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- Written by Catherine Hanly
(Updated 11/10/18 with more images and interviews) There's a wealth of talent behind this modern grill room opening up on Park Lane - with Hawksmoor's Richard Turner and wine writer Fiona Beckett on the dream team.
Read more: Gridiron grill room is taking over the old Met Bar on Park Lane with a restaurant A-Team
- Written by Joel Porter
Classic French bistro dishes, wines, coffee, and pastries will be the order of the day at this revamped neighbourhood spot.…
Read more: Le Petit Citron sees Brook Green brasserie Mustard given a French makeover
- Written by Gavin Hanly
After the success of Market Halls Fulham, the same people are getting ready to open their next big food hall. This time it's in Victoria, where they're taking over a big Victorian building right in front of the station. …
- Written by Gavin Hanly
Usain Bolt may have retired from professional athletics, but that means he's spending more time on his businesses. And one of them is his own restaurant Tracks and Records. He's launching the first one outside of Jamaica in London - expect lots of Jamaican food on the menu (and a lot of rum too).…
Read more: Usain Bolt is opening his Tracks and Records restaurant in London
- Written by Jade Bousfield
Dinner, aperitivo, art and Balearic DJs arrive on the ever-changing Mayfair restaurant scene from Ibiza.…
Read more: IT Ibiza is taking over an old gallery space in Mayfair
- Written by Joel Porter
The team behind the original Pachamama in Marylebone and Chicama in Chelsea are bringing Pachamama to Shoreditch, with some Asian influences as well as Peruvian.…
Read more: Pachamama East sees the team behind the original restaurant open in Shoreditch
- Written by Catherine Hanly
It's a two for one at this new Hoxton restaurant where you can try the Filipino take on ceviche and a menu of artisan ice-creams served in young coconut shells.…
Read more: Kinilaw and Buko are bringing Filipino food and ice-cream to Hoxton
- Written by Joel Porter
Lesser-known wines and regions are the focus at this new venture from Sunny Hodge.…
Read more: Elephant and Castle gets a new wine bar with Diogenes The Dog
- Written by Jade Bousfield
Polpetto (from the same stable as the Polpo family) has been given a new lease of life with a redesign, a new chef at the helm and a new menu and wine list to boot too.
It sounds like the space has had a total revamp, with an entirely new layout, styling and design. Booths will run along the walls and we’ve been told there'll be better spacing with larger tables, which will come in hand for the n…
Read more: Polpetto gets a new chef, look, menu - well everything really
- Written by Catherine Hanly
We're hearing strong rumours that changes are afoot at Claridge's. A reader (who's also in the industry) got in touch to tell us that Fera is expected to close at the end of the year. And what or rather who is being tipped to replace it is what's got us all excited.
The rumour mill currently has as the front-runner Daniel Humm, who's the chef behind New York restaurants Eleven Madison Park and No…
Read more: Eleven Madison Park's Daniel Humm is rumoured to be taking over at Claridge's
- Written by Catherine Hanly
Expect a bit of Italian pizzazz as Soho House open their Redchurch Townhouse hotel complete with Cecconi's Shoreditch on the ground floor, just a street away from Shoreditch House.…
Read more: Soho House are opening Cecconi's Shoreditch at their new Redchurch Townhouse
- Written by Joel Porter
A collaboration between Theo Randall, Colicci, and The Royal Parks with an emphasis on healthy and vegan options looks set to put London's royal park cafes on the map.…
Read more: Theo Randall teams up with Colicci to open Storey's Gate Cafe in St James's Park
- Written by Joel Porter
If you’ve been lucky enough to travel around Japan by train you’ll almost certainly be familiar with the amazing bento boxes you can pick up at the stations. They're typically filled with rice, fish, pickles and other treats. Well now London's Japan Centre is saving you a journey by bringing them to London for the first time – but for one week only.
From 22 - 28 October the ‘ekiben’ (eki meaning…
Read more: Japan Centre and Ichiba are putting on ekiben boxes - for one week only
- Written by Joel Porter
Ever dreamt of making your own Dishoom-style bacon naan roll at home? Well from next September you can get your hands on the official recipe, with the launch of the restaurant group’s first cookbook, Dishoom: From Bombay with Love.
Those hangover-busting breakfast naan rolls will be just a handful of the 100 recipes that make up the book which, similar to the restaurants themselves, have been ins…
Read more: Dishoom launches its first cookbook - and yes, the bacon naan roll recipe is in there
- Written by Joel Porter
The well-being of London’s hospitality workforce has been a big topic over the past couple of years, with industry figures speaking out on on everything from mental health to recruitment and pay. Seeking to draw a cohesive picture of the industry as a place to work, Adam Hyman’s Code Hospitality has this week published its inaugural Happiness in Hospitality report, a timely survey of what it’s ac…
Read more: Code's hospitality industry report highlights Brexit and mental health as key challenges
