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Contemporary Danish restaurant Snaps & Rye comes to Westbourne Grove

Information: 06 October 2014

A new Danish restaurant is coming to the Westbourne Grove area as Snaps & Rye. Expect a very Danish, contemporary all-day menu.

Paramount launch Englishmen Abroad wine dinners

Information: 03 October 2014

We admit it - the thrill of the new high rise bars and restaurants at The Shard means we've neglected other London sky high spots. So it was nice to pop along this week to Paramount at the top of...

Judy Joo launching Korean restaurant Jinjuu in Soho

Information: 03 October 2014

Celebrity chef (and Gordon Ramsay alumnus) Judy Joo is opening her own restaurant in Soho, which will be an informal Korean styled restaurant.

Brewhouse and Kitchen opens in Islington

Information: 02 October 2014

This new Islington bar and Kitchen, with a strong specialty in craft beer is opening both sides of Islington, with the Angel outpost open now.

Chocolate skulls on sale for Halloween at Selfridges

Information: 02 October 2014

If you're not the kind of person to faff around carving your own pumpkin or making spiderweb cupcakes, then you might want to pop along to Selfridges. They've just taken delivery of a rather fine...

Tom Dixon Sandwich cafe opens in Harrods

Information: 02 October 2014

Designer Tom Dixon's been quite the busy bee. Hard on the heels of the Mondrian London opening, which his studio was responsible for, he's also behind a new coffee shop in Harrods. Tom Dixon...

Ledbury and Murano among London restaurants involved in Taste Portugal

Information: 01 October 2014

Seems like you're going to be hearing a lot about Portugal if the folk behind Taste Portugal have their way. They've put together a programme of events in London celebrating Portuguese food and...

Sunborn London superyacht hotel arrives at Royal Victoria Docks

Information: 01 October 2014

If you want to go one better than a table with a riverside view and have your meal actually on the Thames, you may be interested in Sunborn London. It's a superyacht hotel moored at Royal Victoria...

Smoking Goat Thai BBQ arrives on Denmark Street

Information: 30 September 2014

An old Soho dive bar on Denmark Street is due to be reopen this Monday 27th as a Thai Barbecue drinking den next month with an exciting crew at the helm. Co-founder Ben Chapman has pulled together a...

Chez Panisse chef Alice Waters joins Clarke's Restaurant Anniversary celebrations

Information: 30 September 2014

There can't be a better way to celebrate 30 years of being in the restaurant business in London than getting your world-famous mentor to pop over and help you out with the party. That's what's...

Rabbit restaurant comes to Chelsea from the people behind the Shed

Information: 30 September 2014

A couple of tears after the successful launch of The Shed in Notting Hill, The Gladwin brothers are back with their follow up, Rabbit. This time it'll be a "celebration of wild British food" in...

A first look at Seamus Mullen's Sea Containers

Information: 29 September 2014

Seamus Mullen's Sea Containers restaurant at the Mondrian London promises to be one of Autumn's hottest openings and you can read our full write-up here. In advance of the opening tomorrow - we've...

Bubba Gump coming to London at the Trocadero

Information: 29 September 2014

Updated 29/10/14 with the confirmed opening date. It's been on our Coming Soon list for well over a year - but the UK's first Bubba Gump restaurant is getting closer and closer. The American seafood...

London dominates the 2014 Restaurant and Bar Design Awards

Information: 26 September 2014

If you're just as interested in the look of a restaurant or bar as what you're eating and drinking in them, then you'll want to check out the winners for this year's Restaurant and Bar Design...

Nashville hot sliders are new to the menu at Bird

Information: 26 September 2014

This Autumn, the menu at newish East London chicken shop Bird is having a bit of a refresh. And that's where is where these sliders come in. The Nashville Hot Sliders are fried tenders dunked in...

Hoxton Holborn opening with Soho House's Hubbard and Bell, Chicken Shop and coffee by Holborn Grind

Information: 25 September 2014

Updated 25/9/14 with soft launch details The Hoxton hotel is opening its doors in Holborn next week and bringing a range of useful places to eat and drink to midtown (yes we ARE embracing that term...

Ape & Bird put Neapolitan style pizzas on the menu

Information: 25 September 2014

This rather fine looking pizza is just one of a new range going on the menu at Ape & Bird. It follows the installation of a hand-built, wood-fired, Forno Bravo pizza oven from Naples at the...

"It's a team effort" - chefs' reactions to the 2015 Michelin Guide

Information: 25 September 2014

After a nail biting night and an anxious wait this morning the result for the Great Britain & Ireland Michelin Guide 2015 are out. Here's what the London chefs who won new stars thought of the good...

London's 2015 Michelin star restaurants revealed

Information: 25 September 2014

Read our full Michelin report on this year's winners here So, another year and while there'll be a few delighted chefs this morning, cracking open the champagne, as ever there'll be disappointed...

Gordon Ramsay's Bread Street Kitchen launches Saturday street food sessions

Information: 24 September 2014

Gordon's Ramsay's Bread Street Kitchen is launching a new showcase of East London food. The idea is that traders takeover the bar at the One New Change restaurant every Saturday, with bespoke...

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