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fromwww.theguardian.com
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Endo Kazutoshi's restaurant in London was destroyed by a fire while he was traveling to Paris.
Annabel's, which is owned by Richard Caring and located on Berkeley Square in Mayfair, has announced it will be home to the Michelin-starred sushi expert Endo Kazutoshi for five months as a pop-up. Annabel's usually charges an annual fee of 3,250, but will now allow the public to book tables regardless of whether they are a club member. But the much-coveted London party spot will still maintain strict house rules diners will not be allowed to use their phones, wear perfume or submit dietary requests.
After a fire caused his White City restaurant Endo at The Rotunda to close last year, sushi master Endo Kazutoshi isn't staying out of the kitchen as he's running a five-month pop-up in Mayfair. And he's not taking over any old space as he's cooking at exclusive members' club Annabel's, which is opening to the public for the first time.
Endo Kazutoshi's name is all over London. It's on Endo at the Rotunda (notoriously one of the city's hardest-to-book restaurants); it's on the top floor of Raffles at the OWO in the form of Kioku at Endo; and it's more discreetly on the bill at Niju, a swanky Japanese spot in Mayfair. And now, it's on the label of a bottle of whiskey.