Shortly after meeting BBQ expert Adam Perry Lang – founder of New York’s internationally acclaimed Daisy May’s BBQ – everyone’s favourite food philanthropist, Jamie Oliver, knew that he’d found a kindred spirit. Two years later over a bottle of fine Italian wine on a skiing holiday and the concept of Barbecoa was born on the back of a napkin. With wood-fired ovens, Robata grills, Argentine grills, tandoors and a smoker, Barbecoa has a selection of cooking methods unrivaled in the UK – and with an in-house butchers, the restaurant can order whole animals, using practically every part. Of course it’s not just the food that makes this one of London’s most desirable new restaurants, located directly opposite St Paul’s Cathedral at the newly built One New Change development, the brilliant executed interior – courtesy of Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio – ensures that every customer can see the iconic landmark. The rich, earthy tones of smoke, herbs and raw meat are considered in both the design and the materials used within the interior and Tom Dixon’s team have excelled themselves in delivering a luxuriously opulent space that certainly challenges the design of any of the top restaurants we’ve been to. Modern, stylish and with ‘our Jamie’ on board, it’s packed to the rafters with honesty, quality and character…