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Food author and journalist launches debut restaurant

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What they say:

After five years hosting delicious residencies, the award-winning author and food journalist Ravinder Bhogal has opened her debut restaurant. Joining forces with Ratnesh Bagdai - of Hix and Brindisa fame - Bhogal is putting the focus on “the preservation and celebration of the maternal heritage of recipes” with the opening of her Jikoni venture. The menu offers a rich variety of cultures and traditions, with everything from specialty curries to Indian versions of the sloppy joe to pick between.

What we say:

A serious talent first discovered by Gordon Ramsay, news that Ravinder Bhogal has opened her first dedicated restaurant is a big deal on London’s foodie scene. Promising a melting pot of influences stretching from Britain to East Africa and the Middle East to Asia, get started at Jikoni by sampling one of Bhogal’s signature scotch eggs - you won’t regret it.