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J Sheekey to hold Summer Lobster Festival

Information: 16 June 2014

Now this is a menu we can get on board with - it's what's on offer at J Sheekey's for their summer lobster fest. The seafood restaurant so beloved of the stars has teamed up with The National...

Scarpetta modern pasta restaurant to open on Cannon Street

Information: 16 June 2014

City workers who fancy the idea of having fresh pasta at lunch should look out for Scarpetta opening up on Cannon Street in the next fortnight. They're aiming to serve up pasta made with semolina...

Corbin and King opening the Beaumont Hotel in Mayfair

Information: 16 June 2014

Update 5/8/14 - read more about the Colony Grill Room at the Beaumont. Chris Corbin and Jeremy King continue to have success after success, particularly with their most recent openings Fischer's,...

Ham Holy Burger and Rossopomodoro opening at John Lewis Oxford Street

Information: 16 June 2014

The retail strip of Oxford Street is a cut-throat place. But one of the ways department stores can distinguish themselves from their competitors on the road is through their food and drink offering...

Wahaca launching DF/Mexico diner at the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane

Information: 16 June 2014

Mexican restaurant Wahaca is branching out with a new long-term residency that's starting at the Truman Brewery this July. It will be inspired by Mexico City (Distrito Federal) and will serve...

Bayou Creole bar and kitchen opening up in Camden

Information: 13 June 2014

Opening up in Camden in just a few weeks time is Bayou - an all day Creole restaurant. Here's what you need to know about it.

The Jose, Diego and Junya - Bubbledogs launches spacial World Cup dogs

Information: 12 June 2014

Love it or loathe it, the World Cup starts today and for the next four weeks it's not going anywhere. Even if you're firmly in the 'loathing' camp there's plenty to take advantage of at London...

Cellar Gascon launches Best in Taste menu for the summer

Information: 12 June 2014

The 2014 Taste of London festival kicks off on Wednesday 18th June and to celebrate Cellar Gascon are going to be featuring a ‘Best of Taste’ menu at Cellar Gascon over the Summer from Wednesday. The menu...

Black Vanilla launch Wimbledon-themed pop-up at Harvey Nichols

Information: 11 June 2014

How cute is this? Last year we had the Wimbledon-themed tennis bombe at Mayfair restaurant 34. This year you can try this New Balls Please dessert on the menu at Black Vanila's Wimbledon-themed pop up...

Montagu on Portman Square launches Shakespearean evenings for the summer

Information: 10 June 2014

That William Shakespeare was a wise old goat. After all he did come up with the line "Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers." (Yes we can Google Shakespeare food quotes along with the...

A sneak preview of the new Barrafina in Covent Garden

Information: 10 June 2014

Updated 10/6/14 with dishes and opening date The original Barrafina in Covent Garden is one of Soho's most revered (and hard to get a seat at) restaurants. We've long been watching the development of the...

Mr Musubi pop-up restaurant brings Japanese snacking to Off Broadway

Information: 09 June 2014

To be honest, when we first had someone tell us about 'musubi' we hadn't an earthly what they were. Happily the folk behind Broadway Market stall Mr Musubi were only too pleased to enlighten us -...

Patty&Bun launch Jon Favreau burger for Chef movie release

Information: 09 June 2014

To tie in with the release of Chef - Jon Favreau's new movie about a chef quitting his job to start up a food truck business and rediscover his passion for cooking - London's Patty&Bun have come up...

"Yelp drives the chefs crazy" - we talk to Chef's Jon Favreau

Information: 09 June 2014

Hot Dinners popped along to a screening of Chef this weekend and caught up with writer/director Jon Favreau afterwards who had some interesting things to say about how chefs view critics. As a...

Fire and Feathers piri piri chicken shop opening on Fulham Road

Information: 07 June 2014

Updated 7/6/14 with photo and opening date London has had its fair share of rotisserie chicken joints and with Nando's having such obsessive fans it's a brave person who steps into the fray with a...

Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain among backers bringing La Sala restaurant to Chigwell

Information: 06 June 2014

Footballers are pretty keen on opening restaurants. There's Gary Nevile and Ryan Giggs' Cafe Football in Westfield Stratford (which is a LOT better than you'd expect). Rio Ferdinand owns the...

Homerton's Adam and Eve pub reopens with Cornish Project and Alyn Williams behind new pub menu

Information: 05 June 2014

A good pub, handsomely restored is always a thing of joy, but there are a few more compelling reasons to be interested in the reopening of The Adam & Eve on Homerton High Street. Matt Chatfield of...

Paul A Young launches chocolate and port pairing at Churchills Port House

Information: 04 June 2014

Award winning chocolatier Paul A Young has announced his latest collaboration with Churchill's port. Launched last week, the partnership sees Paul's fine chocolates matched with a series of rare and...

Yard Sale Pizza opens on Hackney's Lower Clapton Road

Information: 04 June 2014

A new pizza restaurant, Yard Sale Pizza, opens on Lower Clapton Road today, offering informal dine in as well as takeaway and delivery to Hackney and the surrounding area. The Yard Sale team are...

The Bar at Bellamy's opens in Mayfair serving cocktails and toasties

Information: 03 June 2014

It was hard for us to focus on the rest of the food offering at new Mayfair cocktail bar The Bar at Bellamy's once we'd seen the immortal words 'Foie Gras toasties'. Now we know that's not for...

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