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- Get a spicy Sichuan fix at the Liu Xiaomian popup at the Jackalope in Marylebone
Spicy. Numbing. Addictive. If you're into your spicy food and you love your noodles then those three adjectives tell you all you need to know about Liu Xiaomian.
This street food stall was started by Charlene Liu and her flatmate Liu Qian - who are both from Chongqing, a city in South West China famous for its Sichuan food. When they couldn't get the spicy noodles they loved so much at home, they started doing street food in 2017 at Brick Lane Market where
... - Four Legs take over the menu at Islington's Compton Arms
One of Islington's longest running (and recently refurbed) pubs is getting a new crew in the kitchen. This time it's the turn of Four Legs, made up of Jamie Allan (formerly Hill & Szrok) and Ed McIlroy (formerly Bao Fitzrovia and who also oversees the menu at sister pub The Gun). They're bringing a menu of
... - The Depot will be Kidbrooke Village's all day dining pub
Huge new Greenwich housing development, Kidbrooke Village is about to get its first pub. Young's are opening The Depot this week and it's what they're describing as an "all-day dining community pub". This is the second time the pub company have teamed up with developers Berkley Homes. They opened The Naturalist at Woodberry Down up at Manor House
... - The Buxton is a pub with rooms on Brick Lane from the Culpeper
The team responsible for The Culpeper in Aldgate have a new project - they're opening this pub and hotel on Brick Lane where the rooftop terrace features an honesty bar and hot tub. - The Scotch Egg Challenge 2019 shortlist is revealed
The Scotch Egg Challenge has become one of the highlights of London's food calendar. If you've somehow been unaware of it until now, let us educate you. Essentially, it sees some of London's top chefs descend on a pub for one night to produce what can be argued are the very best scotch eggs in London. These are all put to a jury who decide upon who to give one of London's most sought-afterawards.
Previous winners have
... - Homeboy in Islington has London's smallest Irish pub and it's perfect for St Patrick's Day
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If you think there's truth in the phrase that good things come in small packages, then a delight awaits you at a new bar on Islington's Essex Road. On the face of it, Homeboy is a modern Irish cocktail bar. But, if you head through to the back of the bar, you'll find a diminutive treat - what's being billed as London's Smallest Irish Pub. The speakeasy-style pub is hidden in a tiny room at the
... - Ninth Life in Catford sees historic pub reopen with a food market and escape room experience
The historic Black Horse and Harrow pub is being renamed Ninth Life as it reopens under The Laine Pub Company with a street food market and upstairs escape room experience. - The Gun reopens in Spitalfields - same address but new building
When the Spitalfields pub The Gun served its last pint in 2015, most folk thought that was the end of an institution that had been around these parts in one guise or another since the sixteenth century. But it's now resurfaced once again - opening up in the new ground floor of the London Fruit and Wool Exchange development.
It's not the first time the pub's moved or even been rebuilt. It began life as a tavern serving the soldiers of the Artillery Ground
... - The Fellowship and Star will see historic South London pub get a multi million makeover
The pub where Henry Cooper used to train and where Clapton used to play is being given a multi-million pound makeover by Electric Star Group pubs. - 'It's like a drug - totally addictive' - blogger Samphire and Salsify starts work at The Guinea
Ever wondered what it was like to work in a restaurant? Restaurant blogger and influencer Dominic Rowntree recently stepped across the divide to begin work front of house at London's historic Guinea Grill. Here's his diary of the first few weeks on the job. - Goose Island Shoreditch Brewpub promises a holy trinity of beer, pizzas and live music
Expect a holy trinity of beer, food and live music at this American beer company's first UK brewpub which has landed on Shoreditch High Street. - The Bedford in Balham gets ready to show off its multi-million pound new look
Having been shut for five months, the popular live music pub The Bedford in Balham is about to open the doors to show off its multi-million pound new look. The Grade II listed building has had a shed load of money lavished on it and will now have five bars, four private rooms, a ballroom and a live music club as well as 15 bedrooms upstairs.
Back in the days when a tweet by Ed Sheeran was lucky to get 21 likes, the popstar mentioned his love of the venue. It's said
... - The White Haus in Farringdon will be an Alpine-themed pub with schnitzel and hot toddies
Hippo Inns are turning three floors of Farringdon pub into an après ski fest of schnitzels, Alpine beer and hot toddies. - The Barrel Vault will be Wetherspoon's huge new pub at St Pancras
Ousting the old M&S which looked out on to Pancras Road, this huge new Wetherspoons is going to have room for hundreds of thirsty commuters. - The Pembury Tavern in Hackney is now The Five Points Brewing Company's new tap room
What better idea for a London brewery to open their own tap room in a pub just down the road from where they're making their beer? That's what Five Points Brewing Company have done with their takeover of this popular Hackney pub.
