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'''Zafferano''' is an Italian restaurant located in ], and was originally run by ] on behalf of A-Z Restaurants until 2005. The restaurant was awarded one Michelin star in 1999, which it held until this star was stripped from it 2012. '''Zafferano''' is a restaurant in London, originally run by ] on behalf of A–Z Restaurants until 2005. The restaurant was awarded one ] in 1999, which it held until 2012.


==History== ==History==
Zafferano was opened by chef ] in February 1995 in ], London.<ref name=passionforpasta/> The restaurant's name comes from the Italian for ].<ref name=fastmover /> The location had previously been a ], but under Locatelli the new restaurant served ].<ref name=passionforpasta>{{cite news|title=A passion for pasta|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/28/05/1998/12391/A-passion-for-pasta.htm|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper|date=28 May 1998}}</ref> The major investor in the restaurant was Claudio Pulze, who owned the restaurant through his company A-Z Restaurants.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pulze's prize|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/18/03/1999/8297/Pulze39s-prize.htm|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper|date=18 March 1999}}</ref> Locatelli's pay was based on percentage of the overall performance of the restaurant.<ref name=fastmover>{{cite news|title=Fast mover|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/16/02/1995/27144/Fast-mover.htm|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper|date=16 February 1995}}</ref> Chef ] worked at the restaurant as she rotated around the A-Z Restaurants range of establishments.<ref>{{cite news|last=Frewin|first=Angela|title=Angela Hartnett|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/12/06/2008/320654/Angela-Hartnett.htm|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper|date=2 May 2008}}</ref> Zafferano was opened by Locatelli in February 1995 in ], London.<ref name=passionforpasta>{{cite news |title=A passion for pasta |url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/28/05/1998/12391/A-passion-for-pasta.htm |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper |date=28 May 1998}}</ref> Its name comes from the Italian for ].<ref name=fastmover>{{cite news |title=Fast mover |url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/16/02/1995/27144/Fast-mover.htm|access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper |date=16 February 1995}}</ref> The location had previously been a ], but under Locatelli the new restaurant served ].<ref name=passionforpasta/> The major investor in the restaurant was Claudio Pulze, who owned the restaurant through his company A–Z Restaurants.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pulze's prize |url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/18/03/1999/8297/Pulze39s-prize.htm |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper |date=18 March 1999}}</ref> Locatelli's pay was based on a percentage of the overall performance of the restaurant.<ref name=fastmover/>


The restaurant was awarded a ] in the list published in 1999.<ref name=restawards2001>{{cite news|title=London Restaurant Awards|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/12/04/2001/35555/London-Restaurant-Awards.htm|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper|date=12 April 2001}}</ref> While as chef-proprietor of Zafferano, Locatelli was named the Outstanding London Chef of 2001 at the London Restaurant Awards,<ref name=restawards2001/> but shortly afterwards left the restaurant following disagreements with new head of A-Z Restaurants, Giuliano Lotto.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mayfair memories|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/24/05/2001/36369/Mayfair-memories.htm|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper|date=24 May 2001}}</ref> Andrew Needham took over as head chef, having previously been ] to Locatelli.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gunn|first=Jessica|title=Operators fight back against Italian ambassador's comments on cuisine|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/01/01/0001/52303/Operators-fight-back-against-Italian-ambassador39s-comments-on.htm|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper|date=8 March 2004}}</ref> The restaurant was awarded a Michelin star in the list published in 1999. Locatelli was named the Outstanding London Chef of 2001 at the London Restaurant Awards,<ref>{{cite news |title=London Restaurant Awards |url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/12/04/2001/35555/London-Restaurant-Awards.htm |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper |date=12 April 2001}}</ref> but shortly afterwards left the restaurant following disagreements with new head of A–Z Restaurants, Giuliano Lotto.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mayfair memories |url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/24/05/2001/36369/Mayfair-memories.htm |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper |date=24 May 2001}}</ref> Andrew Needham took over as head chef, having previously been Locatelli's ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gunn |first=Jessica |title=Operators fight back against Italian ambassador's comments on cuisine |url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/01/01/0001/52303/Operators-fight-back-against-Italian-ambassador39s-comments-on.htm |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper |date=8 March 2004}}</ref>


