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- Trade Union Wapping combines coffee, cocktails, restaurant and barber
The next Grand Union will actually be called Trade Union, and is coming to Wapping, is broadening what it does a little, specifically in the coffee and barbershop direction. It's a huge space (over 6000 square feet) which means they have plenty of room for everything. And they'll be pushing it all as a hub for daily working with plenty of charging spots throughout too.
First up is the coffee, for which
... - Oree French boulangerie to bring artisan breads and pastries to the Fulham Road
Who wouldn't be pleased to learn about a lovely new French-style boulangerie opening in their neighbourhood? The lucky folks in questin are Fulhamites who'll have a new boulangerie and kitchen, Orée, opening on the Fulham Road. They'll have all manner of freshly baked viennoiserie, artisan bread and fine patisserie to serve up - either to eat in or take away.
Every bit of their bread will be made
... - Damien Hirst to open Pharmacy 2 at his Newport Street Gallery in Vauxhall
Updated 18/2/16 with menu details
If you were around, as ye olde Hot Dinners crew were, in London back in the 1990s you'll definitely remember Pharmacy. It was an ultra concept (or conceit) restaurant which was opened in Notting Hill by Damien Hirst and Matthew Freud among others. Hirst's pill pictures were on the walls, celebrities were at the tables and for a brief period it was the place to be seen at. But
... - Pierre Koffmann protegee to open The Woodford in South Woodford
South Woodford is a little further out of town than we usually cover, but news that a Pierre Koffmann protegee is about to open a restaurant there piqued our interest.
The Woodford is the dream project of a former Young National Chef of the Year, 25 year old Ben Murphy. It's his first restaurant but he's being backed by Essex restaurateur Steve Andrews. The Woodford will be a 100-seater restaurant over two floors with its own dedicated oyster and seafood
... - Bodean's take over from Mishkin's on Catherine Street
Clearly it's a 'cue kind of day. Hot on the heels of our news that Bukowski Grill were opening their third restaurant, this time in Soho - comes news that Bodean's are opening their seventh place, in Covent Garden. They'll be taking over the space previously occupied by Russell Norman's Mishkin's.
And while the 60 seat restaurant will serve
... - Bukowski Grill are opening a flagship restaurant on Soho's D'arblay Street
It's been five years in the making, but in a few week's time, BBQ spot Bukowski Grill will open their biggest restaurant to date - this one in the heart of Soho. Their 70 seat D'arblay Street spot will be their third restaurant (following Boxpark in Shoreditch and a second one in Brixton Market).
Turns out to be a bit of a homecoming for chef/owner Robin Freeman who used to work down the road at Blacks. His third, all-day restaurant will kick off with weekday
... - Carl Clarke is opening Chinese Restaurant Syndrome under Chick n Sours
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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
... - Earl's Serious Sandwiching opens permanent spot in the City
You may have come across Earl’s Serious Sandwiching at various festivals or markets over the past few years. But now the sarnie street food spot is moving to more permanent quarters in the City.
Situated, incredibly aptly on Crown Place, off Earl St (behind Liverpool Street) the new place is the brainchild of Joe Gray, who trained up with Jamie Oliver's Fifteen and got help from the Prince's Trust in putting his business together.
On the menu in his new city spot
... - Pan de Vie matcha cafe opens in Covent Garden
It's not just a pretty colour: matcha is so on trend it's cropping up everywhere, from verdant green lattes to pastel hued macarons. Now for the truly obsessed, a new cafe in the heart of Covent Garden has turned it into their hero ingredient.
Pan de Vie aims to combine the best of European baking and patisserie techniques with flavours from the Far East - in a cafe and shop arranged over two floors. There will be plenty of green tea themed treats on offer,
... - Test Driving Shuang Shuang - cook-it-yourself hot pots in Chinatown
Hot pots and a huge conveyor belt of things to cook in them come to Chinatown with Shuang Shuang. We pop along to try it out.
- Galley hits Islington's Upper Street with ex Randall & Aubin head chef
The revitalisation of Islington's dining scene continues apace with news of another interesting restaurant opening on Upper Street. Galley restaurant and bar takes over the space occupied by United Ramen and is a venture by brother and sister team Oriona Robb and Marcel Grzyb.
Marcel's been Head Chef at Soho’s Randall & Aubin for a decade and, as you might expect given his background, he's put together a menu with a strong focus on seafood.
His sister
... - Grain Store Cafe and Bar heads to Gatwick
21/1/16 - updated with menu details and opening date
An airport is never the best place to find some decent food, but things are getting better. Recently we had Heston opening at Heathrow and now Bruno Loubet is coming to Gatwick with a new Grain Store.
As with the original, the menu leads
... - Absurd Bird chicken is coming to Spitalfields and Soho
Seems like there's life in the market for more chicken ventures in London. We hear that a new company, Absurd Bird, is opening two new restaurants in London this year.
The company is kicking off its chicken-focused takeover by launching in Spitalfields and Soho in March. It's essentially chicken combined with American deep south cooking. And they've teamed up with Fosse Meadows Farm and bought every single one of their
... - Jason Atherton to open Sosharu, Japanese restaurant in Clerkenwell
Updated 20/1/16 with full info
There's no sign of London's most prolific restaurateur slowing down as Jason Atherton gets ready for his next opening. That's Sosharu on Clerkenwell Road, taking over the large corner space on the ground floor of the Turnmill Building (about a minute walk from Farringdon station).
This time the focus will be on Japanese food with British ingredients. In charge here will
... - Honest Burgers launch in Covent Garden, team up with Rib Man
Burger purveyors Honest Burgers are continuing their gradual takeover of London with their latest opening - this time in Covent Garden.
They'll have the usual array of burgers and rosemary fries, and there'll be some special launch days action too. From 25-27 January 2016, the first 100 burgers each day will be free from 11.30.
And that's not all, as they've a
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