Monday Bulletin: MOR | Bar Etna | MIKO Mei Fair

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CECE’S

EXCLUSIVE: CeCe’s, a new restaurant from Public House Group, will open its doors this Wednesday 4 March at 123 Clarendon Road in Notting Hill. The venue, set across two floors, promises timeless glamour, escapism, old school hospitality and “a hint of Hollywood”. Its menu will centre on classic Italian dishes including aubergine parmigiana, bream carpaccio with caviar, fonduta agnolotti, and bistecca alla fiorentina. To complement the cooking, an extensive wine list focused on Italy and a sizeable collection of bottles from Burgundy and Bordeaux, including larger formats. CeCe’s represents a departure for Public House Group, known largely for its painstakingly restored old pubs including The Pelican and The Fat Badger in Notting Hill, The Hart in Marylebone, and The Bull, Charlbury. Olivier van Themsche, co-founder of Public House Group with James Gummer and Phil Winser, says: “Initially we looked at the space as it was once a pub, but we fell in love with the glamour and unique design. The surreal interiors and character hidden behind the copper door inspired us to create a restaurant that felt both current and exciting, whilst retaining the allure of traditional hospitality.” If it’s anything like its sister venues, then expect CeCe’s to be an instant hit with locals, Londoners, and celebrities alike.

MIKO MEI FAIR

Opening within MiMi Mei Fair in April: MIKO Mei Fair, a new Thai restaurant from LSL Capital, the group behind Jamavar. Creative director and CEO Samyukta Nair tells CODE why adapting to change is “the responsible and the exciting thing to do” 

BAR ETNA

Four Legs’ Ed McIlroy is joining forces with US pizza supremo Joe Beddia of Pizzeria Beddia in Philadelphia. Their East Coast-style pizza bar, Bar Etna, will hit Newington Green this April and serve whole pies, soft serve, meatballs etc.

MOR

Tom Sellers of two Michelin star Restaurant Story is to open MOR, a new seafront restaurant at Carbis Bay Estate in Cornwall, this summer. MOR, meaning sea, is a return to the estate for Sellers, who ran his Story by the Sea pop-up there in 2019.

• The first ever OpenTable Restaurant Awards will take place this April, with public voting now open for the Restaurateurs’ Choice and People’s Choice categories. Check out the shortlists and place your vote before the 23 March deadline.
  
  
• Caroline Martins of chef’s table restaurant SAMPA in Manchester is to open a second restaurant in the city. BRASA, opening date tba, will focus on Brazilian churrasco.
  
  
• Bookings are now live for the Manteca x Dumplings’ Legend collab at Manteca in Shoreditch on 16 March. Think prawn toast focaccia and har gau cacio e pepe.
  
  
• Industry legend Angela Hartnett will be cooking at Canteen in Notting Hill on 8 March to mark IWD. Tickets, £75, here. There will be new season’s asparagus…
  
  
• One of CODE’s Happiest Places To Work just got happier. The Scrap Box near York has won the top honour, Takeaway of the Year, at The National Fish and Chip Awards.
  
  
• Danish-Japanese restaurant Sticks ‘n’ Sushi arrives in Manchester on 30 March. Sign up for the soft launch here.
  
  
• Marcelo Rodrigues, former head chef of Jolene, has been appointed head chef at Primeur in Highbury. Nick Verrill joins as sous chef from Polentina.
  
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WHAT WE’RE READING

A local’s guide to Altrincham: The Good Food Guide

Peeling spuds saved me – restaurant work matters: The Times

Experience: I’m a professional chef in Antarctica: The Guardian

“Do whatever it takes to eat here”: William Sitwell reviews Sushi Nakamura, Leeds: The Telegraph

THE DUMBWAITER

Unreasonable Hospitality: The Field Guide comes out on April 30. Pre-order your copy to attend a virtual fireside chat with its author, Will Guidara, reigning king of US hospitality. Alternatively, buy 1000 copies, as one deep-pocketed individual already has, and Guidara will do a private virtual session for you and your team.

Ed Wilson and Josie Stead of Brawn were spotted in Tiella having dinner last week, as was Johnny Smith of Luca. Hospitality hangout.

Simpson’s in the Strand will welcome its first guests next week. The Dumbwaiter fully expects the A-list to flock there like moths to a flame and you can join them as reservations are now live.