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Tim Anderson running month-long residency at Brixton's Market House

Information: 30 July 2014

Updated 30/7 with more details and soft launch offer. It appears that Tim Anderson's Nanban restaurant is a little further away hoped based on a recent blog post. However, there's still a great...

PRESS juice bar opening up in Soho's Ham Yard

Information: 30 July 2014

If you are tiring ever so slightly of burgers and looking to give your system a bit of a rest, sounds like the new juice place opening up in Soho's Ham Yard might be the ticket. PRESS is all about...

Tom's Kitchen comes to St Katharine Docks

Information: 30 July 2014

He may not have his own kitchen at the moment, but Tom Aiken's own brand of restaurants are ever growing. This will be his fourth in London (with another recently launched in Istanbul). It's in the...

Shake Shake works with Action Against Hunger for the Great British Shake Sale

Information: 30 July 2014

In what's planned to be the first of an annual event, Shake Shack are teaming up with Action Against Hunger to both give money to charity and give away free shakes. Throughout August, if you donate £2 to...

New cocktail bar for Brixton - The Shrub & Shutter to open on Coldharbour Lane

Information: 29 July 2014

Brixton looks to be getting an interesting new cocktail bar next month with the opening of The Shrub & Shutter on Coldharbour Lane. The folk behind it are Chris Edwards and Dave Tregenza who have...

The Butcher's Hook expands to Hammersmith at Ravenscourt Park

Information: 29 July 2014

Already popular in Fulham, the Butcher's Hook is due to open a second venue, this time taking over the space that used to house the Thatched House. It'll also have a chef who used to work at...

Neil Rankin revamps the Princess of Shoreditch menu and reveals plans for Bad Egg restaurant

Information: 25 July 2014

Regulars of the Silicon Roundabout gastropub The Princess of Shoreditch may have spotted changes to the pub's menu over the last month or so. Eagle-eyed foodies would have taken one look at items...

The Sun Tavern to open on Bethnal Green Road

Information: 24 July 2014

Fans of the Discount Suit Company on Petticoat Lane Market should look out for The Sun Tavern, opening on Bethnal Green Road this Autumn. The drinks list will feature a decent cocktail selection as...

Stoke Newington's White Hart launches no cutlery Dirty Dining night

Information: 24 July 2014

Well, it had to happen. The natural extension of dude food and street food on the high street is dispensing with cutlery altogether. The White Hart in Stoke Newington is launching a monthly event...

Meat-free Ethos to open near Oxford Circus

Information: 23 July 2014

The battle for London's vegetarians has begun. Launching in September on Eastcastle Street, just off Oxford Circus is Ethos.

Vapore brings healthy steamed food to Baker Street

Information: 21 July 2014

There's a distinct trend towards healthier fast food for the lunchtime trade in London and the latest opening in that area is Vapore which opened for business today on Baker Street. This is the...

Tickets on sale for Koya's Junya Yamasaki eel dinner at Lyle's

Information: 21 July 2014

Seats for his BackBench tasting menus at Koya disappear the minute they go on sale, but if you hurry you might just get tickets to the next event featuring Koya's Head Chef Junya Yamasaki. He's...

Dessert-only pop-up The Pudding Bar opens in Soho

Information: 21 July 2014

A restaurant that serves only puddings? A splendid idea - and now there's a new pop up in the heart of Soho which is offering pastries, cakes and plated desserts, from first thing in the morning...

Skye Gyngell to open new restaurant Spring at Somerset House

Information: 18 July 2014

Updated 18/7/14 with opening date and menu details We have been waiting for what seems like an age to find out what Skye Gyngell was going to do as her follow up to the Michelin-starred Petersham...

Nobu launches children's bento boxes

Information: 17 July 2014

That bento box above is Nobu Berkeley's new bento box for kids - just launched in time for summer holidays. It's a two level affair - the savoury level will have Nobu tasters like chicken yasai...

London In The Sky high rise dining comes to Canary Wharf

Information: 17 July 2014

If eating out at one of London's high rise restaurants has gotten a little stale for you - how about eating dinner suspended 100 feet in the air? Anyone who saw the recent Heston series will...

Pipsdish launches Brioche burger popup in Covent Garden

Information: 16 July 2014

The seemingly unstoppable burger juggernaut continues. Pop-up restaurateur Philip Dundas (whose Islington site has just been sold to MEATliquor) is handing over his West End Exeter Street site to...

The restaurant at the Gherkin opens to the public for the summer

Information: 16 July 2014

London's current love of high-rise dining is certainly not on the wane. Not only do we have several new restaurants incoming (particularly from 20 Fenchurch Street) but now somewhere that has...

Giorgio and Plaxy Locatelli to launch Pizza Locadeli pop-up in Marylebone

Information: 15 July 2014

Hot Dinners exclusive He has one of the best Italian restaurants in London with Locanda Locatelli but that's definitely more of a a special occasion place for most folk. So now Giorgio Locatelli is...

Exclusive: Gizzi Erskine and Judy Joo head up Girrls behind the Grills at Meatopia

Information: 15 July 2014

As if the marvellous festival of meat that is Meatopia isn't enough to lure you to the Docklands this September we've just heard of an all woman-line up that help you decide to fork out for the...

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