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Langan's Brasserie is a London restaurant on Stratton Street, Piccadilly. Opened by the Irish entrepreneur Peter Langan on 20th October 1976 in partnership with the actor Michael Caine, the restaurant (which had previously housed the ornate restaurant Coq D'or) quickly attracted celebrities and became financially successful.[1][2] Whilst reaching the peak of its fame in the 1980s, Langan's Brasserie remains a popular venue today.

Richard Shepherd, the former head chef at the Michelin starred Capital Hotel in London, joined the Caine and Langan partnership in 1977 and introduced a menu which has little changed since then. The menu demonstrates a French/English influence and became famous for serving dishes such as bangers and mash, fish and chips and spinach souffle with anchovy sauce.

A notorious alcoholic, Peter Langan died at the age of 47 in December 1988, several weeks after a fire at his home in Essex which he is alleged to have started himself.[3]<|author=Christopher Wilson|title=Requiem For a Roisterer|publisher=The Daily Mail|accessdate=2010-10-24}}</ref> Langan's name was kept by the Brasserie and Shepherd subsequently bought Caine's share of the company in 1999 to become the sole owner of Langan's Brasserie and the group's other restaurants.[4]

Langan's Brasserie is particularly noted for its artwork. Its downstairs walls are adorned with works by artists such as David Hockney (who also designed the menu), Lucien Freud, Francis Bacon, Gerald Moira and Patrick Procktor amongst others. A wall in the bar area is currently reserved for young contemporary artists to exhibit their work. Upstairs at the Brasserie, a smaller room (opened in 1979) known as 'The Venetian Room' features murals specially commissioned by Procktor.

The Langan's brand has been expanded to include: Odin's (a restaurant acquired by Langan in 1967) and Langan's Bistro which are next door to each other in Devonshire Street in Marylebone, Langan's Bar and Grill and Shepherd's in Marsham Court, Westminster, which was opened in 1993.[5]

Previously, the Langan's chain had included another Langan's Bistro in Panton Place, Brighton but this has since closed. Another Langan's Brasserie was opened in 1986 by Peter Langan in Coggeshall, Essex, near his home. After Langan's death in 1988, the head chef of the restaurant, Mark Baumann, adopted the restaurant and it still continues to trade as 'Baumann's Brasserie.'[6][7] In July 1998, Richard Shepherd opened Langan's Coq D'or on Old Brompton Roan in Earl's Court, which was later renamed Langan's Bar and Grill but closed on 18 October 2010.[8]

References

  1. ^ Michael Winner (February 11, 2007). "Langan's Bistro". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  2. ^ "Michael Caine's biography". michaelcaine.com. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  3. ^ Michael Winner (February 11, 2007). "Langan's Bistro". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  4. ^ "Caterersearch.com 100: Richard Shepherd". Caterersearch.com. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  5. ^ "Langan's Restaurants website". Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  6. ^ "Baumann's Brasserie Review". independent.co.uk. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  7. ^ "Baumann's Brasserie website". Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  8. ^ "Daily Mail Column". The Daily Mail. October 19, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-24.

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