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Informationen zum Autor Terence Conran is one of the world's best-known designers! restaurateurs and retailers. In the 1960s he founded Habitat - the chain of homeware stores that brought good! modern design within reach of the general population for the very first time. Over the subsequent 50 years Terence built another group of companies centred around design! retailing! restaurants and hotels. Today! Conran owns restaurants and shops in eight cities throughout the world and a design business serving many international clients that includes architecture and interior design! product and graphic design and brand licensing. In January 2011 Conran began working with Marks & Spencer in the UK! designing an exclusive range of homewares for the store. In 2012 Conran signed a deal to collaborate with US retail giant jcpenney to design an exclusive range of furniture! lighting and accessories for the home. The initial collection launched in spring 2013 into 300 jcpenney stores throughout the US and there will be new ranges launching each spring and autumn. Terence was knighted for his services to design in 1983 and has been provost of the Royal College of Art in London. In 1982 he opened the very first museum in the world dedicated to design! which is now the celebrated Design Museum in London! due to move to new premises in 2015 thanks to a massive expansion programme. Peter Prescott has worked with Terence Conran since 2001 for the Conran Restaurants group. Before this he garnered experience at Claridge's and Grosvenor House on Park Lane. In 2006 Peter and Terence formed a new company called Prescott & Conran Ltd.! the venture responsible for the award-winning Boundary Hotel! Restaurant and Rooftop! plus Albion Café! Bakery and Shop! and Lutyens Restaurant! Bar and Cellar Rooms in London's Fleet Street. Klappentext London is a city brimful of culinary possibilities from great gastropubs to trendy bars! lively markets and chefs (Gordon Ramsay! Heston Blumenthal! Jamie Oliver) at the top of their game. EAT LONDON is not a restaurant guide - it is a book all about food and the experience of food and the people who make! sell and care about it. From cafés to delis! the Indian food markets of East London to haute cuisine in Mayfair! food quality and originality is the main criterion alongside recognising good! interesting décor! comfortable furnishings! pleasant and interesting surroundings! a convivial ambience! a sense of history or tradition. Each section encompasses a specific area of London with maps and address listings and suggestions of itineraries or fun things to do. Zusammenfassung London is a city brimful of culinary possibilities from great gastropubs to trendy bars! lively markets and chefs (Gordon Ramsay! Heston Blumenthal! Jamie Oliver) at the top of their game. Eat London is not a restaurant guide it is a book all about food and the people who make! sell! cook and care about it. From cafs to delis! the Indian food markets of East London to haute cuisine in Mayfair! food quality and originality is the main criterion alongside recognising good! interesting decor! comfortable furnishings! pleasant and interesting surroundings! a convivial ambiance! a sense of history or tradition! consistency and wonderful amusing personalities. Each chapter encompasses a specific area of London with full address listings for every entry and suggestions of itinaries or fun things to do. More than 60 recipes will appear throughout the book by some of Britain s top chefs including Peter Gordon of Providores! Georgio Locatelli of Locanda Locatelli! John Torode of Smiths of Smithfield! Fergus Henderson of St. John! Rose Grey and Ruth Rogers of The River Cafe! Tom Conran of The Cow and Richard Corrigan of Lindsay House as well as recipes from some of the capital s favourite restaurants such as Fifteen! Le Gavroche! Coq d Argent! Moro! Bibendum! G...
