London restaurant festival launches

[gavinhanly]

Launched today by Boris and Fay Maschler - some good stuff planned, but the "festival menu" sounds like the best idea, especially if some top restaurants sign up for it. Quite a few pop-up restaurants appearing too - including one on the roof of Selfridges (if I've read that correctly), which does sound like a must.

Full details here, and I guess there will be more to come until it all kicks off in October (8th - 13th):

http://www.visitlondon.com/londonrestaurantfestival/

[david goodfellow]

" Godfather " Pierre Koffman will re-open his famed La Tante Claire at Selfridges for one week only.

This is THE place to be in October.

http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009...restaurant.html

[Matthew Grant]

I disagree. It is simply a publicity stunt. Surely THE place to be is the kitchen in which these chefs cook everyday of the week, not some temporary space with a brigade they don't know and equipment they aen't familiar with?

Edited July 17, 2009 by Matthew Grant (log)

[Matthew Grant]

I'm still trying to work out who this is a publicity stunt for. I guess the main beneficiary is "A Private View" Maschlers new consultancy firm

[david goodfellow]

I disagree. It is simply a publicity stunt. Surely THE place to be is the kitchen in which these chefs cook everyday of the week, not some temporary space with a brigade they don't know and equipment they aen't familiar with?

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The point that I am trying to make is that this may be the last chance to eat some of Pierre Koffmans food,

Its an unusually rare appearance.

[Matthew Grant]

Not really, head down to The Bleeding heart or The Don, last I heard he was consultant chef there. He was/is also consulting at Brasserie St Jacques.

[gavinhanly]

It seems fair to say that this will be the big ticket of the festival, and is bound to be over-subscribed. It may well be a publicty stunt designed to get the festival more coverage, but is that such a bad thing?