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• Gordon Ramsay brings Bread Street Cafe to Ealing

  

  Gordon Ramsay is continuing with his relentless march across London, opening as many restaurants on the way as he can. Not content with opening lots of Gordon Ramsay Burgers or Gordon Ramsay's Street Pizzas, he's now growing his Bread Street line of restaurants. 

  That originally started on the actual Bread Street with Bread Street Kitchen, then expanded to Southwark with a second

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• Gunpowder and their Kashmiri lamb chops head for Soho

   

  Following their two restaurants (Spitalfields and Tower Bridge) and a strong lockdown/delivery game with Empire Biryani and more, Gunpowder are getting ready to open their next Indian restaurant - this time in Soho. They're coming to Greek Street (where the Pizza Express used to

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• Residency restaurant Carousel moves to Fitzrovia, and adds a wine bar

  

  Carousel, the space from brothers Ed and Ollie Templeton that holds rotating chef residencies, is on the move. They're moving on from Marylebone to Fitzrovia, taking on a bigger space in Fitzrovia - three townhouses on Charlotte Street in total - and the bigger space means there will be a lot more to Carousel. 

  They'll still be the place to go to for hot chef residencies

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• South Kensington is the latest stop for Cocotte's chicken

  

  They've already opened their rotisserie chicken restaurants in Notting Hill, Shoreditch, Parsons Green and Queen's Park and now the next Cocotte will be in South Kensington (where Squirrel used to be).

  As before - it's mainly about the chicken, cooked with Herbes de Provence as well as a secret spice mix before being served whole, halved or quartered. Alongside the chicken are extras

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• The Broadcaster at White City will be the next opening from The Lighterman team

  

  When it's not being stormed by geographically-challenged anti-vaxxers, the White City Television Centre development is usually packed with West Londoners enjoying all the restaurants and bars in the area. And from this Autumn it's going to have another large eating and drinking spot for them to try.

  The Broadcaster is going to be the next big thing from Open House - the folk behind the massive

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• The Sea, The Sea flows onwards to Haggerston

  

  9/6/21 - Updated with images, booking details and opening date

  Fishmonger/wine bar/seafood restaurant The Sea, The Sea has been a big hit since it landed in Chelsea on Pavillion Road. That's particularly down to the food by Leo Carreira (the chef previously behind Londrino) which Marina O'Loughlin

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• First look inside The Londoner 'super boutique' hotel on Leicester Square

  Leicester Square's food and drink scene gets an injection of cool with this upcoming hotel promising a rooftop bar with firepits, two Odeon luxe cinemas and a signature all day restaurant.

• Andi Oliver's Wadadli Kitchen and Roadside land in Hackney

  

  It's popped up before, last seen at the Crooked Billet, but now Andi Oliver's Wadadli Kitchen has its own space for a 12-month run in Hackney - and it's added a roadside diner too. 

  First up is Wadadli Kitchen, That's all about communal dining, primarily on a covered terrace space. There, they'll be focusing on two dishes - the Caribbean spiced Seafood Boil, with shrimps, mussels, crab

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• Mamma Pastrama is a modern pastrami shop hitting Carnaby from Jay Morjaria

  

  Pastrami lovers are going to be in seventh heaven when a new sandwich shop in Carnaby opens. Mamma Pastrama is the brainchild of chef Jay Morjaria (whose food we loved at JAE) and Vagabond co-founders Stephen Finch and Kieran Sherlock. They say they've taken on the classic American sarnie and given it a

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• Mowgli are bringing their Indian street food to London

  

  They've already opened across the country, after starting in Liverpool, and now Mowgli is getting ready to open in London. 

  Billed as "Indian street food", Mowgli has taken over what used to be the Cote brasserie on Charlotte Street. It's run by former barrister Nisha Katona. 

  There's a huge selection of dishes on offer, including:

  • Gunpowder Chicken - Mowgli’s
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• LA chef Nancy Silverton is opening Pizzeria Mozza in London

  

  After a few pop-ups to test the water, Nancy Silverton is coming to London with a permanent restaurant. Pizzeria Mozza will be the London offshoot of her Californian pizzerias, and she'll have her own gelato too. 

• Shrine to the Vine is the new wine shop by Noble Rot's Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew

  

  The unveiling of Noble Rot's new Soho restaurant was one of the big openings of last year. Now, co-founder Dan Keeling has a shiny new venture to show Londoners - his first wine shop.

  Keeling, along with business partner Mark Andrew, also runs the wine company Keeling Andrew & Co. And it's that company which is behind Shrine to the Vine which opened its doors at the weekend.

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• Danclair's is the next Brixton restaurant from the man behind Fish, Wings & Tings

   

  There are plenty of changes afoot in Brixton Village at the moment, but one really caught our eye. It's the new opening from Brian Danclair, founder of Fish, Wings & Tings one of Brixton's best restaurants. 

  This new restaurant Danclair's is inspired by

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• Bocca Bocca will be Leytonstone's little piece of Amalfi in London

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  Leytonstoners stuck in London for the summer are being offered a hit of the Italian coast on their high street instead. Local entrepreneur Gianluca Colini, who opened hit coffee shop Unity Café, is the man behind new restaurant Bocca Bocca.

  Gianluca's put together a tight and impressive team for this new opening. Jemma Londt-James, former manager of JOY at Portobello, will be in

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• Fatt Pundit head to Covent Garden with their Indo-Chinese dishes and cocktails

  

  If fusion food is your chilli jam, then you might be interested to know that Fatt Pundit are heading to Covent Garden. The Indo-Chinese restaurant first opened in Soho two years ago, building up a fanbase for its food inspired by Canton and Guangdong immigrants who settled in Kolkata and Mumbai.

  Now they're opening a second restaurant, this time on Maiden Lane on the old Polpo site. And while they'll

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