Neil Borthwick to take over Soho institution the French House next week

A French affair: The Soho haunt
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Lizzie Thomson18 October 2018

Neil Borthwick, former executive head chef of Merchants Tavern in Shoreditch, will launch a new restaurant in the upstairs kitchen at the French House on Monday.

Partner of Murano chef Angela Hartnett, Borthwick announced in an Instagram post he would be taking over the Soho institution next week.

In the post he said: “So from next week I will be cooking @frenchhousesoho. I’m doing what I love best!”

The new menu, posted on Instagram by Guardian food editor Bob Granleese shows strong Gaelic influences, with dishes such as pigs head terrine and roasted John Dory.

Borthwick will join a line of prestigious chefs gracing the kitchen above the French House, including St. John founder Fergus Henderson, who cooked in it in 1993.

His latest appointment will add to his already-impressive culinary CV, which includes learning under Gordon Ramsay and working at the Connaught — where he met Hartnett when she was head chef in 2002.

Previously known as the York Minster, legendary Soho spot the French House is allegedly the place where General Charles de Gaulle wrote his famous speech "À tous les Français".

49 Dean St, W1D 5BG, frenchhousesoho.com

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