Drake & Morgan to The Fable – Heritage American from JACKSON + RYE – Sipping and sampling in the City with Tirage – Young’s 26-seat cinema in Horts pub, Bristol – Wright Brothers open Spitalfields Market live seafood Mecca – Brunning and Price open Worsley Old Hall.
Overview
Heritage American from JACKSON + RYE
Sipping and sampling in the City with Tirage
Young’s 26-seat cinema in Horts pub, Bristol
Wright Brothers open Spitalfields Market live seafood Mecca
Brunning and Price open Worsley Old Hall
Drake & Morgan to The Fable
Drake & Morgan, the privately owned bar group, is to launch its seventh site, The Fable, in the newly developed Sixty London in Farringdon. Opening in February 2014, The Fable will encompass three bars, a dining area, florist, library, deli, wine room and mixology tables.
Designed by Fusion Design and Architecture Ltd, the 10,000 square foot venue seats 436 or holds 1,000 standing and is spread over three floors, with floor-to-ceiling windows allowing natural night to flood the space.
Inspired by Aesop’s Fables…
With a mixture of furniture from communal timber benches and low-slung leather chairs to high stools, there is a variety of flexible seating options creating a relaxed space for eating, drinking and socialising. A warm colour palette, rich fabrics, bespoke lighting and textured wallpaper add a touch of luxury and elegance to the surroundings. Taking inspiration from Aesop’s Fables, a statement wall has been created using books as wallpaper, adorned with sketches of hares and tortoises alongside a clever booth area made from stacked books.
A deli will offer fresh breads, cured hams, continental cheeses and condiments from Borough Market producers as well as gifts and homeware. By night, the space will become an area for masterclasses such as butchery, flambé and mixology. The florist features a roll top bath filled with flowers whilst the wine room includes a bottle wall and tasting tables with wine available to take home.
A large alfresco area seats 80 and will feature contemporary furniture, extensive planting, outdoor heaters and giant umbrellas to provide a versatile space in winter and summer.
The Fable, 52 Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1A 2FD
Heritage American from JACKSON + RYE
Jackson + Rye restaurant, café and bar has opened in Wardour Street with 160 covers and open from 8am till midnight seven days a week, offering breakfast, bar and all day informal dining.
Seasonal ingredients are used to create heritage American menus inspired by US east coast cuisine and the best elements of the West coast and Southern states.
Breakfast will be served from 8am to 11.45am seven days a week with brunch available all day over the weekend. The breakfast and brunch menus will be unique to London, inspired by the obsession that is brunch in New York, and highlights include creamed grits, flaked almonds, blueberries and maple syrup; scrambled eggs and smoked salmon with country style fried potatoes; cheese melts and hotcakes with slab bacon.
The restaurant is designed by Martin Brudnizki Studio and uses vintage and natural materials to create a relaxed atmosphere and familiar feel. Other work by MBDS includes Soho House Miami (US), Cecconi’s West Hollywood (US) and Scott’s (UK).
Directors are Mark Askew, previously of Gordon Ramsay, and Hannah Bass of Hakkasan and ETM Group. The restaurant is funded by Richard Caring.
JACKSON + RYE, 56 Wardour Street, London, W1D 4JG
Sipping and sampling in the City with Tirage
Champagne aficionados, stand by your flutes – a new concept specialising in Champagne and informal dining has arrived in Bishopsgate in the City, offering one of the largest selections of Champagne and sparkling wines by the glass in London, alongside an innovative menu of tasting plates.
Tirage is an all-day dining venture that will pair both familiar and lesser-known grower or rare labels from a 120-strong sparkling wine and Champagne list (over 15 available by the glass) with perfectly- portioned plats inspired by the traditional sophistication of French cuisine and of-the- moment palate of Peru.
Led by Venezuelan-born businessman-turned- restaurateur Elio Machillanda and his wife Claudia, with Michelin-starred restaurateur David Moore (Pied à Terre, L’Autre Pied and, more recently, Pieds Nus) in an advisory role, the wine list and pairings have been developed by Head Sommelier, and Decanter World Wine Awards judge, Roberto Della Pietra, whose experience includes Roussillon Restaurant in Pimlico, Gauthier Soho, and John Burton- Race’s L’Ortolan in Shinfield.