After A-Z Restaurants went into administrations in November 2004, Locatelli stated publically that he was interested in purchasing Zafferano.<ref name=receivers>{{cite news|title=Receivers are called in at A to Z Restaurants|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/05/05/2005/56203/Receivers-are-called-in-at-A-to-Z-Restaurants.htm|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper|date=16 November 2004}}</ref> The group, including Zafferano, was sold back to Claudio Pulze with new partner John De Stefano. In 2007, Pulze sold his share of the company to De Stefano.<ref>{{cite news|title=Claudio Pulze to sell shares in A-Z group|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/01/02/2007/311215/Claudio-Pulze-to-sell-shares-in-A-Z-group.htm|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper|date=1 February 2007}}</ref> The restaurant expanded during the same year, and opened a ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Zafferano Delicatessen, London|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/06/08/2007/314630/Zafferano-Delicatessen-London.htm|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper|date=28 June 2007}}</ref> After A–Z Restaurants went into administration in November 2004, Locatelli said that he was interested in purchasing Zafferano.<ref>{{cite news |title=Receivers are called in at A to Z Restaurants |url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/05/05/2005/56203/Receivers-are-called-in-at-A-to-Z-Restaurants.htm |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper |date=16 November 2004}}</ref> The group, including Zafferano, was sold back to Claudio Pulze with a new partner, John De Stefano. In 2007, Pulze sold his share of the company to De Stefano.<ref>{{cite news |title=Claudio Pulze to sell shares in A–Z group |url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/01/02/2007/311215/Claudio-Pulze-to-sell-shares-in-A–Z-group.htm |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper |date=1 February 2007}}</ref> The restaurant expanded during the same year and opened a ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Zafferano Delicatessen, London |url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/06/08/2007/314630/Zafferano-Delicatessen-London.htm |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper |date=28 June 2007}}</ref>


==Menu== ==Menu==
The restaurant's menu is influenced by the previous restaurants which Locatelli worked at, including ] and at ], where the menu was centred around Italian ].<ref name=passionforpasta/> It initially launched with a series of set price menus, with the idea that the menus would be changed on a monthly basis.<ref name=fastmover /> The dishes avoid using butter as an ingredient, only one dish in the original 1995 menu was served with butter—a dish of ] pasta with chicken livers and ].<ref name=fastmover /> The restaurant's menu is influenced by the previous restaurants at which Locatelli worked, including ] and at ], where the menu was centred on Italian ].<ref name=passionforpasta/> It was initially launched with a series of set price menus, with the idea that the menus would be changed on a monthly basis, and the dishes avoid using butter as an ingredient. Only one dish in the original 1995 menu was served with butter — a dish of ] pasta with chicken livers and ].<ref name=fastmover />


Desserts have included strawberries drizzled with sixty-year-old ].<ref>{{cite news|title=The ice age|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/08/08/1996/21818/The-ice-age.htm|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper|date=8 August 1996}}</ref> Although saffron fibres are woven into the covers of the bill cover, the process was too expensive to repeat for the covers of the menus.<ref name=fastmover /> Between 1997 and 2005, the average cost of a meal at the restaurant increased by 65%, from £34 to £56.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cost of eating out in London soaring|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/16/09/2005/302573/Cost-of-eating-out-in-London-soaring.htm|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper|date=15 September 2005}}</ref> Desserts have included strawberries drizzled with 60-year-old ].<ref>{{cite news |title=The ice age |url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/08/08/1996/21818/The-ice-age.htm |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper |date=8 August 1996}}</ref> The signature dessert is a ] served inside a ].
Although saffron fibres are woven into the covers of the bill cover, the process was too expensive to repeat for the covers of the menus.<ref name=fastmover /> Between 1997 and 2005, the average cost of a meal at the restaurant increased by 65%, from £34 to £56.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cost of eating out in London soaring |url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/16/09/2005/302573/Cost-of-eating-out-in-London-soaring.htm |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper |date=15 September 2005}}</ref>


==Reception== ==Reception==
Matthew Norman, writing for ] in 2003, described it as "one of the best restaurants around", although he did criticise the attitude of its staff.<ref>{{cite news|last=Norman|first=Matthew|title=Sublime dining|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/restaurants/3302425/Sublime-dining.html|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|date=22 January 2003}}</ref> In 2011 '']'' gave the restaurant four out of five stars, but thought it was quite expensive.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zafferano|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/venue/2:15431/zafferano|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Time Out|date=18 October 2011}}</ref> It was awarded three ] in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last=Frewin|first=Angela|title=AA 3-rosette restaurants in London|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/29/05/2012/310003/AA-3-rosette-restaurants-in-London.htm|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper|date=15 January 2009}}</ref> In 2011, the restaurant was named 55th in the list of the top restaurants in the UK by '']''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kühn|first=Kerstin|title=Celebrity chefs top the Good Food Guide list|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/11/08/2010/334636/celebrity-chefs-top-the-good-food-guide-list.htm|accessdate=30 July 2012|newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper|date=11 August 2010}}</ref> Matthew Norman, writing for '']'' in 2003, described it as "one of the best restaurants around", although he did criticise the attitude of its staff.<ref>{{cite news |last=Norman |first=Matthew |title=Sublime dining |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/restaurants/3302425/Sublime-dining.html |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=22 January 2003}}</ref> In 2013, '']'' wrote that Zafferano "has some way to go to rediscover its glory days".<ref>{{cite news |title=Zafferano |url=http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/venue/2:15431/zafferano |access-date=14 July 2023 |newspaper=Time Out |date=25 September 2013}}</ref> It was awarded three ] in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last=Frewin |first=Angela |title=AA 3-rosette restaurants in London |url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/29/05/2012/310003/AA-3-rosette-restaurants-in-London.htm |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper |date=15 January 2009}}</ref> In 2011, the restaurant was named 55th in the list of the top restaurants in the UK by '']''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kühn |first=Kerstin |title=Celebrity chefs top the Good Food Guide list |url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/11/08/2010/334636/celebrity-chefs-top-the-good-food-guide-list.htm |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper |date=11 August 2010}}</ref>


