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Heston Blumenthal wins Chef of the Decade at 10th Observer Food Monthly Awards 2013

Information: 17 October 2013

It was foodie central at the Freemasons Hall in central London tonight as the great and good of the food world gathered to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Observer Food Monthly Awards. As you...

Bompas & Parr join up with Heavy Metal Bowling for a BBQ night

Information: 17 October 2013

Steering very far away from the jellies that they're best known for, Bompas and Parr's next feast will see them linking up with Heavy Metal Bowling at Finsbury Park's Rowan's Bowling Lanes with...

Sticks & Sushi set their sights on Covent Garden

Information: 17 October 2013

(Updated 17/10 with more details) Covent Garden is having resurgence. Once sneered at by the food snobs for its host of cheap and tourist-targeted restaurants, in the last few years we've witnessed...

Topolski bar and restaurant to open on the South Bank

Information: 17 October 2013

It's been a while since a new restaurant debuted on the South Bank but Topolski, which opens there on November 1, is set to change that. Named after the Topolski Century art bunker it replaces (no,...

Jackson and Rye restaurant backed by Richard Caring coming to Wardour Street

Information: 16 October 2013

Updated 16/10/13 with menu details Fresh from opening his laidback Soho joint Grillshack, Richard Caring is now backing another Soho-based restaurant by the duo behind it - Mark Askew and Hannah...

Bjorn van der Horst signs up for new Rosewood London opening

Information: 15 October 2013

(Updated 15/10 with menu details) It had been a while since we heard from chef Bjorn van der Horst. There was a lot of love for his Eastside Inn when it opened where Burger & Lobster now is in...

First look at the Rosewood London which opens today on High Holborn

Information: 15 October 2013

Apparently there are forces at work to rebrand Holborn as Midtown. If they succeed, it'll probably be in part to the super glamorous new hotel that opens today - the Rosewood London. We popped along last...

Rabot 1745 cocoa restaurant and shop coming to Borough Market

Information: 14 October 2013

With perfect timing for National Chocolate Week (14-20 October) comes news of a cocoa-based restaurant that will open in Borough Market next month. Rabot 1745 is the brainchild of the founders of...

Malmaison London relaunches with new restaurant Strip Bar & Steak

Information: 14 October 2013

The London Malmaison in Farringdon is currently getting a bit of a refurb and along with that, a new steak restaurant too. The new basement restaurant will be the lurid-sounding Strip Bar & Steak - its...

The burger 'cronut', Frieze restaurants, steak deals and more - our Friday roundup

Information: 11 October 2013

Burgers take on the cronut craze Over in Soho, BGRG on Wardour Street has taken the burger craze in a whole new direction with the Dessurger. It's their take on the cronut craze and features a sugar...

Angela Hartnett opening Cafe Murano at the original Petrus site

Information: 11 October 2013

Not content with opening Merchants Tavern in Shoreditch and Hartnett Holder & Co in Lime Wood, Angela Hartnett is launching her second solo venture in the very building where she started her career...

London's Artesian tops the World's 50 Best Bars for 2013

Information: 11 October 2013

We're big fans of the Langham's Artesian - and particularly Alex Kratena's Martinis - so it's great to see that it's once again topped the World's 50 Best Bars list for the second year in a row (and...

Chicken Shop goes south to Tooting

Information: 10 October 2013

Following on from Vauxhall's Dirty Burger, Soho House are continuing their south of the river ventures and have confirmed that the second Chicken Shop will, as expected, open in Tooting (even though...

Tim Anderson previews Nanban dishes at Cuisinart ice-cream class

Information: 10 October 2013

Being a successful chef these days means more than just being able to turn out top quality nosh at short notice. Instead, we increasingly look to these culinary professionals to provide us with...

Ex Novikov chef opens Ballaro Sicilian restaurant on Haverstock Hill

Information: 10 October 2013

North Londoners get a new Italian restaurant as Ballaro prepares to open on Haverstock Hill. Certainly the people behind it sound worth a punt - Chef Carmelo Carnivale is the former Head Chef at...

Far Rockaway restaurant, bar and art space comes to Curtain Road

Information: 09 October 2013

A big new Shoreditch spot, named after a neighbourhood in Queens, launches on Curtain Road this week. Far Rockaway bills itself as a place where "New York's compelling urban culture comes to the...

Japanese pub Kurobuta pops up on the Kings Road for three months

Information: 09 October 2013

We've already talked about the Japanese pub being opened by Scott Hallsworth (ex Nobu and Wabi) by Marble Arch. Well while work on that continues, Scott has created a pop-up version down on the...

Bibendum Oyster Bar given redesign and new menu

Information: 08 October 2013

26 years after it first opened, the oyster bar at Bibendum is undergoing a radical redesign. The bar has been given a comprehensive update by Sir Terence Conran and Richard Doone. The new-look bar will...

Mayfair pub The Running Horse gets a big revamp and a new cocktail bar, The Whip

Information: 08 October 2013

The Running Horse in Mayfair, which has been around since 1738 has had a rather major wash and brush up and re-opens soon under new owners James Chase of Chase Distillery and Dominic Jacobs, ex bar...

Tirage Champagne et Plats bar to open on Bishopsgate

Information: 08 October 2013

An interesting team with experience at some of the country's top restaurants has behind the opening of Tirage on Bishopsgate next month. Their concept is to offer one of the largest selections of...

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