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Chef T is crowdfunding to reopen Paradise Cove in Battersea

Information: 09 August 2023

The past few years have been quite the rollercoaster for restaurateur and chef Tarell Mcintosh (Chef T). Having survived the pandemic his restaurant Paradise Cove (formerly known as Sugercane) was...

The Upper Place food hall is opening upstairs from Holloway's Nags Head Market

Information: 09 August 2023

Updated 9/8/23 It's been well over two years since we wrote our original story about The Upper Place Food Hall opening in Holloway. Back then a range of licensing issues put the kibosh on the whole...

Max and his sandwiches are popping up at The Deli at 80

Information: 09 August 2023

Easily one of the best places for sandwiches in London, the amazing Max's Sandwich Shop is closing for a little bit of refurb for the next few weeks. But Max isn't going away completely - he's decided...

Electric Brixton gears up for its first ever Oktoberfest

Information: 09 August 2023

Electric Brixton is going to look very different this October as they get ready for their first-ever Oktoberfest. They'll be bringing in lots of wooden tables to cover the floor, putting up the...

Aqua's next is Italian restaurant and cafe Luci in Covent Garden

Information: 09 August 2023

9/8/23 - Updated with the opening date They opened Shiro in Broadgate only late last year, but the Aqua Restaurant Group already have another restaurant lined up called Luci. They've taken over a space in The...

London's food world reacts to Kupros Dairy founder Anthony Heard's death

Information: 08 August 2023

London's food world is reeling from the news of the sudden death of Anthony Heard, the founder of groundbreaking London cheesemakers Kupros Dairy. The news was announced at the weekend by his family who...

The Table brings its second restaurant to Battersea

Information: 08 August 2023

9/8/23 - updated with the opening date The Table has been open in Southwark for 17 years and now they've finally decided it's time to open a second restaurant, The Table Battersea. Best known for...

Jason Atherton is opening a second Mayfair restaurant, on Bruton Place

Information: 07 August 2023

Jason Atherton is a very busy man at the moment, and is really establishing himself in Mayfair right now. Not only is he getting ready to open a restaurant on Savile Row very soon, but he's also...

England's Grace brings a mix of Australian and European food to St John's Wood

Information: 07 August 2023

The people behind Terra Moderna in Belsize Park are coming to St John's Wood with a new Antipodean-inspired modern European restaurant. England's Grace is going to be focusing on Australian-style brunch...

Taca Tacos finds a new home on Peckham's Rye Lane

Information: 04 August 2023

More tacos are coming to Peckham as Taca Tacos gets ready to open its second site in the area. You may have seen them in Peckham's Brick Brewery (as well as Deptford's Market Yard) but this has them...

The Watermans Arms is reopening in Barnes with a dream team behind it

Information: 03 August 2023

Every once in a while we hear about an opening with a dream team that really makes us sit up and pay attention. That's definitely the case with The Watermans Arms in Barnes which is reopening next...

Chuo's sushi monorail has arrived in Shoreditch

Information: 02 August 2023

What to do when mere conveyor belts are no longer a sufficiently exciting food delivery system? As once declared on The Simpsons "Well sir, there's nothing on earth like a genuine, bona fide...

Eight Hundred Flavours will serve up dumplings and BBQ skewers in Chinatown

Information: 02 August 2023

It's all change for the Barshu group who have been tinkering around with what restaurant to put in their Little Newport Street spot for a while. Having started life as Baiwei and then Dot Line...

Kebab Queen relaunches with new chef Pamir Zeydan

Information: 02 August 2023

Changes are afoot at Kebab Queen, the hidden counter restaurant underneath Maison Bab in Covent Garden. If you're unfamiliar with the place, it's counter dining with a difference - in that the...

Big Mamma are having a clearout sale - and you're invited

Information: 02 August 2023

If you've ever dined at one of London's Big Mamma restaurants and thought you fancied replicating that OTT Sicilian tableware aesthetic in your own home, well now's your chance. The restaurant group...

Geode restaurant to open for ‘vibe-dining’ in Knightsbridge

Information: 01 August 2023

When you’ve worked at Mayfair’s Novikov it’s fair to say that you've probably dealt with plenty of folk for whom budgeting is an alien concept. That’s the background of duo Salvatore Broccu and...

Prince William serves up from a burger van in Maltby Street Market

Information: 31 July 2023

If the revolution ever happened and Prince William found himself in need of a job, maybe he could consider the hospitality industry? Just months ago the heir to the throne enjoyed taking phone...

Chef Thomas Straker unleashes a social storm over his kitchen line-up

Information: 31 July 2023

Update: This morning Straker posted an Insta story apologising for his initial response, adding: "I am absolutely committed to ensuring diversity in my restaurants, unfortunately we aren't achieving this in...

The Breakfast Club and Greggs open up at Gatwick Airport

Information: 31 July 2023

If you've flown out of Gatwick this summer you may have noticed a few new spots to eat and drink in the airport. We thought it might be handy for us to round up all the new openings for you. The...

Morley's, The Standard and Heinz team up for a King's Cross chicken shop with added caviar

Information: 31 July 2023

The fried chicken behemoth that is Morley's (which just opened its 100th store) is trying something a little bit different - a team-up with The Standard hotel and Heinz. They're launching a...

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