Fried chicken

• The Sidemen are opening their first Sides restaurant in Dalston

  

  Up until now, YouTubers turned fast food giants The Sidemen have kept their food offering to food halls. But now they're about to step into fully fledged restaurants with the opening of their first standalone place in East London.

  Sides will open in Dalston in a site that allows 40 dine-in spots. The menu will be the same fried chicken/vegan chicken formula that's won them so many fans to date. There are

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• Oreo teams up with Chicken Shop for a fried chicken menu with a twist

  

  Chicken Shop's Baker Street branch hit the news when Beyonce's team spent £2k there when they were in the city in tour. Now another American brand has got in on the action.

  For three days at the beginning of September, Oreo are going to be partnering with Chicken Shop for a collab menu that sounds like it really has to be tried.

  On offer will be:

  • The O Fries - seasoned with salt, pepper and
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• Bird and Tie brings Nashville hot chicken to Clapham

  

  Promising a dusting of spices that "are not for the faint hearted" new fried chicken joint Bird and Tie has just launched in Clapham. The folk behind it say they were inspired by trips to the Deep South to visit family to create this homage to Nashville fried chicken back at home in London.

  On the menu you'll find a range of chicken sandwiches and wings - the choice is southern, mild, Nashville Hot and, for the serious heat

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• The Sidemen launch Sides - a fried chicken delivery service

  

  Another week, another fried chicken company launch. This time it's the turn of YouTube stars The Sidemen to get in on the action. Just weeks after DJ Khaled announced he was launching his food delivery brand Another Wing, the same delivery company REEF are joining up with the British YouTubers for this

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• Another Wing is DJ Khaled's fried chicken business and it's now in London

  

  Londoners love their chicken wings and when the next big opening has a huge name behind it, it's a good bet that Another Wing ought to do well.

  The music man in question is DJ Khaled who yesterday announced a huge restaurant launch that - like the best movies - is happening simultaneously across three continents, in five countries.

  He's teamed up with US food delivery folk REEF and the first two areas to get

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• Butchies bring their buttermilk fried chicken to Earls Court

  

  Good news for the denizens of Earls Court - you've got a lovely new fried chicken joint coming your way. Butchies, which has branches in Shoreditch and Clapham among other spots, is opening up just off Earls Court Road.

  Known for their sustainably sourced buttermilk fried chicken, they're also adding a new dish to their restaurants's menus which certainly sounds worth trying. Mac N Crac is topped with shards of

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• Cinco de Mayo at home - James Cochran bosses the easy chicken dinner kit

  

  In the run-up to this year's Cinco de Mayo, while many restaurants are still waiting to open one Islington restaurant has put together a party kit that's easy to knock up at home. James Cochran's 12:51 has teamed up with tequila company Jose Cuervo for an Around the Cluck X Jose Cuervo Cinco de Mayo at-home kit and we were invited to give it a go.

  Intriguingly, the fried chicken was all done in the restaurant and all

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• Bone Daddies comes to Putney while Wing Daddies is a spin-off in Kentish Town

  

  Bone Daddies is branching out, starting in Kentish Town, with their new pop-up delivery spin-odd Wing Daddies.

  As you can probably imagine from the name, this is all about chicken wings (which are already popular in the original Bone Daddies). It'll be a simple menu, with Korean fried wings with gochujang and sesame as well as sticky teriyaki, black pepper,

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• Creams Cafe have come up with popcorn chicken waffle bites. You are WELCOME.

  

  Updated 26/2/21 with new launch date

  After the year we've just had, Hot Dinners is ALL about finding the joy in small things. And the new menu addition at Creams Cafe fits that bill precisely. Starting next month (and available on delivery) they'll be selling this rather moreish looking snacks.

  The popcorn chicken waffle bites are being billed as a UK first. But what you really need to know

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• Mr Ji on Old Compton Street brings in TĀ TĀ Eatery team for new menu

  

  Inspired by trips to Taipei, Mr Ji's founder has teamed up with the TĀ TĀ Eatery team to level up his fried chicken restaurant on Soho's Old Compton Street.

• Stormzy's favourite chicken shop, Morley's, is opening in Finsbury Park and Brick Lane

  

  If you're not a South Londoner, then news about Morley's may not mean a lot to you. But for people who live south of the river, this fried chicken chain is an gold-plated institution. Founded back in 1985, it's beloved of rappers like RAY BLK, Krept and Stormzy, who shot his Big for your Boots video in one. Fried Chicken YouTube reviewer, The Pengest Munch has reviewed multiple branches, declaring of

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• KFC's festive burger is ALL about the gravy with a hash brown gravy 'boat'

  

  We're tipping our Christmas party hats today to KFC who have come out with a festive special that is 100% going to have to be tried.

  The Gravy Burger Box Meal is for everyone that gripes about not getting enough gravy at Christmas time - or indeed any time. The meal's burger features a layer of gravynnaise, a chicken fillet, a slice of melted cheese and – now this is where it gets

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• Test Driving Around The Cluck - chef James Cochran's celebration of fried chicken

  

  James Cochran's Islington restaurant 1251 has opted for a menu celebrating fried chicken for its delivery option during lockdown. We gave his burgers a go.

• KFC are reopening some branches for delivery - updated again!

  

  Updated 23/4/20 with more branches

  During Lockdown, the KFC Twitter account has been busy encouraging devotees to have a go at their own homemade fried chicken (look for the #ratemykfc hashtag). Presumably, this is to help people get over the fact that all of the KFC restaurants were closed.

  But now,

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• BIRD have brought their fried chicken to Brixton's Electric Avenue

  

  Is there room in Brixton for more fried chicken? The folk at BIRD are hoping so, as they've just opened their sixth restaurant, on Electric Avenue.

  The latest branch has room for 40 fried chicken lovers to dine in. It will serve all their usual dishes like fried chicken and waffles served with honey butter and Canadian maple syrup and BIRD's trademark Waffle Burger. For drinks, they'll have their own brand BIRD Brew lager,

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