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Shake Shack are launching a ShackBurger DIY kit

Information: 31 July 2020

The latest burger joint to get into the DIY kit game is none other than US import Shake Shack. They've pulled together a kit which lets you recreate a ShackBurger at home - and that means it also...

The Nook wine bar and deli opens in Islington, taking over from Linden Stores

Information: 31 July 2020

With people not heading into the centre of London to work, neighbourhood bars and restaurants are getting a lot more attention - and this new opening in our own local area caught our attention. The...

Where you've been dining out in London's reopened restaurants (31 July)

Information: 31 July 2020

With London restaurants back up and running. we've pulled together the best of your dining-of Instagram shots.

Donna Sofia sees Highbury's Da Mario deli opening its first restaurant

Information: 31 July 2020

Over the many, boring weeks of lockdown, we spent a lot of time on our daily prescribed walk going past the old Dear Pizza spot on Highbury Barn, wondering what new restaurant was opening there. Now we know...

Dominique Ansel is closing both his bakery and Treehouse in London

Information: 30 July 2020

Another big name restaurant closure hits London today. We'd already been hearing rumblings, and today trade title Big Hospitality this morning revealed that Dominique Ansel will be closing both his...

Mao Chow is coming to Mortimer House for a vegan Chinese pop-up

Information: 30 July 2020

Before the lockdown, Mortimer House was already the host of a number of highly rated pop-ups and supperclubs. Now, as things inch back to normality, they're starting their residencies again, kicking off...

Bleecker team with Neil Rankin for a Symplicity veggie burger

Information: 29 July 2020

Bleecker, still one of our favourite burgers in town, have been pretty busy over the past few weeks. After opening their stores, they then kicked off a home delivery service of cheeseburger kits...

Yotel is opening a new affordable hotel (and restaurant) in Clerkenwell

Information: 29 July 2020

The past few months haven't been the greatest for the hotel business, but that isn't stopping new hotels from opening. Sure, quite a few have put their opening dates back a bit - but here's one...

AngloThai with Friends kicks off a second series of special chef team-up dinners

Information: 28 July 2020

AngloThai (John and Desiree Chantarasak) are currently in the midst of a popular residency at Newcomer Wines in Dalston (the menu looks great - it's well worth a look). But now it's about to get...

Balans is back in business

Information: 28 July 2020

Earlier this summer, it looked as though a longstanding part of Soho society was about to become another victim of the lockdown. Balans - a part of Soho since 1987, and a particular favourite of the...

Dishoom launches new kitchens to deliver across London

Information: 27 July 2020

As restaurants re-open, there's always the possibility that some of the delivery services we've come to enjoy will actually start to close. That's because running a full restaurant and a delivery...

Indian Alley is coming to Camden Market, courtesy of Benares

Information: 24 July 2020

We've already had Italian Alley as well as Asian Alley and now Camden Market is launching the next in the series - Indian Alley. This time it's from the same people behind Mayfair's Benares (see our...

Shuk are launching Erev - their evening supperclub at Borough Market

Information: 24 July 2020

Joining a range of restaurants finding new ways back to reopening in Borough Market is Shuk. Their market stall first opened as part of the Borough Market Kitchen section last year. Now they're...

Where you've been dining out in London's reopened restaurants (24 July)

Information: 24 July 2020

With London restaurants back up and running. we've pulled together the best of your dining-of Instagram shots.

Stevie Parle is opening JOY, a summer pop-up on the former Dock Kitchen site

Information: 23 July 2020

A Hot Dinners exclusive There was a lot of sadness when Stevie Parle announced the closure of his much-loved Dock Kitchen back in 2017. While efforts to find a new permanent home haven't quite come to...

Bubbleshop by Sandia Chang will sell grower Champagnes and Bubbledogs kits

Information: 23 July 2020

Bubbledogs and Kitchen Table might be closed for dining in for the moment (although Bubbledogs is on Deliveroo) but there's some good news for Bubbledogs fans. Sandia Chang is launching Bubbleshop...

Nuno Mendes launches a weekend brunch at The Scolt Head

Information: 22 July 2020

Need a reason to feel good about staying in town for the summer? Well how about the fact that top chef Nuno Mendes is about to start doing weekend brunches in De Beauvoir? The Chiltern Firehouse...

The Green Room is the South Bank's new alfresco restaurant and bar

Information: 22 July 2020

The South Bank's Green Room bar may have closed for good last year, but it's being resurrected in a different form this summer. The Green Room #2 will be an alfresco garden space, open for the...

Tottenham Hale club The Cause launches the Costa del Tottenham

Information: 22 July 2020

With nightclubs the businesses most affected by the Covid shutdown (and the last to come out of it), it's unsurprising that some have found other ways to make money in the meantime. Up in Tottenham, The...

Heston Blumenthal launches Dinner at Home - yes, you can take away Meat Fruit

Information: 21 July 2020

Heston Blumenthal is bringing Dinner back to London in stages - and one of them involves a takeaway version of his famous Meat Fruit. The restaurant will be launching with the Garden Terrace on 1...

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