LAUNCESTON PLACE UNVEILS SPRING REFURBISHMENT
Launceston Place has just unveiled a vibrant and fresh new look, following the success of their appointment of head chef Ben Murphy earlier this year. The spring refresh of the 1839 Kensington townhouse aims to infuse the restaurant with a brighter, more contemporary feel, in keeping with the lively changes brought to the menu byBen.
Opened in 1986, Launceston Place is tucked away on the pretty residential Kensington street that is its namesake. Its rejuvenated look is cheerful and modern in style, including new, blue-veined timber floors and a light, fresh colour scheme of French grey.
Designed to be a blank canvas, this fresher palette provides the backdrop for the restaurant’s impressive new collection of contemporary art, curated by Islington’s Amar Gallery. Inspired by Ben’s culinary creativity and combining figurative expression with peaceful minimalism, the collection includes paintings by Korea’s minimalist artist Lee Ufan, and London-based illustrator and painter Howard Tangye. Meanwhile, intricate and hand-painted murals planned for the staircase walls will be unveiled this summer.
In a nod to spring and the rejuvenated new interior, Ben has made some delicious tweaks to his menu, introducing seasonal dishes such as Asparagus, walnut and bacon, and Peach, jasmine and black pepper. These appear alongside his signature dishes, including the much-acclaimed Carrot with lovage, yoghurt and caraway.
D&D London’s David Loewi says of the refurbishment: “We’re thrilled to unveil Launceston Place’s new look; a hidden gem in a beautiful location, its contemporary, fresh and light design makes it the perfect setting in which to enjoy Ben’s modern European menu.”
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About Launceston Place
An elegant yet welcoming restaurant from D&D London, Launceston Place is set in an 1839 townhouse in South Kensington. While the innovative and polished menus appeal to those from all over London and the UK, the restaurant remains a neighbourhood favourite engendering great affection amongst its loyal guests. Furthermore, Launceston Place has been continually recognised for its distinguished wine list, being awarded AA ‘Notable Wine List’ in 2013, one of only seven restaurants to receive the accolade in the UK that year, as well as being awarded ‘Best Wine List’ at the Tatler Restaurant Awards.
About Ben Murphy
Launceston Place’s award-winning head chef joined in January 2017. One of London’s most exciting chefs, Ben was previously head chef at The Woodford restaurant, which, under him, won London Evening Standard’s London Restaurant of the Year Award 2016 and received a coveted five-star review from the late AA Gill. Ben was named Chef to Watch 2016 by The Good Food Guide and took home the Breakthrough Chef of the Year gong at the Food & Travel Awards. Having started his career under the guidance of Pierre Koffman at Koffman’s at The Berkeley, Ben has worked at triple-Michelin-starred Les Prés d’Eugénie in the south of France, as well as three-star Épicure Restaurant at Le Bristol in Paris, before returning to London’s Greenhouse Restaurant in Mayfair, which also holds two Michelin stars.
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