This Is London 8 March 2019

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YEN: JAPANESE FINE-DINING
RESTAURANT ON THE STRAND
Parisian Soba noodle specialists Yen
launched their London flagship
restaurant on The Strand in November
2017 to much critical acclaim. Since its
opening, the restaurant has become
synonymous with eating elegant, highend
Japanese cuisine in the capital,
including London’s first handmade Soba
from master chefs.
Head Chef Hirkoki Hiyama came to
Yen following an impressive career
working in multiple Michelin-starred
restaurants, including Ristorante Da
Vittorio in Italy. Kasuki Sakurai, Yen’s
director of Soba, was trained by ‘Master
of Soba’ Mr Takahashi Kunihiro in
Yamanashi, Japan. Head sushi chef
Akinori Yasuda also boasts an
impressive CV, with over 20 years’
experience crafting sushi, including a
six-year stint at Zuma.
The menu at Yen showcases
perfectly-executed Japanese dishes with
an emphasis on using the highest
quality ingredients and freshest fish
alongside handmade Soba, which are
prepared twice a day in the restaurant’s
dedicated soba room.
Guests can choose from an extensive
à la carte menu (including sushi,
tempura, sashimi and robata grilled
meats and fish), or a daily changing
omakase menu chosen by the chefs.
QUAGLINO’S NEW Q BAR MENU
The iconic London venue, Quaglino’s,
is launching a new Q Bar menu in the
heart of its stunning restaurant that will
serve up bottled classic cocktails
inspired by the greatest artists and
songs of the past.
Titled All Time Classics, this expertly
devised menu by Marco Sangion (bar
manager) and Federico Pasian (head
mixologist) will feature 10 bottled
cocktails, served by the glass or bottle
ideal for groups to share. The serves will
be presented in the form of an upcycled
wine bottle, in keeping with Quaglino's
focus on sustainability, and each with its
own uniquely designed label. Every
concoction created for the menu will be
a twist on the most iconic classic
cocktails.
A delicious array of newly developed
bar snacks, by recently appointed
Executive chef, Nuno Goncalves, will
also be available to order by those
residing at the Q Bar.
Live entertainment from reputable
bands and solo acts frequently take to
the stage at Quaglino’s.
Synonymous with style and glamour
since its establishment in 1929, the
restaurant and bar has been a bastion of
the London scene for almost a century.
Quaglino’s remains as fashionable as
ever following a stunning refurbishment
in 2014.
Quaglino’s is one of London’s iconic
restaurants situated within historic and
stylish Mayfair. It was founded in 1929
by Giovanni Quaglino, a restaurateur
hailing from the Piedmont region of
Northern Italy.
Throughout the years Quaglino’s
became a haven for Royalty with visits
from the Queen and Prince Phillip in
1956 and for Hollywood legends, the
political elite and celebrities such as
Judy Garland and Angelina Jolie. Among
one of the first through the doors after
the restaurant’s reopening in 2014 was
Prince Harry. This further cemented
Quaglino’s position as one of St James’s
most spectacular dining destinations.
Quaglino’s serves contemporary
European food and legendary cocktails
in an unrivalled setting. The resturant
owned by D&D London, who operate
over 35 leading restaurants in London,
Leeds, Paris, New York and Tokyo.
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