toms place

[nikkib]

just saw in Evening standard that they have closed toms place pre empting legal action about the "smell" any ideas on when/if it is likely to reopen?

[chrisp]

Haha!

Hopefully never, bloody ripoff joint.

[Jon Tseng]

Three words: Jean-Christophe Novelli.

[Basildog]

explain please Jon?

[Jon Tseng]

Icarus.

[bakerestates]

Icarus.

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I thought he was Phaethon?

edit; ignore me, simlar but not the same.

Edited August 29, 2008 by bakerestates (log)

[Gary Marshall]

remember JC expanded very quickly from one restaurant into about 5 split between london france and south africa iirc, of course eventually became too much and went bust.

given tom's bamford (the B in JCB diggers) family backing he may have more luck.....

[sunbeam]

I'd complain if a chippy opened next door to me, and my house is in south london!

Aitken's posh neighbours had a fair point I think.

S

[Jon Tseng]

remember JC expanded very quickly from one restaurant into about 5 split between london france and south africa iirc, of course eventually became too much and went bust.

given tom's bamford (the B in JCB diggers) family backing he may have more luck.....

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Touche Gary

Tom Aikens. Toms Diner. Tom Place. Toms Ripped-Off-From-Grocer-On-Elgin Ready Meals. Toms Traiteur Concession in Selfridges (which doesn't seem to be Toms branded anymore?).

My basic contention is one man simply can't stretch so far. It can be done (as Gordon Ramsay has shown) if you have an extensive, trusted and well established back up team. I'm not convinced TA is the kind of guy to run that sort of show.

Definite shades of J-CN

Didn't know he had private backing though. That may help although I'd bet he's taken on some cheap debt funding at some point over last two years...

We shall see.

J