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Daniel Humm adds his EMP lobster boil to Davies and Brook's delivery menu

Information: 16 June 2020

Having bounced back to life with the fried chicken box that everyone wants to try, now Claridge's restaurant Davies and Brook is expanding its delivery menu. New this week is a Louisiana-inspired...

Cocorico is Cocotte's new breakfast and lunch spin-off

Information: 16 June 2020

With so many Londoners continuing to work from home, it makes sense for restaurants to look at the the breakfast and lunch delivery market. So that's what rotisserie chicken folk Cocotte are doing...

Le Caprice is closing after 38 years in business

Information: 15 June 2020

Another casualty of the pandemic/lockdown was revealed at the weekend, with the news that Le Caprice is to close. Once again, Bloomberg's Richard Vines was first with the news.

Phil Howard's Elystan Street, Kitchen W8, and Church Road combine for a delivery service

Information: 15 June 2020

Phil Howard and Rebecca Mascarenhas co-own three very popular restaurants across west and south London - Elystan Street, Kitchen W8, and Church Road. Rather than open each restaurant, for the moment...

Dusty Knuckle now have a Breadmobile selling sourdough and more across London

Information: 15 June 2020

Necessity is the mother of invention and, if needing to get your bread out to eager customers who can't make it to your actual bakery isn't a necessity, then we don't know what is. That's why...

Chin Chin puts their nitro to use with ice cream by post

Information: 15 June 2020

We've seen plenty of ice cream sent by Deliveroo or UberEats, knowing that a tub can take a 20-minute trip without melting. But we definitely didn't think it was possible to put a tub of ice cream...

Trullo opens a deli next door to their Islington restaurant

Information: 12 June 2020

We've known for some time, well before the lockdown, that Islington's Trullo (sister restaurant to Padella) had bought the shop next door. It was kept empty for a while - but now we finally have...

Sidechick sees Patty & Bun step into the roast chicken business

Information: 12 June 2020

First we had Coqfighter opening a beef burger space, Good Burger. Then we had Honest Burgers moving into the chicken space with Honest Chicken. Now a third restaurant group has announced a sideways...

Levan launches takeaway in Peckham, with popular restaurant dishes on the menu

Information: 12 June 2020

They only managed to open their new restaurant Larry's for a few days before lockdown hit, but the people behind Levan are bouncing back in Peckham with a new at-home venture, Levan to Go. They're...

Bears at the Pavilion will be dishing out Icelandic soft serve on Brook Green

Information: 12 June 2020

Popular West London ice-cream sellers Bears Parlour is opening its second outlet this weekend - a kiosk on Brook Green. Run by Phil Harrison, former head chef at the much-respected Anglesea Arms...

Chefs at home - what London's chefs are cooking for themselves during lockdown

Information: 12 June 2020

Over the many long weeks we've been in lockdown (wait - is that still actually on?) we've really enjoyed bringing you our weekly roundup of what London's chefs have been making for themselves at home.

Corbin & King deliver with Home Dining, featuring dishes from The Wolseley, Fischer's, Soutine and more

Information: 11 June 2020

While we're waiting for news on when we'll be able to visit their restaurants again, Corbin and King have kicked off their new Home Dining delivery service. And rather than attempting a different...

Le Deli Robuchon is reopening, delivering patisserie and more to central Londoners

Information: 10 June 2020

It may not be offering the much-Instagrammed dish Le Caviar or langoustine ravioli to go, but Le Deli Robuchon - which is starting its delivery service - does have a few luxe tricks in its...

Brook House pub in Fulham is doing a weekend Bus Stop BBQ popup

Information: 10 June 2020

While we wait for info on just how pubs and restaurants will reopen, some have been pretty inventive on making money during the lockdown. Over in Fulham, we were alerted to the existence of Bus Stop...

Attawa is a new Punjabi restaurant, opening in Dalston with a MasterChef semi-finalist's menu

Information: 10 June 2020

During the lockdown, some new restaurants that were due to open instead kicked things off with a delivery service. One of those is Attawa in Dalston, which has a menu that's been created by Arbinder...

Nando's are coming to you with a new DIY recipe box

Information: 10 June 2020

If you're not within the delivery area of a Nando's but have been craving some of their peri peri chicken, then this is the recipe box you've been waiting for. Nando's have teamed up with Mindful...

The Ledbury makes staff redundant and will remain closed 'indefinitely'

Information: 09 June 2020

While restaurants cling on as best they can until they're allowed to reopen, some have - like Leonardo di Caprio in Titanic - let go of the liferaft and slowly slipped away. It's fair to say that...

It's nearly time for the return of the McDonald's breakfast

Information: 09 June 2020

If there's one thing the lockdown has taught us very clearly, it's the "you won't miss it until it's gone" lesson. This was proved with McDonald's which was something of a guilty pleasure before...

American chain The Cheesecake Factory is coming to London - here's what you need to know about it

Information: 09 June 2020

Update - 9/6/20 Fans of the Cheesecake Factory rejoice (and by the original reaction to this story - there are a lot of you)! More cheesecakes are coming to London - and beyond. They've just added the...

Mei Mei is coming back to Borough - and delivering nationwide too

Information: 09 June 2020

If you're a fan of Elizabeth Haigh's Mei Mei, as we were, or didn't manage to visit it in Borough Market before the lockdown - we have some good news. Not only will Mei Mei be back in action in...

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