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Back through the archives: Langan’s Brasserie
The great chef Richard Shepherd died on 23 November, 2022. Here, we offer a snapshot of his time at Langan’s Brasserie. The year was 1978, early into a tenure that spanned more than 30 years.
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Corbin & King: A farewell to Brasserie Zédel’s steak haché
Josh Barrie, editor of Knife & Fork Media, pays tribute to Brasserie Zédel
Feature
A grand and glittering Indian brasserie
On the evening of November 17th, 1873, two decades before Eros pitched up, Piccadilly Circus welcomed a glittering newcomer into its midst. Designed by architect Thomas Verity, who had a hand in both the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) and the Royal Albert Hall, The Criterion was an ornate, five-storey building with the Marble Hall and a grand, American-style Long Bar on the ground floor, and a theatre in its basement; not to be upstaged, the floors above featured several dining rooms and a ballroom.
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Richard Shepherd obituary: Langan’s Brasserie legend and chef to the stars
The great chef Richard Shepherd died on 23 November 2022, aged 77. Here, hospitality veteran Brian Clivaz remembers a restaurant giant, and an icon of cooking in Britain.
Interview
The Midland Grand Dining Room: A brasserie at the 'gateway to Paris’
King’s Cross was once a culinary desert. Today it is becoming an oasis. London property developer Harry Handelsman has been at the forefront of the area’s revolution.
