Dunham Novelli Urban Kitchen Bar, Northampton

Celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli has teamed up with entrepreneur Dean Dunham to launch this restaurant-cum-cocktail bar concept in Northampton. The pair hope to roll it out across the UK.

• Opened: 27 February
• Owners: Dean Dunham and Jean-Christophe Novelli
• Head chef: Andy Houghton
• Manager: Linda Harrison
• Capacity: 50 diners, 200 all in
• Menu: Modern European: dishes include garden pea cappuccino soup with foie gras, black pudding and pancetta braised oxtail with Merlot and liquorice with cauliflower mash and vanilla crème brûlée.
• Price: £22 for two courses excluding wine
• Address: 94 Bridge Street, Northampton NN1 1PD
• Telephone: 01604 629562
• Website: www.dunhamnovelli.co.uk