Galvins and Richard Corrigan to open restaurants at Harrods
Galvin Restaurants and Richard Corrigan will open new restaurants at Harrods this year as the Kensington department store looks to firmly establish itself as a top food destination in the capital. http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Venues/Galvins-and-Richard-Corrigan-to-open-restaurants-at-Harrods
Wow! Brilliant! Insane! Our reviewer is blown away by Thomas Keller’s London pop-up
This is not a restaurant review. I didn't pay for my dinner and you won't be able to eat at this establishment. So this breaks all the rules – which means you can take the mark out of 10, below, with a pinch of salt. But the 10-day pop-up version of The French Laundry (open till tomorrow) should not go unmentioned because it is, quite simply, extraordinary. Regular readers will know from John Walsh's masterful interview in the 25 September issue with Thomas Keller, chef/patron of the three-Michelin-starred Californian institution, that his temporary home in Harrods is not an overture to opening a London outpost. Rather, this is the maestro allowing us Brits the chance to experience his food without [...]
There is passion, perfection and a Platonic lobster at The French Laundry at Harrods, London.
'Well,” understated my friend as we embarked on a four-hour lunch at the most ravenously anticipated “pop-up” Britain has known, “it’s not much like the last one, is it?” Indeed not. The temporary restaurant he had in mind had the novel address “Level 10, Peckham Multistorey Car Park”. From parking, it took us another hour to locate the roof, the lift having given up the ghost at level six. When finally we stumbled on the relevant hut, a Trustafarian kid greeted us with a breezy, “We were really busy last night, guys, so we’re not serving food.” Thomas Keller of The French Laundry. Photo: The French Laundry Unforgettable as the ensuing ersatz picnic, grudgingly served to us after sobbed entreaties, [...]
Top chef to dish a treat for Harrods
ONE of the most famous restaurants in the world will visit London for 10 days this year, looking certain to cause a stampede of people desperate to secure a table. The French Laundry – twice named the best restaurant in the world – will open as a “pop-up” eaterie in department store Harrods this October. But diners should start saving now – lunch or dinner will be served at £250 a go. Head chef Thomas Keller will bring 14 of his elite kitchen and dining room staff to London and will also ship in authentic fixtures and fittings from his original restaurant in Yountville, California. The three-Michelin-starred eaterie already boasts an army of celebrity fans, including Sarah Jessica Parker, Mick [...]
Thomas Keller reveals details about Harrods pop-up restaurant
Thomas Keller is to launch his pop-up version of his three-Michelin starred Californian restaurant The French Laundry at Harrods on 1 October. First revealed by BigHospitality in January, the pop-up restaurant will run for 10 days at Harrods’ fourth floor Georgian Restaurant, which will be faithfully redesigned to mirror the interior of the original French Laundry in Napa Valley. The restaurant will serve 70-covers with a £250, nine-course set menu featuring some of the restaurant's classic dishes plus a selection of new creations. Fixtures, fittings and signature dinnerware will all be flown over by Keller ready for first service. Keller, who told BigHospitality in January that he was excited about running a restaurant on UK shores for the first time, said: [...]