Start your day with champagne breakfast
A Champagne breakfast option offers city slickers a luxe start to the day. Boiled Truffle Eggs with bread sticks and parmesan shavings are washed down with house label Perrier Jouët Grand Brut Champagne, followed by Boudin Blanc with Jacquesson Cuvee, and rounded off with fluffy Blueberry Pancakes drenched in cinnamon butter and thyme honey paired with Olivier Coulon Tradition.
Head Chef Alasdair Fraser (previously of The Abingdon, in Kensington) has ensured dish selections for lunch and dinner are inventive. From Cornish scallop ceviche with baba ganoush, grilled streaky bacon, coriander crisps and pomegranate and sorrel flower reduction; star anise honey-roasted duck breast with plum sauce and pancakes; to pan-fried foie gras with caramelised pear, chilli popcorn, kaffir lime and blini, all sizes of appetite will be satisfied, morning, noon or night.
Tirage, 64 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AW
Young’s 26-seat cinema in Horts pub, Bristol
Young’s has completed the £300K refurbishment of Horts on Broad Street in Bristol. The 18th century pub has been fully restored and now features a new 26-seat cinema – a first for the British pub chain.
The addition of the premium ‘Director’s Cut’ cinema is part of Young’s strategy to encourage pre-booked business in Bristol and caters for the city’s thriving creative/media community, the largest outside London.
With surround sound and leather recliners, state-of-the-art presentation equipment, WiFi and a variety of exclusive hire packages, Horts is proving popular for corporate events and screenings and, with regular drinks, dinner and movie packages, the pub is appealing to consumers looking for a complete night out under one roof.
Wright Brothers open Spitalfields Market live seafood Mecca
Oyster specialists and wholesale seafood suppliers Wright Brothers has opened its most ambitious restaurant to date within Old Spitalfields Market in East London. Wright Brothers Spitalfields is the group’s fourth restaurant.
The new restaurant is a bold and innovative ‘sea-to-plate’ dining experience where diners are offered crab, lobster or oysters from large saltwater tanks set across two floors, containing over 10,000 live shellfish. Wright Brothers Spitalfields serves a menu of fish and shellfish, simply divided into ‘Shellfish’, ‘Kitchen’ and a ‘Daily Fish Board’, together with ‘Sides’, ‘Puddings & Cheese’.
The shellfish menu is prepared on a central 20 metre dining counter in front of the guest and features extensive oyster varieties (English, Scottish, Irish, French, Channel Islands and Canadian) served ‘naked’ or ‘dressed’ (i.e. pine smoked or with a variety of accompaniments) as well as whole brown crab, ½ Canadian or native lobster (depending on the season) and classic ‘fruits de mer’ platters.
Leading the kitchen brigade is David Cook who joins the group from Moro, Bocca di Lupo and 40 Maltby Street. Operations are handled by Richard Seldon who was most recently opening general manager at Soho’s La Bodega Negra.
Located on Lamb Street, Wright Brothers Spitalfields has taken over a double-fronted historic unit within the original infrastructure of Old Spitalfields Market. The handsome space is accessible from both inside the market and from the street, and caters for up to 60 inside and 26 on the covered market terrace.
Wright Brothers Spitalfields is located at 8/9 Lamb Street, Old Spitalfields Market, London E1 6EA.
Brunning and Price open Worsley Old Hall
After the successful of opening of the Bull’s Head in Mottram St Andrew in April – voted ‘New Pub of the Year’ in the 2014 Good Pub Guide – Brunning and Price have opened their fourth new pub of the year. The Autumn opening of the Sparrowhawk in Formby and the recent arrival of the Inn at Shipley preceded yesterday’s opening of Grade II Worsley Old Hall after an extensive five month refurbishment.
With its origins in the 16th century, the property is historically significant, and was the family property of the Dukes of Bridgewater. It is from here that the Bridgewater Canal, which many see as heralding the arrival of the Industrial Revolution, was planned.
“It is a truly extraordinary building with some six wings which have been added over the centuries,” said landlord David Green. “Many later additions have covered up interesting original features, but we have stripped these away to reveal more of the historic character of the hall.
“I like to think we have established a very warm, chatty and civilised atmosphere with open fires and fine old furniture: a classic English country house pub without the blight of television, loud music, gaming machines or pool tables.”
