Atul Kochhar to launch restaurant with Carlo Spetale

Indian chef Atul Kochhar, chef-patron of the Michelin-starred Benares in London, has teamed up with restaurateur Carlo Spetale, owner of the First Restaurant Group, to launch a new venture in the capital.

Called Colony, the new restaurant will be modelled on the bars and clubs of the British Raj region in India and will open in Marylebone Village, west London, in February.

It will serve tapas style dishes inspired by Indian street food with Kochhar, who also runs Vatika on Hampshire's Wickham Vineyard, overseeing the menu.