Upping the dose: Hirst’s Pharmacy2 to open at last

The art world has been on tenterhooks about the opening of Damien Hirst’s restaurant Pharmacy2, based at the artist’s Newport Street gallery in Vauxhall. Guests at the grand opening of the space last October were told in no uncertain terms that the flashy eaterie, which is a feast of retina-searing colours, would open soon (Hirst fans have been getting impatient at the delay). The restaurant, under the expert eye of the chef Mark Hix, is now scheduled to launch on 23 February. Diner