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  Meal kits and boxes are very much the rage at the moment - and if you're looking for something with a special touch this might be the very thing. Core by Clare Smyth is one of the very few...

When London emerged from its first lockdown all those months ago, one of the first restaurants to completely reinvent itself was Tomos Parry's Brat. While the original restaurant stayed where it was...

Lucky Hornsey Road folk. They've waited patiently for a great place to get coffee and pastries and, like London buses, two came along in quick succession. Tucked in right beside the super popular...

Back in June, it was revealed that popular Notting Hill Pizzeria was shutting its doors - with founders Edy Piro and Paolo Petrillo announcing plans to make a comeback at some point. That point has...

Following in the footsteps of indie businesses like Pizza Pilgrims and Homeslice, pizza giants PizzaExpress are the latest to enter the pizza DIY kit business. Launching next week, fans of the...

It may be slightly overcompensating, but if you're really missing restaurants and want to recreate that vibe in your own home, you could look at buying some of restaurant designer Martin Brudnizki's new...

The UK restaurant world lost a major player this week with the death of Albert Roux, OBE, KFO. His passing was announced this morning in a notice issued by his family which stated: "The Roux family has...

Updated 24/5/21 with City opening date They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and if that's the case, the folks at Eggslut should be tickled pink by the launch of new egg-based bun...

With podcasts (and newsletters) being the big media story of recent lockdowns, news of another foodie one should prick interest. Life on a Plate from Waitrose launches tomorrow. It's hosted by...

After the launch of their vegan 'butcher' (which has proven to be very popular indeed), Rudy's are also getting ready to bring their vegan diner to Islington (when restaurants open up again).  It'll be...

Physical restaurants may not be able to open at the moment, but that hasn't stopped them coming up with exciting new delivery options. Straight out of the gate this morning is Quality Chop House's...

Here we go again. As of today, we're all in another national lockdown - and that means the rules are changing. Without beating around the bush - here's what you need to know: There's a stay at home...

What's a thespian to do, when all the theatres are shut? According to London actress Sirine Saba, it's the perfect time to make a sideways step into hospitality. Sirine has just opened Reenies, an...

Coming from the same team as London's top tier pizzeria Santa Maria, this new vegan pizzeria is great news for London's veggie crowd.

Kate Nicholls, Fergus Henderson, Margot Henderson After the year we've just had, it's a huge relief that one of our final news stories of 2020 turns out to be a positive one. Three restaurant folk...

  We may be right in the middle of a lockdown at the time of writing (without it actually being called it a lockdown) but Pizza Pilgrims have still managed to launch a brand new restaurant.  This one's a bit...

It's been a very different year, all things told, with the forced closure and the big switch to delivery and collection being one of the biggest sea-changes to hit the London food scene since we can...

2020 continue to be a kick-in-the-teeth year with the news that respected food writer and broadcaster Charles Campion has died. The death of the writer, restaurant critic and MasterChef regular was...

Independent cafe Cut The Mustard has been a Tooting success story since 2014 and just before we all entered Tier 3, they managed to launch a second cafe. It's also in Tooting - this time a corner...

Been caught out by the last delivery dates before Christmas? With most of the big wine retailers now no longer able to deliver wine before the holidays, you'll have to be a little more cunning when it...