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Hawksmoor is now Carbon Neutral

In November we announced our commitment to go carbon neutral in 2022 – we’ve just done that ahead of schedule. Hawksmoor is now a carbon neutral restaurant group. We have become carbon neutral by offsetting ALL our emissions scope 1,2 and 3 with carbon credits funding the following projects: “The Sustainable Restaurant Association, working with

Macaroni & Cheese Recipe

Serves 4The first incarnation of this infamous side contained only one cheese. It wasn’t long before we started tweaking and adapting – a bit of mustard here, a different noodle there. We’ve redone this macaroni and cheese dozens (and dozens) of times. The result is a blend of five local NYC cheeses, a sprinkle of

How to cook the perfect steak

How To Cook The Perfect Steak If you don’t happen to have a charcoal grill, a Josper, or a Thermodyne in your apartment, fear not, you can still cook a great steak. 1. Buy Good Meat This is the key. But it can be easier said than done – our advice is to find a

The ultimate Hawksmoor meal

Build the Ultimate Hawksmoor Meal

Hawksmoor started in a dodgy East London street in 2006, and has come to be one of the best-loved steakhouse brands in the world (including listing as #1 steak restaurant in the world).

The Hawksmoor Story

It was an inauspicious start. A few days after signing a 20-year lease on a failing Turkish restaurant at the wrong end of a traffic-clogged street in East London, a bank loan we desperately needed fell through. On the same day, we discovered that the site didn’t actually have planning permission to be a restaurant.

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The Hawksmoor Eight

Not sure what to order on your next visit? Talking beef can be tough so we wanted to introduce you to the magnificent eight. We use the other parts of the animal in other menu items like our Hawksmoor Cheeseburger and Potted Beef but these are our favorite cuts for steak. Sirloin on the Bone

Exterior shot of Hawksmoor Chicago

Q&A with Macaulay Sinclair

Interviewees: Mike Sinclair – Director at interior architecture and design studio, Macaulay Sinclair who have designed each of Hawksmoor sites, including the new Chicago site. Mai-Yee Ng – Design Director at Hawksmoor. Project of reference – Hawksmoor Chicago. What design styles will be popular in 2025? Do you plan on incorporating any of these trends?

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Hospitality Heroes 2024 

While there’s no National Hospitality Day this year, we’ve decided to keep our own NHD tradition going with the Hawksmoor Hospitality Heroes competition. And here are the winners…

Hawksmoor Chicago menu cover design

Menu cover Designs

Our menu covers are a little quirky and based on a map, dating back to 1898, called a Bird’s Eye View of the Business District of Chicago. It’s the first depiction we could find of our building, 500 N LaSalle Drive. Our co-founder Huw loves a good map.  Besides being fun to look at, he

Team Chicago 2024

Team Chicago

Our people are what makes Hawksmoor, Hawksmoor – and we want to introduce you to some of the faces that make up your new team. From Chicago hospitality veterans to some of our top team from across the pond. Get to know some of them below. Executive General Manager – Katherine P.  Originally from Wales,