KOFFMANN'S OPENS AT THE BERKELEY LONDON

THE BERKELY, LONDON'S LUXURIOUS AND BELOVED FIVE STAR KNIGHTSBRIDGE HOTEL, HAS RECENTLY OPENED KOFFMANN'S, A STUNNING NEW RESTAURANT FROM LEGENDARY FRENCH CHEF PIERRE KOFFMANN. OVERLOOKING HYDE PARK, THE HISTORIC HOTEL HAS LONG BEEN THE DESTINATION OF CHOICE FOR STYLISH TRAVELERS INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY MADONNA AND GWYNTH PALTROW. CHEF KOFFMANN, WHOSE NAME HAS BEEN SYNONYMOUS WITH SOME OF THE UK'S FINEST FRENCH CUISINE FOR OVER 35 YEARS, COUNTS GORDON RAMSAY AMONG HIS PROTEGES. THE OPENING OF KOFFMANN'S MARKS THE CHEF'S RETURN TO THE BERKELEY, WHERE HE WAS AS THE HELM OF THE CELEBRATED LA TANTA CLAIRE UNTIL ITS CLOSING IN 2003. THE KOFFMANN'S MENU FEATURES SEVERAL OF THE CITY'S SIGNATURE ITEMS, SUCH AS BRAISED PIG'S TROTTER WITH MORELS, WHICH GUESTS MAY RECOGNIZE FROM LA TANTE CLAIRE, BUT ON THE WHOLE KOFFMANN HAS MOVED INTO A MORE RELAXED, INFORMAL STYLE WHILE STILL EMBRACING HIS CLASSICAL, PROVINCIAL, FRENCH CULINARY ROOTS. THE MENU OFFERS HEARTY, ROBUST, SEASONAL DISHES, MANY INFLUENCED BY HIS GASCON HERITAGE, WHICH CAN BE ENJOYED SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FOR BOTH LUNCH AND DINNER.