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Here's a one-night pop-up that you'll want to get in your diary. Bubbledogs have hosted special events before, but this is the first one that will see both Bubbledogs' Sandia Chang and James Knappett (of the Kitchen Table behind the curtain) in the kitchen together. It's all as a one-night-only Chinese New Year celebration that sees Bubbledogs become Chappett’s

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If you've lived in London long enough to remember the days before pop-ups, when fine dining was French dining and we were all clambering over each other to get past the clipboard nazis at one of Oliver Peyton's gaffs, then the name Poons will have some meaning to you. Back in the day (the day in question being the 70s, 80s and 90s), Bill Poon built up a mini empire of Chinese restaurants across London, even gaining a

Originally hailing from Hong Kong where it's picked up a loyal following, big things are expected from Duddell's in London. We head over to its Grade II listed building to find out what you should expect. 

This weekend sees the Chinese Food Festival take over Potters Fields Park by the river for three days of food celebrating London's Chinese food scene. And the line-up's impressive enough to make this a definite date for your diary with 17 old and new restaurants turning up.

• Ugly Dumplings
• Bun House
• Ekachai
• ZingZing
• Freshasia
• Happy Lemon
• Kova Patisserie
• Bufle
• On

Tucked in under the arches at Cambridge Heath is a pop-up inspired by travels around regional China

The huge Bang Bang Oriental food hall has come to Colindale - but what's it really like? We find out...

After a run at the Institute of Light, there's a new spot for Art of Dining's Chinese pop-up. They'll be setting up shop in the arches on Cambridge Heath Road. 

Normally she's the one responsible for serving up the wonderful grower champagne at bubbledogs, but for a special one night event Sandia Chang is transforming the hot dog spot with a Chow Chow Chinese takeover.

Chang has come up with a 12 plate feasting menu of her favourite Chinese dishes, paired with a selection of grower Champagnes and sparkling wines. The blowout menu includes Taiwanese salt and pepper fried chicken wings, Potstickers, Scallion pancakes, Hunan

What: The Ugly Dumplings

In a nutshell: Anglo-Chinese dumpling and noodle joint

Summing it all up: Street traders The Ugly Dumplings are opening their first permanent site, taking over the old Little Pitt site off Carnaby Street

Here's good news for anyone in North London who loves decent Chinese Food. Shikumen (who have two branches already in Shepherd’s Bush Green and Ealing) are now opening their third restaurant at the O2 centre on Finchley Road. Expect to find their legendary dumplings on the menu - Fay Maschler called their Xiao Long Bao 'superb'  - along with a range of new dishes devised for this opening.

On the robata they'll be grilling dishes like Beef with Crunchy Chilli,

Is Alan Yau's latest restaurant an overblown vanity project or great fun. Or both?

We've had rainbow cakes, bagels and, more recently, rainbow cheese toaties. Now make way for the newest take on the multi-hued trend, rainbow Xiao Long Bao. These rather beautiful (and SO instagrammable) looking soup dumplings are now on the menu at Shikumen in Shepherd’s Bush.

They are as follows:

• Yellow (coloured with carrot) - Chicken and Cheese (£6.20)
• Green (coloured with spinach) - Crab (£7.80)
• Pink

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We're big fans of Chick 'n' Sours, Carl Clarke's great chicken restaurant in Dalston and if you haven't been in to try that Szechuan Aubergine, which we