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Tom Kerridge to open his first London restaurant in Knightsbridge | London Evening Standard

The Hand & Flowers chef is coming to the capital

Tom Kerridge to open his first London restaurant in Knightsbridge | London Evening Standard
Tom Kerridge to open his first London restaurant in KnightsbridgeThe Hand & Flowers chef is coming to the capitalFrom Buckinghamshire to the Big Smoke: Tom KerridgeChris Jackson/Getty

The chef behind the country’s only gastropub to be awarded two Michelin stars has finally announced plans to bring his cooking to the capital.

Tom Kerridge runs the renowned Hand & Flowers in Marlow with his wife, and also owns nearby pub The Coach.

His as yet unnamed London restaurant, which is due to launch next year in the five-star Jumeirah Carlton Tower hotel, will be his third.

It will replace The Rib Room which has been in the hotel since 1961.

It follows a pop-up from the chef down the road at Harrod’s last summer.

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Kerridge, who has presented both Food and Drink and Bake Off: Crème de la Crème for BBC Two, said: “We are thrilled and honoured to be opening in London at this landmark location in Knightsbridge and we will be revealing more details on our plans early next year.”

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