The Good Front Room launches at The Langham

The Langham, London has launched The Good Front Room – a modern Caribbean restaurant from chef Dom Taylor. The restaurant comes following the success of Five Star Kitchen: Britain’s Next Great Chef on Channel 4. This new TV cooking competition, filmed at The Langham and judged by the hotel’s culinary director Michel Roux Jr, sees the winning chef awarded their very own restaurant at the hotel.

Chef Taylor was crowned winner of Five Star Kitchen in the grand finale that aired on Friday 14 July. On Saturday 15 July he opened his first-ever restaurant, The Good Front Room in The Langham’s Palm Court, showcasing his unique cooking style that combines influences from his Caribbean heritage and South London upbringing. 

Guests of The Good Front Room can sample starters such as jerk chicken, plantain jam, plantain crisp and blackened sweetcorn dressing, and ackee and saltfish cakes with confit garlic and Scotch bonnet aioli, pineapple and heirloom tomato chow and escallion oil.

Mains include curry goat with fried breadfruit and roti; dark rum-glazed pork belly, pickled raisins and cho co, charred hispi cabbage and thyme salt crackling; and banana leaf baked sea bream with lemongrass, pimento and ginger. 

The dessert offering features a take on the traditional Jamaican bun and cheese with a toasted spiced bun, sweet blue cheese, sour cherries and spiced plantain chutney, and coconut soft serve with pineapple compote. 

To drink, guests can opt for Rock Leopard Lager and IPA, a selection of world wines and cocktails that pair with Taylor's Caribbean food. These include Piña Verde with Chartreuse, pineapple, coconut and lime; Sorrel Cosmo with Grey Goose Citron Vodka, sorrel and ginger; and Carrot Cake Punch with Wray & Nephew rum, Zacapa 23 rum, carrot juice, coconut, vanilla, nutmeg and clove.

Commenting on the launch, Michel Roux Jr. said: "With Five Star Kitchen, we set out to find a hidden gem of a chef with an original vision to revolutionise five-star dining and to launch an exciting new restaurant at The Langham. Dom’s concept is personal, it’s what makes it unique, and after many months of planning and getting everything ready for the launch, I can’t wait for the first guests to try The Good Front Room."

Taylor adds: "It is a dream come true to open a restaurant at such a prestigious address as The Langham. The modern Caribbean menu we are serving at The Good Front Room brings something totally new to the world of five-star hotel dining in London, and I’m excited to get cooking!"

The Good Front Room will be open for six months from Saturday 15 July 2023, Wednesday to Saturday, 6.30pm–10pm, in The Langham’s Palm Court.  

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