Monday Bulletin: Firangi | PYR | The White Horse

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PYR

Freight Island Newcastle is partnering with Cal and Siân Byerley of Restaurant Pine to launch PYR, a new live-fire restaurant opening at the 60,000 sq ft rooftop venue in Newcastle this summer. Freight Island Newcastle launches in June 2026 with a line-up of 12 independent kitchens and four bars under one retractable roof. PYR follows on 6 August, bringing Restaurant Pine’s Michelin-starred and Green Star-winning ethos into a louder, fast-paced urban setting, with a focus on open-fire cooking and communal dining. The menu will feature snacks from £5, small plates from £10 and larger cuts cooked over coals from £30. Cal and Siân Byerley said: “Everything we do there will revolve around fire. It’s fast-moving, open, and built around the very best produce the North East has to offer. This isn’t a scaled-down version of Pine; it’s something entirely new, and something we’ve wanted to create for a long time.”

THE WHITE HORSE

George Pell and the team behind The Suffolk in Aldeburgh will open The White Horse in Easton this Wednesday, 27 May. Expect a proper country pub – all wooden beams, Sunday roasts, and board games – only with fine wines and garlic snails from The Suffolk.

CHUKU’S

Ten years on from launching Chuku’s as a pop-up, siblings Ifeyinwa and Emeka Frederick have unveiled a new quick service Nigerian concept: Chuku’s Chop Stop, at BOXHALL Liverpool Street until 3 August. Head over for jollof rice bowls and sticky zobo wings.

SALTWATER

Coming soon to Soho: Saltwater, a new takeaway sushi concept from the founders of Milk Beach. Inspired by the sushi shops of Sydney and Los Angeles, Saltwater will offer restaurant-quality handrolls, nigiri, and donburi, ordered at the counter, not a pre-packaged tray in sight.

• Experimental South Asian residency Firangi is back at Bruno in Hackney from 3-14 June, with dishes like mussels with green peppercorn and curry leaf sauce. CODE members get up to 25% off total bill at Bruno.

• It’s National Mint Julep Day on 30 May. Head to Cato in Covent Garden for £10 mint juleps and freshly shucked oysters, Kentucky-style.

• Soho Food Feast returns to Soho Parish Primary School for its 14th year on 6-7 June. Talks, demos and tastings from Mountain, Ducksoup, Andrew Edmunds and more. Tickets, £20.

• Inver has some highly coveted slots available for stagiaires this summer. Accommodation and meals covered. Details here. 

• Hot Saint Pizza in Islington hosts its first supper club on 1 June with cult convenience store Londis N16. Expect Gujarati pesto pizza and soft-serve with jaggery and cardamom Tickets, £34; proceeds to Mermaids UK.

• Jamie Oliver and Phil Howard are cooking a six-course charity feast together at Elystan Street on 9 June. Tickets, £425, include a £200 donation to Chilli Con Carner, Loyle Carner’s ADHD cooking school. Lovely jubbly!

• Sad news from Mriya Neo Bistro: the Ukrainian restaurant is closing its doors on 7 June after just under three years.

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WHAT WE’RE READING

CODE Neighbourhoods: Honey Spencer and Charlie Sims’ Hackney

The disobedient language of Bulgarian food: Good Food Guide

Inside the French House: How a Soho pub built its own art world: Plaster

“When I open up menus now, I can smell the accountant’s fingers. There’s no romance”: Marco Pierre White, The Telegraph

THE DUMBWAITER

North London turned red last week, including Trullo in Highbury, which quite literally celebrated Arsenal’s historic triumph with a new paint job. The commenter noting that “it was looking a bit tired” may have missed the point.

The Dumbwaiter started his week in the lobby of Claridge’s, with chefs juggling green apples to celebrate the hotel’s two-week collaboration with The Newt.

Gordon Ramsay, along with Ben and Elle Caring, launched their new olive oil brand, Krude, last week. Emma Bunton, Holly Willoughby and Frank Lampard were among the celebs in attendance.