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For the third year running, Hawksmoor Guildhall was the setting for the very special Hawksmoor Dream Team dinner, which sees top chefs got together to create a one-off meal for Action Against...

The foodie thoroughfare of Covent Garden's Catherine Street looks set to get another boost as a new restaurant, Augustus Harris, prepares to open up just down the road from Mishkins and Opera...

The great and the good (as well as yours truly) gathered in the ruined hall of Battersea Power Station last night to celebrate the publication of the Evening Standard's Power 1000 - a list of...

Head back in time next weekend when King's Cross turns back the clock for a two Victoriana festival. King's Cross journeys promises visitors a gritty experience with "everyone from chimney sweeps...

Forget Michelin stars and the World's 50 best, the award that really matters was given out last night as the 2013 Scotch Egg Challenge took place at the Ship in Wandsworth. The yearly event sees...

Updated 17/9/13 with list of finalists taking part. Always a super popular event - see our account of last year's action - the annual Scotch Egg Challenge will take place at The Ship in Wandsworth...

In an inventive use of restaurant space, chef Antony Demetre has signed up to run a 12 week popup at the high rise restaurant in Tower 42 in the city in the run up to Jason Atherton opening a...

Relaunching this week is the bar that was at the forefront of Bermondsey Street's current position as a foodie mecca, as Village East reveals a completely new look. Village East is from the same...

It's becoming hard to keep up with all the places putting on weekend brunch menus and now there's one more to the add to the list as The Fish & Chip Shop in Islington launch their brunch tomorrow. As...

A well designed bar or restaurant can really catch the eye, as we remembered only this week as we entered the VERY impressive dining room at Jason Atherton's newly opened Berners Tavern. That...

Updated 12/9/13 with opening date and menu details Merchant’s Tavern, a new collaboration between Angela Hartnett, Neil Borthwick, and Canteen founders Dominic Lake and Patrick Clayton-Malone, is...

Longstanding Covent Garden restaurant Mon Plaisir has a lot of fans of its authentic French food, not least among them the Guardian's Marina O'Loughlin. But now its Head Chef, Franck Raymond, is...

Opening from today in Battersea Rise is a new restaurant specialising in one of our favourite foods - the French Dip, a meat sandwich that you dip in gravy. Dip and Flip features a number of things...

London's late night dining scene has been decidedly improving of late (Duck and Waffle being a particularly prime example) and now there's another 24 hour establishment coming right into the heart...

They've already got places in parks and museums across London, now the Benugo chain has won a massive contract giving them the chance to make their mark on Regent's Park. The £20m contract gives the...

The far from fusty second Young British Foodies awards (YBFs) took place last night in Bermondsey with a stellar cast of folk from the food and drink world in attendance. Spotted in the crowd were...

For anyone who missed it over the weekend, one of the most boggling London restaurant stories in recent times emerged, following a comment posted in reaction to Guardian critic Marina O'Loughlin's...

We'd been looking forward to Meatopia on Hot Dinners for quite a while, and this weekend we finally got to head down there and check it out for ourselves. Suffice to say, it was a great event all...

They have restaurants as far afield as Baku and Moscow - now Turkish restaurant chain Kitchenette are opening their first UK place in Putney. Kitchenette will open this month on Putney Bridge Road...

Fusion food can sometimes be a very bad idea - remember Shumi's disastrous Japanese/Italian mashup? - but frankly we really love the sound of the new Japanese aperitivo hour that's just launched at...