Top food and drink stories of 2024: Guinness, baked beans, the Yellow Bittern and more Here’s what you read most in 2024 Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2024
The Yellow Bittern, London: ‘Leaves you muttering about school dinners’ – restaurant review A new destination in Kings Cross turns its back on mod cons to cater to a fantasy of past times The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024
Hugh Corcoran doesn’t get it – diners want to share their experience not steal money from him COMMENT: The co-owner of a new 18-seater bistro in central London has issued a bold ultimatum to diners: spend big or don’t come at all. But in a world where going to restaurants should be about enjoyment, not judgement, his call to ‘justify your presence’ at the table shows why… The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024
Chef sparks angry restaurant row over ‘window diners’ who share mains and only order tap water Hugh Corcoran’s viral post has drawn widespread attention to his restaurant, which opened three weeks ago The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024
‘If you’re not hungry, don’t go’: London restaurateur fights back against cheap diners Chef Hugh Corcoran had enough of ‘window dining’ after seeing an increase in guests splitting main courses The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2024
The Yellow Bittern, review: A doorway to life before everyone became a bore David Ellis goes for lunch in 1982 Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024