Peter McKenna has never lacked ambition, but his latest chapter may be the most personal yet. After closing The Gannet, the chef has re-emerged with Eleven Fifty Five – a stylish Finnieston bistro where aged Irish beef, leek vinaigrette and the buzz of a packed dining room matter more than ceremony. This is a story of reinvention, instinct and cooking without rulebooks.

Once the gold standard of British dining, French cuisine shaped London’s restaurant scene through the 80s before quietly falling out of fashion. Today, it’s back, not as haute dining, but as relaxed, bistro-led cooking built on flavour, technique and pleasure. From the Roux brothers and Koffmann to today’s revival, this is the story of French food’s return.