The restaurateur and art dealer Andrew Edmunds has died at the age of 79. As friends and family pay their respects, and countless peers and customers remember him, we look back at two Guide entries that go some distance to summing up the mark he made on Britain’s culinary scene.
The restaurateur and art dealer Andrew Edmunds has died at the age of 79. Here, the chef Jeremy Lee remembers him, and pays tribute to a Soho legacy built.
Bury St Edmunds styles itself as ‘Suffolk’s foodie town’ and the name’s a fit. Yes, there’s a good dollop of cookie-cutter chains, but enough indie cafes, restaurants, pubs, bars and food shops to fill up on delicious things. ‘Come hungry’ says Tessa Allingham, journalist and long-time Bury St Edmunds resident.
With 999 years of ferocious, fascinating history in its Abbey ruins – and a lively eating out scene – Bury St Edmunds has got all the ingredients for the perfect weekend getaway
Chef Andrew Pern received a royal seal of approval for his new restaurant when the King and Queen unveiled a plaque to open York Minster Refectory at the beginning of last month.
