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- Brad McDonald and The Lockhart launch Shotgun in Soho
Updated 4/10 with details of the menu.
We loved the Lockhart (particularly that cornbread) so it's very good news today as we hear that the people behind The Lockhart are expanding things - bringing Brad Mc Donald into Soho. They're setting up Shotgun in Kingly Street - an area which has a lot of interesting foodie developments (
... - US chain Wing Zone is opening its first UK place in Finsbury Park
The bit around the back of Finsbury Park station is slowly becoming an interesting place to eat and drink. In addition to the pretty decent bar at the Park Theatre and popular new burger and burrito spot Street N4, residents and commuters will soon be welcoming Wing Zone.
As the name suggests, it's a fast food joint devoted to things chicken and the first UK restaurant for an American chain begun by two students at the University of Florida in their frat house. The main
... - Trinity relaunches adding new Upstairs restaurant and more
It's been a Clapham fave for some time and now Adam Byatt's Trinity is getting ready to re-open after a big refurbishment - with a new upstairs restaurant, to boot.
There will be a new casual dining spot upstairs called... "Upstairs". There will be 12 small dishes (between £3 and £12) and they'll change daily. They'll include Roast Chestnut Salad, BBQ Squid and Gremolata, Crab Thermidor, Game
... - Pizza Pilgrims is bringing pizza - and soup - to Exmouth Market
There's more change on the way to Exmouth Market as one of the top pizza purveyors of Soho are on the way there with their latest pizzeria.
Expect lots of pizza. In case you're not aware of them already, they're known for their - very good indeed - Neapolitan pizza coming in Margherita, Marinara, Carbonara and spicy Nduja flavours (they were one of the earliest to use nduja in
... - Kioskafé is Monocle's latest venture in Paddington
Looks like Paddington just got an interesting place to grab a morning coffee or lunchtime snack. Kioskafé, a newsstand and coffee bar opened last week - it's a new project from the folk behind Monocle. Inspired by the city-street kiosks of Europe, this teeny 80 sq m space will sell an amazing selection of magazines and newspapers and travel essentials. Think part great café, part street kiosk with some tables outside if you want to linger.
For breakfast there'll be
... - The Ivy continues to grow with a new Ivy Café for Marylebone
The Ivy has had a pretty busy past year. Not only have they revamped their original restaurant to great acclaim, but they also opened the Ivy Market Grill and the Ivy Chelsea Garden. And now there's a third cafe on the way with the Ivy Cafe in Marylebone. It's notable that there's no specific area named in the restaurant title - so we would not be at all surprised to see a lot more of the cafés appear soon (although next
... - Beyond London is bringing pan Asian small plates and cocktails to Kensington
Pan Asian, small plates, killer cocktails and top-end service. In the space formerly occupied by One Kensington, a new lounge style restaurant and bar is opening later this month which has all the right ingredients for success. Beyond London will open under the aegis of chef Ian Pengelly, who grew up in Hong Kong, and whose time at Gilgamesh and Harrod's Chai Wu has given him a wealth of experience in Asian food, with a reputation to match.
The sample menu certainly
... - Ex Cinnamon Club chef launches Darbaar in the City
There's a new high-end Indian restaurant on the way to the City, coming from Abdul Yaseen, a chef who has worked over a decade at Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen.
It's a banqueting experience, inspired by the Indian Royal Court. They'll include Nawabi Slow Roasted Leg of Lamb, Keralan Shrimp Cocktail and Kid Goat Biryani and 'The Royal Pot' which is also known as Shahi Degh. That's be served in an
... - Sexy Fish brings seafood to Berkeley Square from Richard Caring and Caprice
A Hot Dinners Exclusive (updated with new pics)
Caprice and Richard Caring have been having a pretty good year with the rapturous reception of the revamped Ivy and now they're moving onto a brand new venture, Sexy Fish which is opening on Berkeley Square.
The new restaurant will have an Asian-inspired menu that, of course, will have a strong focus on seafood. It's all
... - Clare Smyth to leave Restaurant Gordon Ramsay and open her own restaurant
Well now, THIS is quite a story. News broke this afternoon that Clare Smyth, currently Chef Patron at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, is to open her own restaurant, with Ramsay's backing. Smyth has been with the restaurant on Royal Hospital Road - one of just three in the country currently with three Michelin stars - for 11 years.
Her place will be taken by Matt Abe who has been Head Chef at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Royal Hospital Road for the past two
... - Sutton and Sons fish and chips comes to Islington
Fish and chips aren't just for Fridays. Stoke Newington based chippy Sutton & Sons is proving such a success (also opening in Boxpark in Shoreditch) they're opening a new site in Islington's Essex Road. It's an street that's not blessed with great places to eat and owners Danny and Hana Sutton are confident they'll soon become a local favourite.
The menu - based around freshly caught, hand picked fish from
... - Night Tales turns permanent with cocktail bar and restaurant NT's
From pop-up, to permanant site: after two years on the street food and festival scene, Night Tales has found a new home in the heart of London Fields, just down the road from Broadway Market. In the midst of a maze of 1960s studio buildings, they're opening a new cocktail bar, NT's: nestled between the North Eastern railway arches and Netil House.
Once you've found the right door, dialled 207 on the buzzer and clambered up to the second floor, there
... - Fornetto pizza al tranchio is now open on Charing Cross Road
Looks like there's a pizza war hotting up on Charing Cross Road. At one end of the road you have newly-opened NY Fold from American pizza champion Bruno DiFabio, and now there's Fornetto setting out its stall for Italian pizza.
This latest London pizzeria opened just a week ago and is a pizza al tranchio kinda place - which is to say it serves up pizza by the slice. It's a labour of love by Alessio Chong Zheng Dong who took an apprenticeship with Roman pizza
... - Dishoom heads for Soho/Carnaby for its next restaurant
Updated 1/1015 with soft launch details.
A few more details are creeping out about the ever-popular Dishoom, which is returning to central London for its next opening. It's a big site, being over 7000 sq ft - seating 196 and with a bit of courtyard space too which will seat 38 more. So yes, very big.
For the look of this one, their taking the influence of
... - FOLD brings Vietnamese rolls to Brick Lane
First there were banh-mi. Then there were bao. Now there are folds - the latest south east Asian street food trend to hit the streets of London. A new Vietnamese restaurant - aptly titled FOLD - opens in Brick Lane later this month, based all around food you can fold. Traditionally known as the summer roll, the gluten free rice paper can be folded round a variety of fillings before being steamed, grilled or fried.
Fresh folds include roast beef with sesame and purple
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