Bloomberg, 12 October
Richard Vines at Marco at Stamford Bridge

It is lunchtime and three tables are occupied at Marco, the new venue of Marco Pierre White, the world's youngest chef to win three Michelin stars. On one side of the room, White is dining with a man and a woman I don't recognize. At another table, there's a restaurant critic with his family. I am at a third table. There are no other customers in this new restaurant at Chelsea's soccer stadium.
Marco at Stamford Bridge - Bloomberg review in full >>

Time Out, 10 October
Guy Dimond at Côte

Within days of opening, Côte in Wimbledon Village was already bustling; with no bar to prop up, we had to go the nearby pub to wait for our table. It quickly became clear why. It's a good looking place, a brasserie-not-too-luxe that's the French equivalent of the nearby Strada pizza joint (we later discovered they share the same interior designer - and more besides). Bevelled mirrors reflect the contemporary sage-green and oak interior. Service was welcoming and professional; a flask of free filtered water was brought to the table unbidden.

Evening Standard, 10 October
Fay Maschler at Oslo Court

Adam Gopnik, a felicitous American writer, recounts the experience of living in New York with his wife and young children in a book called Through The Children's Gate (Knopf, $25). In a chapter called The Cooking Game he tells the story of accepting a challenge from a group of New York chef/proprietors to organise a cooking competition modelled on an idea conceived by the French gastronome Robert Courtine. After a core of particular ingredients have been selected the chefs are left to write - or rather cook - their own stories. Everyone wins.
Oslo Court - Evening Standard review in full >>