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Opened by Clare Smyth shortly after I had a chance to taste her cooking at Gordon Ramsay on Royal Hospital Road CORE is every bit the 3* Restaurant as her former kitchen. Located in Notting Hill the jovial bar gives way to a comfortable dining room with impeccable and charming service. Focused on British proteins and produce, though not exclusively, precision takes center stage across two separate tasting menus dubbed "classic" and "seasonal."

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A work of passion from Mexican Chef Santiago Lastra KOL seeks to create traditional Mexican flavors using exclusively British seasonal ingredients. Located mere steps from the madness of Black Friday on Oxford Street the restaurant is calm around an open kitchen where 10 courses come together with bold flavors and unexpected textures. Mole without Cacao? A tamal with Koji? Bleu Cheese Bunuelo? The signature Langoustine Taco, using juice from the head to impart acidity? All of it recognizable to those who've spent time in Mexico and presented beautifully, as may be expected given Lastra's time at Mugaritz and noma.

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While my first meal at @amadorcocinafina showed a chef happy to stretch his legs in a new spot tonight's debut of the new tasting menu sees @oscarlv360 fully dialed in. From the zero waste cooking to fermentation and big flavors in clever forms this is exactly the sort of meal the folks from @michelinguide will be looking for when they return to Vegas.

And at $135/pp you're not going to find a more innovative meal in town, or anywhere in the surrounding states including California. Less