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Edinburgh’s Wedgwood has been named the best new UK restaurant outside of London by Hardens in its 2010 restaurant guide.

The winners were chosen after a survey that included around 8,000 diners. Hardens also reviews around 1,850 restaurants in all of Britain’s major cities before listing its top choices.

Wedgwood is run by Paul Wedgwood and is found in the Old Town of Edinburgh.  It received the Remy Martin VSOP over the restaurants of Turners in Birmingham, Sam’s in Brighton, The Fish House in Chilgrove, West Sussex, and Vatika in Southampton.

Co-editor of the guide, Peter Harden, said that it was only appropriate that Wedgwood received the award given that Edinburgh has become the best city in the UK for top end dining followed by London.  This is due to the fact that it offers a traditional dining experience that is of the top quality.

Also receiving notice from the dining guide was Ludlow’s Mr. Underhill, which was honoured with the Remy Martin XO Excellence Award for showing consistency and all round excellence for a long period of time.  Although the owners of Mr. Underhill retired last year they placed the restaurant on the market with the same name.

Runners up for the same award were Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire, Northcote in Langho, Lancashire, The Waterside Inn in Bray, and Gildleigh Park in Chagford, Devon.

Also praised in the guide was the mid market Italian chain run by Jamie Oliver as a great contribution to the world of dining.

Jamie Oliver and Chef Adam Perry-Lang from NYC are set to collaborate on a new restaurant due to open in the One New Change development in London.

The restaurant does not have a name currently, although it does have a launch date in October of 2010 near St. Paul’s Cathedral.  It will join eight other restaurants and cafes plus around 70 shops in the development area.

Although there is not an official theme for the restaurant yet it is likely that the menu will be similar to Daisy May’s BBQ USA at Perry-Lang’s New York restaurant.  It also will be managed by the managing director for International Restaurants for Jamie Oliver, Kevin Bacon.

The deal was brokered by the Land Securities retail manager David Atcherley who stated that the new collaboration would be perfect for the development and likely draw in around 7m visitors each year.

Symes stated that the restaurant helps set the tone for the One New Change development, and that it will help combine the great location with great food to enhance the dining experience of the area’s visitors.

The One New Change development was designed by Jean Nouvel and is set to open in the autumn of 2010.