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Ben Spalding takes over The Laundry at London Fields for month-long residency

Information: 03 February 2015

Chef Ben Spalding, who many will remember for being the person who persuaded us to lick bricks when he took over the kitchens at John Salt in Islington, is going to be taking over the kitchens at...

Omar Allibhoy's Tapas Revolution Shoreditch is opening on Bethnal Green Road

Information: 03 February 2015

03/02/2015 - EXCLUSIVE - Updated with soft launch details. You may have previously come across Spanish chef Omar Allibhoy's food whist shopping at Westfield London or Bluewater. Well now you don't...

Bone Daddies launching Shackfuyu pop-up in Soho

Information: 03 February 2015

Having only just launched their latest restaurant in Whole Foods over in Knightsbridge, Bone Daddies are already back in Soho to launch a new pop-up. They've taken over a place on Old Compton Street...

Southerden Patisserie and Cafe opens on Bermondsey Street

Information: 02 February 2015

If you're living or working around Bermondsey you may have spotted the soft opening of Southerden Patisserie and Cafe last week. It's the passion project of a lawyer turned patisserie chef Melanie...

Cafe Royal launches "bring your own ingredient" menu

Information: 02 February 2015

If you've got some special ingredients in your kitchen - maybe someone's brought them as a present or they were an impulse buy - but lack the skills to make the best of them, then the Cafe Royal's...

Iddu Sicilian cafe and wine bar coming to South Kensington

Information: 02 February 2015

A new neighbourhood cafe and wine bar is coming to South Kensington, from the same people who are behind The South Kensington Club. This all-day affair will be open to all from 7am to 11pm.

Yum Bun is heading to Harvey Nichols for a month

Information: 29 January 2015

If you're in Knightsbridge this February and craving a pork bun, then all you'll have to do is head to the top floor of Harvey Nichols where Yum Bun are popping up for a month. Head on up to the...

The Rib Room's pudding trio for Yorkshire Pudding Day

Information: 29 January 2015

This coming Sunday is British Yorkshire Pudding Day and to celebrate The Rib Room in Knightsbridge have come up with this rather delightful looking trio of Yorkshire Puddings. From today until...

New brasserie COUNTER is coming to the arches under Vauxhall station

Information: 29 January 2015

The designs of the upcoming COUNTER in Vauxhall look very impressive indeed (see below). Coming from owner (and local resident Philip Reicherstorfer), the new brasserie takes up the entire length of...

Ottolenghi deli and restaurant gets ready to feed City folk in Spitalfields

Information: 29 January 2015

Plans had been rumbling for a while and now we have full details of what's planned for the new Ottolenghi, coming to Artillery Lane in Spitalfields. So expect some of the best salads and cakes in...

Beer & Buns pops up on Appold Street

Information: 28 January 2015

Updated 2/2/15 with soft launch offer Opening upstairs from K10 on Appold Street is a new hirata bun pop-up, Beer & Buns. As the name suggests, it's going to be focusing on two key things, hirata...

Kaffeine announce new store on Eastcastle Street

Information: 28 January 2015

Popular Fitzrovia coffee shop Kaffeine has always turned out some cracking food to go with its drinks, so news that they're opening a second branch can only be a good thing. They'll be taking over a...

Chez Chow cocktail bar opening under North Audley Cantine

Information: 26 January 2015

The people behind North Audley Cantine are converting their downstairs space into a separate cocktail bar called Chez Chow. There will be new bar snacks, a brand new cocktail menu and it'll all be...

Amandine Chaignot joins Rosewood London as Executive Chef

Information: 26 January 2015

It's worth keeping an eye out for the effect of new Executive Chef Amandine Chaignot at The Rosewood London, where she takes over from Bjorn van der Horst. Her background includes three years with...

Le Swine - the humble street van with Bruno Loubet as a backer

Information: 26 January 2015

It's not often you hear of a top chef in London getting down and dirty in the street food scene, but that's exactly what's happened with Le Swine. It's the brainchild of chef James Packman who...

The Sunday Times and Debrett's reveal their most influential food and drink names

Information: 25 January 2015

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...

Lantana in Shoreditch and Fitzrovia to launch evening Shin Digs

Information: 23 January 2015

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 adds a weekend brunch to the menu

Information: 23 January 2015

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...

Medcalf opens a traiteur come wine bar on Exmouth Market

Information: 22 January 2015

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...

Kurobuta Chelsea finds a new, bigger home on King's Road

Information: 22 January 2015

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...

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