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==External links== ==External links==
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Restaurant in London, England

Zafferano
Restaurant information
EstablishedFebruary 1995; 29 years ago (1995-02)
Owner(s)John Francis De Stefano
Head chefFrederico Del Busso (2023– Current)
Food typeItalian cuisine
Street address15 17 Lowndes Street
CityLondon, SW1X 9EY
CountryUnited Kingdom
ReservationsYes
Other informationGeneral Manager: Giuseppe Bellino
Nearest station:
London Underground Knightsbridge
Websitewww.zafferanorestaurant.com

Zafferano is a restaurant in London, originally run by Giorgio Locatelli on behalf of A–Z Restaurants until 2005. The restaurant was awarded one Michelin star in 1999, which it held until 2012.

History

Zafferano was opened by Locatelli in February 1995 in Knightsbridge, London. Its name comes from the Italian for saffron. The location had previously been a fish restaurant, but under Locatelli the new restaurant served Italian food. The major investor in the restaurant was Claudio Pulze, who owned the restaurant through his company A–Z Restaurants. Locatelli's pay was based on a percentage of the overall performance of the restaurant.

The restaurant was awarded a Michelin star in the list published in 1999. Locatelli was named the Outstanding London Chef of 2001 at the London Restaurant Awards, but shortly afterwards left the restaurant following disagreements with new head of A–Z Restaurants, Giuliano Lotto. Andrew Needham took over as head chef, having previously been Locatelli's sous chef.

After A–Z Restaurants went into administration in November 2004, Locatelli said that he was interested in purchasing Zafferano. The group, including Zafferano, was sold back to Claudio Pulze with a new partner, John De Stefano. In 2007, Pulze sold his share of the company to De Stefano. The restaurant expanded during the same year and opened a delicatessen.

Menu

The restaurant's menu is influenced by the previous restaurants at which Locatelli worked, including The Savoy Hotel and at Olivo, where the menu was centred on Italian peasant foods. It was initially launched with a series of set price menus, with the idea that the menus would be changed on a monthly basis, and the dishes avoid using butter as an ingredient. Only one dish in the original 1995 menu was served with butter — a dish of pappardelle pasta with chicken livers and sage.

Desserts have included strawberries drizzled with 60-year-old balsamic vinegar. The signature dessert is a tiramisu served inside a tuile. Although saffron fibres are woven into the covers of the bill cover, the process was too expensive to repeat for the covers of the menus. Between 1997 and 2005, the average cost of a meal at the restaurant increased by 65%, from £34 to £56.

Reception

Matthew Norman, writing for The Daily Telegraph in 2003, described it as "one of the best restaurants around", although he did criticise the attitude of its staff. In 2013, Time Out wrote that Zafferano "has some way to go to rediscover its glory days". It was awarded three AA Rosettes in 2009. In 2011, the restaurant was named 55th in the list of the top restaurants in the UK by The Good Food Guide.

References

  1. ^ "A passion for pasta". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 28 May 1998. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Fast mover". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 16 February 1995. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  3. "Pulze's prize". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 18 March 1999. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  4. "London Restaurant Awards". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 12 April 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  5. "Mayfair memories". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 24 May 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  6. Gunn, Jessica (8 March 2004). "Operators fight back against Italian ambassador's comments on cuisine". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  7. "Receivers are called in at A to Z Restaurants". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 16 November 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  8. "Claudio Pulze to sell shares in A–Z group". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  9. "Zafferano Delicatessen, London". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  10. "The ice age". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 8 August 1996. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  11. "Cost of eating out in London soaring". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 15 September 2005. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  12. Norman, Matthew (22 January 2003). "Sublime dining". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  13. "Zafferano". Time Out. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  14. Frewin, Angela (15 January 2009). "AA 3-rosette restaurants in London". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  15. Kühn, Kerstin (11 August 2010). "Celebrity chefs top the Good Food Guide list". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

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