Residency

  • Division 194 are bringing their Po Boys to the King and Co

    Division 194 are bringing their Po Boys to the King and Co

    We first encountered Division 194 in a Highgate residency, and left mightily impressed. So we're very happy to report that they're back for a two-month stint at Clapham's King & Co. 

    If you haven't encountered them before, they're led by former Quality Chop House

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  • Nanny Bill's at The Shop in brings mac and cheese croquettes, burgers and more to Kensal Rise

    Nanny Bill's at The Shop in brings mac and cheese croquettes, burgers and more to Kensal Rise

    What: Nanny Bill’s at The Shop

    In a nutshell: Hand-pressed burgers, sides and croquettes galore from the food truck’s first kitchen takeover.

    Summing it all up: After successful stints in Brixton, Hackney and Shepherd’s Bush, Nanny Bill’s is heading northwest to The Shop in Kensal Rise, bringing with them loads of

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  • Caribbean-inspired Soul Food Sisters​ is Clapham’s King & Co's new pop-up​

    Caribbean-inspired Soul Food Sisters​ is Clapham’s King & Co's new pop-up​

    What: Soul Food Sisters 

    In a nutshell: Caribbean meets European in Clapham’s King & Co’s newest residency

    Summing it all up: Jerk roast chicken, scotch bonnet menemen and rum jerk halloumi gives you an idea of the kind of Caribbean-meets-Europe fusion pub grub that sisters Elly and Becca Perry will be dishing up - along with plenty

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  • Le Bun extend their stay at Birthdays adding a F**king Vegans burger

    Le Bun extend their stay at Birthdays adding a F**king Vegans burger

    If you’ve been meaning to get down to Birthdays to nab one of Le Bun’s decadent burger dishes, then good news - they’ve decided to extend their residency to the 2 April.

    Not only that, but they’ll be adding a few new dishes to their repertoire, including the joyfully-named Fucking Vegans (pictured above), a “proper vegan burger”. For £8, those avoiding animal products can enjoy a hearty cauliflower

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  • Club Mexicana sets up a residency at Pamela in Dalston

    Club Mexicana sets up a residency at Pamela

    The next residency at Dalston's Pamela is about to kick off as Club Mexicana takes over. They are, as the name suggests, all about Mexican food - but it's all vegan too. They're on a mission to show that vegan food can be way more than what people expect. 

    They've been popping up at street food markets all over town and their menu recreates classic Mexican dishes including:

    • The Al Pastor Taco with pineapple and
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  • Residency report: Division 194's New Orleans sarnies with a British spin

    division 600New Orleans with a British spin from an ex Quality Chop House chef

  • MYPIE pie residency is taking over the King & Co in Clapham

    MYPIE pie residency is taking over the King & Co in Clapham

    Hearty, warming pies are just the job for January, and you'll be able to get your hands on one to accompany your pint in Clapham's The King & Co pub until February.

    It's part of a two-month residency that the local boozer has organised with MYPIE, a street food vendor that specialises in all thing encased in pastry. Expect plenty of classic fillings: chicken, steak chilli, ham and tarragon, or roast mushroom,

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  • Former Artesian mixologist Carporale pops up at Sartoria

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    Updated 27/10/16 with Test Drive

    Like the sound of strong cocktails and brilliant Italian bites to accompany them? Who wouldn't? Italian mixologist Simone Caporale (who used to work at Artesian - once the World's Best Bar) is

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  • Basque tapas and pintxos return to Clapham with the Donostia Social Club

    Basque tapas and pintxos return to Clapham with the Donostia Social Club

    If you’ve been down to Pop Brixton and left stuffed to the brim with Basque delights, it’s likely you’re familiar with the Donostia Social Club. They’ll be returning to their south London roots to serve up tapas once more out of The King and Co, Donostia Social Club will settling into a two month residency, helping us see out the colder months with a mix of menu favourites, as well as a few new

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  • Warming laksa from Sambal Shiok to arrive on Green Lanes

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    The arrival of local cafe Blend Harringay was a breath of fresh air to Green Lanes, bringing proper coffee, cakes and a great work and social space to the somewhat barren stretch between The Salisbury pub and Turnpike Lane.

    Blend will now be livening up the area even more when they launches a six month residency from Sambal Shiok, who’ll be dishing up steaming hot bowls of laksa noodle soup from 25 October. The arrival of Sambal Shiok follows their

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  • Laksa Kitchen is coming back to Kentish Town for a winter residency

    Laksa Kitchen is coming back to Kentish Town for a winter residency

    After a previous successful residency, Laksa Kitchen are back in the Tolli Cafe for the winter - and they've brought some new dishes with them too: 

    • Chee Cheong Fun: Steamed Rice Noodles topped with a Sweet Dark Sauce, Chilli Paste, Sesame Seeds and Dried Shallots
    • Duck Egg Char Kway Teow: Wok Fried Flat Rice Noodles with Prawns, Chinese Sausage, Kow Choi, Duck Eggs, Beansprouts,
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  • The new chef at P Franco is former Clove Club sous Tim Spedding

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    A Hot Dinners exclusive

    Earlier this year, we popped along to check out chef William Gleave's cooking at P Franco, having heard some seriously great buzz about him on the London food grapevine. Now Gleave has moved on and the teeny kitchen he occupied at the back of this Clapton wine bar has a similarly illustrious chef on

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  • Yeah Burger are launching a Slider Bar residency at Off Broadway

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    Who doesn't love sliders? You can eat them and pretend you're a giant. Or, if your appetite precludes eating more than one normal sized burger in a sitting, they're the perfect way to try more of a menu. So we're stoked to hear that Yeah! Burger are putting on a residency at Off Broadway, but even more pleased to hear it's going to be a slider bar.

    Adam Creissen and Scott Hopkins - the chaps behind Yeah! Burger - both worked in the kitchen at this East London

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  • Test Driving Le Bun - French burgers with aplomb off Leicester Square

    Test Driving Le Bun - French burgers with aplomb off Leicester SquareThe French burger and bun specialists Le Bun have found a new spot to take over. We went to Leicester House to check them out...

  • BIB London's wine box pop up returns to Dalston

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    Bag-in-box wine taproom BIB is coming back to East London for a six month residency, following its popular pop up in November. And this time they're teaming up with chef Harry Kaufman, adding some small plates to the menu.

    Founder Kirsty Tinkler has sourced a range of natural wines available by the glass and carafe. "BIB is about young fresh drinking wines," says Kirsty,

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