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Top French chef Cyril Lignac is opening Bar des Prés restaurant in London

Information: 11 January 2021

Top French chef Cyril Lignac is hoping his brand of Parisian cool will sit well in London with this Mayfair restaurant being his first international opening.

The Red Duck is a new neighbourhood Chinese restaurant for Balham

Information: 11 January 2021

This Balham Chinese restaurant has a strong focus on sourcing along with celebrating the very best in Chinese cooking (with a view to training more chefs in the techniques too).

Core at Home sees Clare Smyth's restaurant delivering a Michelin-starred meal kit

Information: 08 January 2021

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...

Brat at Climpson's Arch is going to be a permanent fixture

Information: 08 January 2021

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...

The Roasting Shed now have a roastery and cafe on Hornsey Road

Information: 08 January 2021

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...

Farina Pizzeria are returning to Notting Hill

Information: 08 January 2021

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...

PizzaExpress are the latest to launch a DIY pizza delivery kit

Information: 08 January 2021

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...

Restaurant designer Martin Brudnizki launches a furniture shop

Information: 07 January 2021

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...

Chef Albert Roux OBE has died

Information: 06 January 2021

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...

EggRun has designs on London's egg in a bun market

Information: 06 January 2021

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...

Evening Standard critic Jimi Famurewa co-hosts the new Waitrose podcast Life on a Plate

Information: 06 January 2021

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...

Rudy's is opening a vegan diner in Islington (next to their vegan butcher)

Information: 06 January 2021

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...

Quality Wines launch Arrosto - their Italian spit roast chicken delivery arm

Information: 05 January 2021

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...

There's another lockdown - here's what's changing

Information: 04 January 2021

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...

Reenie's ice-cream parlour opens in Primrose Hill

Information: 04 January 2021

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...

Vergine Maria in Ealing will be a new vegan pizzeria from the folks at Santa Maria

Information: 03 January 2021

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.

Fergus and Margot Henderson head up New Year Honours for London's hospitality industry

Information: 31 December 2020

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...

Pizza Pilgrims launch Slice on the South Bank with big NY-style pizzas on offer

Information: 31 December 2020

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...

The most-read stories on Hot Dinners in 2020

Information: 31 December 2020

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...

Food writer and broadcaster Charles Campion has died

Information: 26 December 2020

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...

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