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Ben Spalding, always known for putting together some pretty special dinners, is gearing up for his next big thing - #AllGunsBlazing - a collaboration with some very big chefs from the UK (and Norway...

Updated 8/4/16 with opening date and soft launch offer The current spate of interesting City openings shows no signs of stopping. Next up is Farmer J - an all day spot coming to Leadenhall this...

This sounds to us like a first for London - an espresso canteen with brow bar and waxing salon attached. A Wanted Man opened quietly in Chelsea a few weeks ago, and while the idea of a cafe come...

Looks like there's more burgers on the horizon for Wimbledon. Young's Pubs have just announced that they're opening Burger Shack & Bar on Church Road this month. They've taken over the Fire Stables. The menu...

Updated 8/4/16 with opening date and 50% off food soft launch offer The transition of Som Saa from popup to permanent restaurant was on ours (and most other people's) lists of restaurants to watch out...

There's more affordable steak on the way - this time in the shape of Hanger SW6, a self-styled "steak and liquor bar". It's across two floors - bar downstairs (seats around 45), restaurant upstairs (around...

We're all about a bargain set lunch here at Hot Dinners, which makes the news that hot new Hackney bistro Ellery is starting to serve from next week, pretty high on our to-do list. With two courses at...

Robin Gill - always one of our favourite chefs - has launched another new initiative to support up and coming talent in hospitality. We went along to the inaugural Home Grown Club at The Manor in...

The ongoing influx of new restaurants to Covent Garden continues - and if you love a good crepe then this one's for you. Mamie's is both a creperie AND a cider bar - with the focus very much on...

It's been quite a while in the planning but the downstairs bar at Rok in Shoreditch is now officially ready to go. The a new 24 seat bar space will open this month and here's what you need to know: They have...

If you are already missing Fowl Mouths after their King & Co pop-up, they're back. Next up for the Japanese pop-up is the Lido Cafe in Dulwich. On the menu will be: Teriyaki Chilli Wings Ponzu Steak marinated in...

It's been three years since we first wrote about Christian Honor - a chef who left his job running a brigade of 200 chefs at The Dorchester to open a weeny cafe in Muswell Hill called Chriskitch,...

We'd heard a lot about the new "roots to stem" trend at the beginning of the year and here comes the first restaurant to pick up the idea and run with it. An all-day restaurant with healthy food as...

The latest brainchild of Daniel Young, who's also behind Burger Monday, is about all things falafel. Just like one of his burger challenges, he's pitting four falafel makers against each other and...

There's a fancy new restaurant on the way to Paddington (not something we get to write often) and its chef, Andrea Secchi has plenty of Michelin experience, having worked with Marcus Wareing at the...

If you've been wondering where Oisin Rogers, London pub manager extraordinaire and key member of our Murphia list, was going to pop up next, then let us enlighten you. Rogers, who ran The Ship in...

You don't have to be young to enter the Young British Foodie awards - just talented, creative, and always imaginative. The 2016 awards have now opened for entries, with all sorts of luminary judges...

We're already keenly awaiting the return of Swingers, but now there's news of ANOTHER crazy golf venue coming to the City.  Junkyard Golf (already a big hit in Manchester) will be taking over the...

Updated 4/4/16 with soft launch details One of London's most highly rated pizzerias has just announced its plans to open a new restaurant. Santa Maria has been wowing pizza lovers in Ealing since...

You may have been reading about White Lyan's revolutionary new 'wine' offering - the revolution being that they don't actually grapes to make it. Instead the team have been creating drinks based on...