OPINION - Will a new Ottolenghi really tip Richmond into wild chaos? The answer is more complicated than you think

Reports emerged last week of a minor uproar in Richmond, London’s notorious hotbed of middle class shenanigans. In the south-west borough — “probably London’s most attractive borough, darling,” trills its official tourism website (I may have added the “darling”) — the council has just granted permission for a new Ottolenghi restaurant and deli to open on Hill Street, replacing a furniture showroom. And So To Bed, Richmond? Fat chance of that now.