Gentleman’s Relish is toast after its maker axes the pungent anchovy spread

Falling sales end production of spread created in 1828 but reborn London restaurant Simpson’s keeps it on the menu

Fans of traditional British cuisine were heartbroken by news that Gentleman’s Relish was being discontinued by its manufacturer.

But Jeremy King, who last month reopened Simpson’s in the Strand, has instructed his chef to create a version of the pungent anchovy-based condiment almost identical to the real thing for the 198-year-old London restaurant.