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It's time for another influentials list, this time from the Sunday Times, who have joined up with Debrett's to pull together the 500 most influential people in the UK today. Nestled among all the...

Update 23/01/15 - the Shin Digs are having a mini re-launch with a new group chef Oliver Rowe in charge of the menu. It's from 27th - 29th January (you'll need to book) and they'll have 50% off the...

Hotbox BBQ in the city is hugely popular at the moment and from this weekend, they're adding brunch to the menu, bringing more life to the City at weekends. On the menu will be smoked huevos...

It opened pretty under the radar in the run up to Christmas, so if you haven't been down to Exmouth Market recently you may not know about Medcalf Traiteur. It's an expansion of Medcalf into the...

When Scott Hallsworth's extremely popular Kurobuta first started out, it was as a pop-up on the King's Road (while they got the permanent venue underway). That pop-up was so popular that it just...

The original Kurobuta pop-up may be moving to new, spacious, permanent premises, but that doesn't mean there aren't big plans for the original site of the pop-up. Scott Hallsworth is revamping the...

Bonhams members were the first to try out a new restaurant at the auction house's New Bond Street location, which has just opened to the public. And not only does it have an interesting head chef at...

The Dead Dolls Club and Dolls House in Hoxton are already big hits and now they're expanding to Islington, taking over the space that used to be House of Wolf.

What's this? The French are crossing the channel to bring their burgers to London? Big Fernand opened its first place in Paris back in 2012 and now has eight restaurants in France. But they're...

Fancy buying some bespoke chocolates for Valentines Day created by the likes of Jamie Oliver, Jose Pizarro, Eric Lanlard and Simon Rogan? And all in the name of a great cause? A group of top chefs...

Opening in Spitalfields, Blixen is an all-day restaurant coming from Clive Watson, one of the people responsible for opening the very popular Riding House Cafe. What you need to know about Blixen The...

Yes it's officially the year's most depressing day, according to a maths formula worked up by UK psychologist Cliff Arnall as part of a seriously successful PR campaign for Sky Travel many moons...

Expect some changes when you next head into Bonnie Gull in Exmouth Market. They've reworked the menu to be more of a small plates restaurant, changing the name to Bonnie Gull Seafood Bar in the...

In honour of the late, lamented Hammersmith Palais which was demolished in 2013, Draft House founder Charlie McVeigh is planning to create an homage as part of the newest addition to the Draft House...

They recently announced they'd be selling Japanese Kobe beef and now high-rise restaurant Sushisamba are putting aside an entire week every month to concentrate on the very, very exclusive beef.  It'll be...

Popup Italian supperclub Forzawin is all over 2015, breaking into the year with a theatrical new spin. As part of the Vault arts festival they've come up with Marco's - an evening where supperclub...

Award season is moving along nicely and the next round of restaurants to be celebrating are those who've received the higher number of rosettes from the AA. Of the 22 restaurants being given three...

There's been a lot of talk that EENMAAL, the pop-up restaurant for folk dining solo, was coming to London. It's now been confirmed that it'll hit Soho for two days at the end of January. The Dutch...

We were big fans of Arabica when it opened in Borough Market last year, so it can only be good news that they're going to start opening for breakfast. From 17th January the kitchen will serve up...

If you've been put off trying the much-lauded Barrafina Adelaide Street by the queues, you have a window this weekend to beat them. They're opening on Sundays from 18th January, so before the news...