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Dish of the day

WHAT? A jar of soft polenta cooked in milk and cream,

topped with mushrooms, asparagus and tru§ e oil.

WHERE? The Palomar

HOW MUCH? £5 for a small portion, £8.50 for a large.

THEY SAID: 'It's a knockout dish, crazily rich - so far

from being a staple carb as in northern Italy, the polenta

here is so creamy it's almost a sauce in itself.'

David Sexton, The Evening Standard

'A dish so unctuous it could equally well have been

described as being in the style of Uriah Heep.' Hardens

WE SAID: 'Simply unmissable.'

34 Rupert Street, W1D 6DN; 020 7439 8777

See our review of The Palomar on p.48

Psst!

Percy  Founders, a 230 seat all-day

restaurant, will open in Fitzrovia this

autumn, with a menu heavily focused

on seasonal ingredients

Bored of burgers? As the craze for meat in buns continues, try these

international interpretations which are perking up London's patties:

Japanese

Luxurious sliders are ‚ lled with thin slices of raw Wagyu beef and wasabi

mayo at Kurobuta Marble Arch.

Greek

At 21 Bateman Street burgers are made from a

mix of beef, lamb and pork, as is typical in Greece,

› avoured with spices and stu¬ ed with feta.

French

Parisian burger-chain Big Fernand is launching

its ‚ rst UK branch in Fitzrovia in October, with

cheeseburgers boasting toppings of Tomme

de Savoie and raclette.

Mexican

Habanero salsa and chipotle mayo feature in the

sliders available at the new self-titled Haggerston

restaurant from street-food stall Breddos.

Spanish

The burger at Ember Yard is made with Basque

beef, Galician tetilla cheese and chorizo ketchup.

EAT LIKE A KINGOnce a gastronomic dry patch, King's Cross is now hot property

for restaurants. Caravan and Bruno Loubet's Grain Store

helped put it on the map when they opened last year, and now

a line-up of big names are getting in on the act. Bombay café

Dishoom will add a King's Cross location this autumn, closely

followed by an opening from Jamie Oliver. In spring next

year, D&D London will open German Gymnasium, a complex

of restaurants, bars and private rooms next to the station.

André Balazs, the hotelier behind Chiltern Firehouse, has also

� nalised plans to open a version of New York's hip hotel The

Standard in the area, complete with a bar and restaurant.

BURGERS

GO GLOBAL

Kurobuta

Breddos