CODE breaking: restaurant news

CODE breaking

In addition to our weekly digital Bulletin, here we round up this quarter’s biggest news in the global restaurant and hotel scene. By Minna Gabbertas

The eyes and ears of the industry

London

Charlie’s

Brown’s in Mayfair will open Charlie’s, the newest incarnation of its in-hotel restaurant, this month. Adam Byatt, the chef behind Clapham’s Trinity, Bistro Union and Upstairs, will direct the menu, with Matt Sterling as head chef. Named after Lord Charles Forte, the food will be suitably luxurious, with seasonal, classic dishes using ingredients from around the world.

Silo

Silo, Brighton’s famed zero-waste restaurant headed up by chef Douglas McMaster, is coming to Hackney’s White Building in October after a successful crowd-funding campaign from craft brewers Crate Brewery. Set to occupy the space above the brewery, the restaurant and bar will, of course, serve sustainability focused dishes and drinks; Silo even recycles its glassware back to sand with the aim of making crockery.

Loyal Tavern A new addition to Bermondsey’s ever-growing food scene will arrive this September. Loyal Tavern, creation of restaurateur Adam White (the mastermind behind the Riding House Café) and former Duck & Waffle executive chef Tom Cenci, will open in the former Village East site, and aims to make the most of British produce, both in its restaurant and bar menus.

Great Scotland Yard Hotel

Located in the historical location of the former home of the Metropolitan Police Service, the new hotel will have 152 rooms that reflect the history of the site. Robin Gill, the chef restaurateur behind The Dairy and Darby’s, will oversee all of the hotel’s food and beverage offering, and will bring a focus on in-house production, with homemade gins and an in-house butchery and bakery.

The Newt, Somerset

South African billionaire Koos Bekker has been renovating Hadspen House, the Grade II-listed Georgian mansion in Bruton, Somerset, for the last six years. The hotel finally re-opened its doors at the end of August, complete with a restaurant that uses ingredients grown on the estate, a Cyder Press & Cellar, on-site spa and tours of the vast gardens.

Merlin Labron Johnson in Somerset

He was the Michelin-starred head chef at Portland, then Clipstone and The Conduit. Now Merlin Labron-Johnson has decided to move to Somerset for his new restaurant. The farm-to-table restaurant will use produce grown on site and from the local villages and is attached to a small new hotel.

Tom Kerridge in Manchester

Fans of the chef will be pleased to hear of his first Northern-based restaurant. Though not many details have been released yet, Tom Kerridge’s new project is set to open in Manchester’s Stock Exchange Hotel, which will open this November. The restaurant will occupy the former trading floor, and will be overseen by Kerridge, along with the wider food and drink offering at the boutique hotel.

Hope Cove House, South Devon

Six Portland Road’s Oli Barker opened Hope Cove House this summer, in the tiny and less touristy village of Inner Hope in Devon. The hotel has just ten rooms, and the restaurant concentrates on seasonal, upscale seafood with Mediterranean influences, with a wine list that, much like its London counterpart, has a good proportion of natural wines and London beers.

Rest of the world

Il Palazzo Experimental, Venice

The Experimental Group has recently opened its newest hotel in Venice, a first foray into Italy. Housed in a 17th century palazzo, designer Dorothée Meilizchon has transformed the property into a 32-room hotel which overlooks the Giudecca Canal, with a restaurant that exclusively uses local produce, and a wine bar that focuses on regional wine producers..

Soho House, Milan

Milan is the next location for Nick Jones’ everexpanding portfolio of members’ clubs, and is set to open in 2020. The location is the Brera district – an elegant area of the Centro Storico – and will feature a rooftop pool, bar and garden, along with a screening room, gym and bedrooms, perfect for the city’s fashionindustry crowd.

Llama-San, New York

Erik Ramirez, chef-owner of the acclaimed Llama Inn, will open his third restaurant in New York in September. Located in the West Village, the restaurant will showcase the Peruvian cuisine variant Nikkei; the gastronomical love child of Japanese immigration to Peru. This combination will be reflected in the drinks offering, too, with Japanese craft beers and spirits.

67 Pall Mall, Singapore

67 Pall Mall, the London-based private members’ club for wine enthusiasts has announced its first overseas location in Singapore, due to open in autumn next year on Orchard Road, the city’s famed upmarket shopping street. Guests will have access to an unmatched list of world-class wines, as well as a fine-dining restaurant.