What’s for Lunch? The Rib Room, Jumeirah Carlton Tower, Knightsbridge
Proper upscale British dining minus the stodge and without any hype.
Knightsbridge
London Food & Drink News: 2 February 2012
A bubbly bubble bath that’s the “ultimate indulgence” and more in this week’s food and drink news round up.
London Food & Drink News: 8 December 2011
What’s up and coming in London food and drink news? A lot! Here’s this week’s particularly festive round up.
Protesters Occupy Roof Of Libyan Embassy In London
Up to five people clamber up Knightsbridge building.
The Architecture Of Bling Comes To Brompton Road
The “Brompton Diamond”, pictured above, a nine-story residential building, has been approved by Kensington & Chelsea council. As the name would suggest, it’ll be built on Brompton Road, just a short distance from Harrods and the upmarket stores of Knightsbridge. Curiously, this isn’t the first …
Delay For Heston Blumenthal’s New Restaurant
It’s enough to make a foodie weep salty tears: Dinner, the new restaurant by Heston Blumenthal at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Knightsbridge, has had its opening date pushed back into the new year. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal (to give the place its full title) …
New Restaurant Review: Bar Boulud
Photograph by Julia Pearson The recently opened Bar Boulud, located in the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park is chef Daniel Boulud’s twelfth restaurant and first venture into Europe. The menu features three burgers from DBGB’s menu in NYC the Yankee, the Frenchie, and the Piggie. The …
Bento Box Bonanza at Nozomi
Photograph courtesy of Nozomi When the Beauchamp Place upscale (as in slebs such as Rihanna dine there) Japanese restaurant, Nozomi, contacted Londonist to give its new bento box lunches a try, we were like “yeah, whatever” and then we saw the £18.95 to £48 price …
Cabbie Has Lucky Escape In Brush With Celebrity
A cab driver had a lucky escape earlier this week when a rather clumsy celebrity decided to open her door in the path of his vehicle. The hapless cabbie was trundling along Knightsbridge past Harrods, when the door was carelessly flung open by one Beyoncé …
Harrods Considers Shanghai Surprise
Fresh from buying Harrods off Lord Fug himself, Qatar Holdings have set out big plans for their £1.5 billion acquisition. Actually, ‘brand’ might be a more apposite word: the new owners are hoping to cash in on the Harrods name by building a store in …
Sandwichist – Roast Lamb Baguette From O’Shea’s Butchers, Knightsbridge
In search of London’s best sandwich since sliced bread Roast lamb and Easter go hand in hand like birthday parties and presents. For many they are inseparable. But tracking down a worthy lamb sandwich has proved far harder than you would have thought. In fact …
