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David Ellis reviews La Palombe: Sweet dreams are cooked like these

Il Portico restaurateur James Chiavarini knows all about fresh starts, says David Ellis, and the reborn La Palombe is leagues above what it was

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2025

Why I live in West Kensington: Skincare expert Caroline Hirons on why she's 'west London or die'

The Skin Rocks founder, author and podcast host on staying west of Covent Garden and going to gigs while she’s still bendy

Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2024

‘We are not even full for Christmas’ – England’s restaurants count their lost bookings

Cost of living crisis has deterred customers just as cost of food ingredients, energy, rent and wages surge

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022

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‘Not good enough’: four companies give their verdict on the energy plan

As businesses fear energy Armageddon, Jacob Rees-Mogg puts forward plan for wholesale price cap on gas and electricity

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022

The trashing of Il Portico is a low point for London

What a lunch yesterday: pork belly ragu, calf’s liver, thirsty gulps of grappa. Nine of us sat greedily at a long table in Il Portico, a family-run Italian in Kensington that’s met its customers with paper-thin slices of prosciutto since 1967, but we were there in dour-ish circumstances. In the…

Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2022

Londoner’s Diary: Open invitation to help launch new restaurant

A London restaurateur says hospitality staffing shortages have led him to make an open call for a chef to start a new restaurant with James Chiavarini, right, who owns Il Portico in Kensington, said he is looking for a partner. “You don’t need any money, all you need is a good…

Evening Standard · May 19, 2022

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