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- Oriole Bar makes a (pop-up) comeback at The Hoxton Southwark
Good news for cocktail aficionados, with the return of Oriole, previously one of the World’s 50 Best Bars, to a new location. After closing its doors on New Year’s Day, as a result of Smithfield Market’s redevelopment and the Museum of London’s relocation, Oriole is hoping to summon its former Farringdon fans just over Blackfriars Bridge to The Hoxton Southwark.
It’s a
... - Howl's Moving Castle comes to Selfridges - we have afternoon tea at Calcifer's Kitchen
Selfridges have teamed up with Loewe, Studio Ghibli and Balboste for the immersive Howl's Moving Castle Cafe, Calcifer's Kitchen. We popped down to try out one of the hottest tickets in town.
- St John is popping up in New York's Long Island Bar for one night
Here's a hot ticket for any expat Hot Dinners reader who happens to be in New York. St John are heading across the pond for a one night only pop up that's pretty much guaranteed to be a sell-out.
They're teaming up with clothing brand Drake's to bring the St. JOHN Drake's Diner to Brooklyn's Long Island Bar. Tickets for the event don't come cheap though - they're £230 (or about $275). For that though, you are
... - Selfridges opens Howl’s Moving Castle pop-up, Calcifer's Kitchen
Studio Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle is coming to Selfridges in food form as it takes over their Dolly’s Café for a month.
It's all part of Loewe's new capture collection inspired by the movie. It's actually the third of Loewe's Studio Ghibli collections (they've already done My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away) but the first to come with a pop-up on
... - Ruben's Ruebens are bringing their salt beef and pastrami to Shoreditch's Seed Library
Norman's Cafe popped up there last year and now it's the turn of Brixton smokehouse Ruben's Reubens to take on the residency in Shoreditch's Seed Library.
Ruben Dawnay will be in charge of the food in the bar for two months and yes, his pastrami and salt beef will be on the menu. Here's a taste of what to expect:
- Reuben spring roll - Salt
- Harrods have opened a Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama pop-up with a polka dot patisserie counter
Trying to keep on top of what Harrods is doing food-wise is a tricky task. They do have a tendency to just throw open the doors on a new project without telling anyone. So their latest pop-up was open a week before we got wind of it.
Following hard upon the heels of their amazingly successful Dior Cafe pop-up over Christmas, they've now launched a new pop-up space with Louis Vuitton. It's
... - Mama Chen's dumpling and noodle bar pops up at The Gantry in Stratford
Having opened just in time for the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations, Mama Chen's is a new dumpling-based popup at The Gantry in Stratford.
It began life as a delivery service during lockdown - the Mama Chen in question is founder and chef Michelle Liu's grandmother. Since then it's gone from strength to strength popping up with supperclubs and residencies across town.
Liu's latest endeavour is a
... - Fred Sirieix is popping up with a G’Vine Cocktail Café in Soho
On TV he's best known for his cupid role on First Dates, but in the run up to Christmas Fred Sirieix is going to be busy serving up cocktails and cakes to Londoners.
In his role as Ambasssador to the French brand G’Vine gin, he's opening The G’Vine Cocktail Café by Fred Sirieix in the heart of Soho. For almost a week you'll be able to come and try a range of gin cocktails paired with cakes by top bakers Lily Vanilli and
... - There's a Belvedere (+ Daniel Craig) pop-up bar in Selfridges
There's a good chance you've seen Daniel Craig dancing around in the new Belvedere commercial and clearly that's just part of a bigger campaign - part of which has arrived in Selfridges.
The bar will be popping up in the men's shoe department, and yes, they'll be primarily offering martinis (which you may need when you see how much those shoes just cost you). In addition to the cocktail,
... - Harrods has a fabulous new gingerbread Café Dior pop-up
Grab your handbags, Harrods is bringing the best of fashion and food together, with a gingerbread-themed Café Dior opening on its ground floor for a limited time.
Yes, the department store that needs no introduction and which certainly doesn’t shy away from extravagance, is taking your gingerbread fantasies to the next level. You can book now for that catch-up with a friend that is more than a
... - KFC are opening a fried chicken-fueled pub in Hammersmith
They've launched clothing and hotel rooms and next up for KFC is a pub.
As part of the World Cup, they're launching The Colonel's Arms in Hammersmith a pub that yes, will be serving KFC - sort of. It's actually a KFC delivery pub, so there will be a "ring for KFC
... - The Bishop at The Berkeley is the Knightsbridge hotel's new winter pub pop-up
Updated 8/11/22 with images
If you've been wondering what form the alfresco space at The Berkeley would take on for winter, let us enlighten you. This year they've moved away from Alpine influences and gone instead for their own British gastropub. The Bishop at The Berkeley will be, they say, a place to "pop in for a shandy and snacks".
On the menu you'll find:
- Crispy pork
- Notting Hill's The Pelican is popping up in the Cotswolds this winter
Ever since it opened its doors this summer, Notting Hill pub The Pelican has been packing them in, whether it's locals wanting a piece of that lobster pie or celebrities after a quiet-ish drink.
Now the chaps behind it - owners James Gummer and Phil Winser – are taking the pub on a jaunt to the countryside. They're popping up at The Bull Inn in Charlbury in the heart of the Cotswolds. It's a
... - Chinatown's new popup space gets wheelcake vendors Dragon Cat Café as its first residents
It's hard taking your first step up the restaurant ladder, doubly so if you're looking to open anywhere in Zone 1. Which is why Chinatown has just launched a pop-up space that's all about giving fledgling food businesses a leg up.
They've carved out a spot right in the heart of Chinatown on Little Newport Street which will be used to give emerging brands a chance to showcase their wares on a busy West End
... - Argentinian chef Fernando Trocca is bringing pop-up restaurant Mostrador to Shoreditch
He opened the acclaimed Sucre in Soho in 2021 and now one of Latin America’s best known chefs is about to bring a pop-up dining concept to Shoreditch called Mostrador. It follows hot on the heels of Mostrador success stories around the world, starting with a summer-only pop-up a
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