in London. In the Luxury…
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Who better to present a great vegetarian dish than Head Chef Matthew Tomkinson from The Montagu Arms in Beaulieu, New Forest. Matthew started his career in 1998 working at a vegetarian restaurant in Cheshire, before setting his sights on fine dining. He then went on to win the prestigious Roux Scholarship in 2005 (at…
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Welcome to Luxury Restaurant Guide’s Spring lamb recipe! We will let Chef Vivek Singh from The Cinnamon Club introduce this great seasonal recipe himself… Now for April’s recipe of the month, don’t let the picture and cheffy flourishes with sauce put you off; my recipe for roast rack of lamb with saffron sauce is a…
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You would expect it to follow that where there are enclaves of wealthy households that a decent diner would be on the doorstep. With the great migration from London to the greener pastures and better lifestyle, does country living offer all its cracked up to be for our pampered and worldly taste buds, or will you…
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It’s probably safe to say that the beverage-led boozer is now losing the battle with the chic gourmet gastropub. They are quite the object of desire – the gastropub is one sector in the food industry still thriving and ultra-appealing with their accessible prices (for food and for rooms where available), high-quality dishes, coveted destinations,…
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Sweet tooth or not, this is a treat for the eye as well as for Easter. This easy to follow recipe will help you make a spectacular dessert for Easter day – cover in berries for the grown-ups, or with mini eggs for younger ones. Alternatively, why not dine at this most stunning of five-star…
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Officially it’s Spring and the clocks spring forward this weekend, so let’s forget the cold outside and indulge in a taste of Spring inside, with this lovely fresh recipe from Michelin-starred The Goring’s Head Chef Shay Cooper. LOBSTER SALAD RECIPE – Serves four Lobster 2 (Approx. 900g each) native lobster 1 leek 1 celery 2…
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It’s two decades since Tom Cruise inspired us all to get creative in the hit film ‘Cocktail’. So why not bring out your inner mixologist this weekend for National Cocktail Day on 24th March. See the Luxury Restaurant Guide’s list of the greatest new and classic drinks from leading lights in the spirit and restaurant…
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Immortalised in Hercule Poirot films, The Grand Eastbourne will forever be the most quintessential of English seaside gems. Known as the ‘White Palace’, this luxe five star destination which is part of Elite Hotels, has been marvelling overnight guests and diners alike since 1875. Step forward to March 2018 and a new blast of seaside…
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Vivek Singh is the Executive Chef and CEO of five restaurants – The Cinnamon Club, Cinnamon Kitchen, Cinnamon Soho, Cinnamon Bazaar and Cinnamon Kitchen Oxford. Considered one of the foremost authorities on Indian food in the UK and a familiar face in the national media, Vivek continues to make appearances on cookery shows such as…
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Have you ever wondered what a restaurant would look like if you asked 2,000 + mainly UK based diners from all age ranges and gender splits to create their perfect dining experience? SquareMeal, the restaurant and venue guide, did just that, commissioning a survey at the end of 2017 with the resultant restaurant built last…
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Core is the debut restaurant of Clare Smyth, the first and only female chef to run a restaurant with three-Michelin stars in the UK. It celebrates modern fine dining – elegant and informal in relaxed surroundings with an emphasis on natural, sustainable food, sourced from the UK’s most dedicated farmers and food producers. Here we…
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