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- 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
... - Septime's Bertrand Grébaut pops up at Lyle's in Shoreditch
One of the chefs doing great things in Paris at the moment is Bertrand Grébaut whose places Septime and Clamato have turned the city's restaurant scene on its head over the past few years - Septime's currently no 57 in the World's 50 Best Restaurants List. The good news for anyone who hasn't the time (or funds) to travel all the way across to France to try his food is that Grébaut is heading to London for a two day residency at Lyle's in Shoreditch. He'll be putting together
... - Strut & Cluck turkey restaurant is coming to Shoreditch
The founders of upcoming Shoreditch restaurant Strut & Cluck couldn't have picked a better time to talk about their new place. In the run up to both Thanksgiving and Christmas, anywhere focusing on turkey is going to be of interest.
Inspired by owners Amir and Limor Chen's Eastern Mediterranean home cooking, you'll find dishes like:
- Josper-Grilled Turkey Drumstick with roasted vegetables &
- Selin Kiazim's first restaurant Oklava comes to Shoreditch
Updated 26/10 with soft launch details.
Since leaving Kopapa, Selin Kiazim has become a bigger and bigger name with a series of very successful supperclubs while searching for a place of her own. Now she's found it and is getting ready to settle down in Shoreditch with Oklava.
Her new
... - Test Driving Joyeux Bordel, The Experimental Cocktail Club's French bar in Shoreditch
On a recent brisk Tuesday evening we had the pleasure of test driving Joyeux Bordel cocktail bar. Joyeux Bordel translates in French to ‘happy mess’ and not ‘happy brothel’ as you may perhaps prefer to believe. We left feeling very happy, and thankfully not in a messy state.
Joyeux Bordel is the sixth bar from the legendary Experimental Cocktail Club. A dark door on Curtain Street, a few minutes walk
... - Anthony Demetre comes to Old Street with Urban Coterie
Now soft launched in the City, Urban Coterie is the latest offering from Anthony Demetre, previously best known for Arbutus in Soho. He's joined up with Head Chef Martin Zahumensky for a seasonal British menu at the top of the M by Montcalm at Old Street (the building with the perspective that makes you feel you've gone slightly mad - you'll know if you've seen it).
It's a
... - Mangal Ocakbasi comes to Shoreditch with Mangal 1.1 at the Comedy Cafe Theatre
The original Mangal Ocakbasi is a 25 year old charcoal grill hit in Dalston, often lauded by chefs and an early example of how Londoners are only too happy to queue for some great comfort food.
And now they're making a move into Shoreditch, taking over the spot
... - Nordic smokehouse Rök heads to Shoreditch
Updated 24/7 with soft launch details.
We're seeing an interesting trend in smokehouse-based restaurants of late - that's seen various cuisines crossed with traditional smokehouse fare. The most recent and obvious example has been the middle eastern smokehouse of Berber & Q and now there's Rök, which comes with a Nordic twist.
Rök, which literally means "smoke" in Swedish, will be brining, pickling and smoking various
... - Junya Yamasaki's last London dinner will be at Lyle's
Well this is going to be a red hot ticket. Now that Koya has closed and chef Junya Yamasaki is preparing to move back to Japan, tickets for his last ever dinner in London are bound to be very popular.
Junya is teaming up with Lyle's in Shoreditch for a re-run of last year's eel dinner. it's part of the annual ‘Doyo No Ushi' celebration. "We have a long tradition to eat eel on that
... - CanDogs hot dogs coming to Old Street
There's no stopping the march of new hot dog places as one gets ready to open near Old Street station this week. Called CanDogs, it will be all about customising your dog to just how you want it. .
You'll be able to choose the bun (white, glueten free brioche, wrap or lettuce), type of dog (pork, chicken, beef, chorizo, veggie) and as many garnishes as you see fit - they'll include caramelized onions, pickles, grilled peppers, bacon,
... - Pig-based pop-up Oink comes to Shoreditch
A new weekend pop-up is heading to Shoreditch, setting up shop for weekends only at Crisis Cafe on Commercial Street.
It's going for a communal dining experience. So there will be shareable starter plates and what they call "dig-in main dishes" of all types of pig.
And yes, it will be very piggy (with ciders, craft beers and wines to wash it all down). On the menu will be:
- Pig’s
- Bird in Shoreditch launches new lunch menu with 50% off
Chicken restaurant (with doughnuts from the Doughnut Hatch too) is about to launch a new lunch menu this week, with a special launch offer. On the new menu is:
- Fried Chicken Biscuit Sandwiches – free-range fried in a freshly baked buttermilk biscuit covered in sweet honey butter and spicy hot sauce (that's it pictured above)
- Bacon & Cheese Burger - fried chicken, thick cut bacon, American
- Bull in a China Shop rotisserie chicken and whisky bar coming to Shoreditch
Updated 17/4 with soft launch offer.
The Chan brothers, who are behind The Drunken Monkey are opening a second venture that appears to be a distillation of all that is East London right now. Bull in a China Shop will be a rotisserie chicken restaurant and whisky bar alongside breakfast bao buns and savoury congee porridge.
Taking over a pub opposite the Tea Building in the heart of Shoreditch, the all-day restaurant and whisky bar
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