CODE Hospitality

Classics and classics with a twist have been a theme this week, including two particularly inventive uses for hash browns: tucked inside fluffy bao buns and serving as the vehicle for the most authentically oh là là steak tartare we've had this side of Paris.

Selection of snacks at Vesper

Steak frites at Richoux

Ricotta with calabrian chilli and honey at Tiella

Herefordshire beef at the Antinori dinner at Prince Arthur

Chicken thigh, strawberry and watermelon salad at Singburi

Penny Bun mushroom sourdough crumpets at Willett's

Prawns and scallop at Jenkins & Son Fishmongers

Beef tartare at Levan

Bullseye eggs at Simpson’s in the Strand

Hash brown bao at Mr Bao

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Make your lunch money go further with exclusive offers on the CODE app at some of London’s most popular restaurants. Here’s just a selection of what we’ve got on the app, from 50% off modern Indian small plates at Kricket and 30% off food at the already exceptional value Brasserie Zédel.

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What happened in hospitality last week? An update from the CODE bulletin newsletter:

1. EXCLUSIVE: Something new is coming to ALTA in Soho this June as the restaurant’s ground floor becomes Bar ALTA on 23 June. Inspired by the pintxos culture of Northern Spain, the new concept offers a more casual experience, open for both reservations and walk-ins. (photo credits: Milly Kelly)

2. Daniel Rose of Le Coucou and La Bourse et La Vie in New York is coming to London. He'll open Le Perroquet, an all-day French brasserie, at the new St. Regis London in Mayfair this autumn. Robert Aikens will be executive head chef.

3. Merlin Labron-Johnson has relaunched Osip's sister venue The Old Pharmacy as, simply, The Pharmacy, appointing Marc Ackland and Zsuzsanna Toth as joint head chefs. Launching alongside is Pharmacy Field Kitchen, a new catering and outdoor events arm.

4. Romy Gill MBE is taking over The Pem, the restaurant at Conrad London St. James founded by Sally Abé in 2021. Opening this autumn, Romy Gill at The Pem marks Gill’s first permanent kitchen in six years, with a focus on regional Indian cooking.

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When it comes to eating out, the CODE team is impressively non-committal. We resist pigeonholing ourselves into a single cuisine or style. Just look at what we got up to this week: one minute we were nibbling dainty amuse-bouches at Orrery by Pierre Minotti, the next we were tearing into a sugared saffron bun from TOAD. We contain multitudes.

Arancini at Sessa

Canapés at Orrery by Pierre Minotti

Asparagus risotto at Leila’s

Seaweed and lobster dumplings at The Sea, The Sea (up to 30% off food on CODE)

Saffron and vanilla tea cake at TOAD Bakery (15% off plus a free coffee on CODE)

BBQ chicken w som tam & rice at Khao Bird

Tuna sandwich at Bar D4100

Barbecued south coast monkfish tail at The Woodcote

Tiramisu at Rudy's Pizzeria

Sausage Pizza at Carmela's Pizzeria

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We had some brilliant new offers on the CODE app last week, including a brand new Berlin-style doner kebab shop in West London and an old favourite - Perilla, which, can you believe it, celebrates ten years on Newington Green this year.

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All eyes will be on Sloane Square next month for the arrival of Brasserie Olivia, the first international outpost from acclaimed French restaurant group La Nouvelle Garde. Like the group's stylish brasseries across Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux and Lyon, Brasserie Olivia will be a celebration of French dining, born from La Nouvelle Garde's mission to preserve the French art de vivre and usher in a new golden age of the classic French brasserie.
Brasserie Olivia officially opens on 9 July, but CODE members are invited to get an exclusive first look from 27 June to 1 July, with 50% off food for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Expect French classics including galette complète, steak frites, cassoulet, soupe à l'oignon, crème brûlée and crêpes Suzette, alongside luxurious seafood dishes such as oysters served from the counter and freshly cooked lobster selected from the restaurant's lobster tank. Then slip downstairs to Venus Bar, the restaurant's hidden speakeasy and vinyl bar, for a final drink.

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What happened in hospitality last week? An update from the CODE bulletin newsletter:

1. The opening of the St Clement, Nick Jones’ first new hotel since stepping away from Soho House in 2022, is now well underway. The hotel, located at 180 The Thames, will not be fully open until September, but Café Clement, an all-day café, bar and terrace at street level, launches in mid-June.

2. Delamina East celebrates ten years in Shoreditch this year. Festivities kick off this Wednesday 10 June with a six-course dinner in the company of founders Limor and Amir Chen. Tickets, £64.

3. Andrew Wong is opening Kong, an East End pub with a Chinese kitchen, at Norton Folgate in Shoreditch with Dishoom co-founder Amar Radia this autumn. Kong, which takes over a historic pub dating back to 1792, promises dumplings, noodles, and pints.

4. The Palmerston in Edinburgh will have a different limited-edition pastry on the bakery counter each week this month, created with a different local restaurant. Up next: Mirin’s cherry sesame kouign-amann.

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