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Oslo live music venue to open at Hackney Central

Information: 17 December 2013

Updated 17/12/13 with opening date and menu details. Taking over the old railway station at Hackney Central this November is Oslo - a food, drink and music hub. Food will be served all day and then...

Brindisa pop-up shop opens in Brixton pre-Xmas

Information: 17 December 2013

In advance of opening up their place in Brixton next year Brindisa are running a brief pre-Xmas pop up. For three days only, they are setting up shop in their half-completed railway arch at 41-43...

Quality Chop House gets bigger - with a new butchers and shop

Information: 10 December 2013

The return to form of the Quality Chop House has been one of the most welcome additions to Farringdon. Now it's about to get a little bit bigger with the addition of The Quality Chop House Butchers...

Hanbury Street's chocolate coin factory installation for Christmas

Information: 10 December 2013

If you're still struggling to achieve the correct level of festive spirit in the run up to Christmas, can we suggest that you head post-haste to Shoreditch? Advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy London has set...

Bidding starts for Mince Pie Project - we check out some of the pies on offer

Information: 06 December 2013

Bidding for the Mince Pie Project starts at midday today. Now in its third year, the annual charity event brings together 100 of the UK's best chefs for a Christmas auction. Each of the...

GQ wins Caprice's Christmas window competition

Information: 05 December 2013

We normally associate Christmas windows with shopping and the unveiling of Selfridges and Harrod's yearly vistas, but this year there's a new culinary offering from Caprice restaurants too. They've...

Smokey Tails opens permanent restaurant on Dunston Road in Haggerston

Information: 05 December 2013

DJ Seth Troxler threw one hell of a party this summer with his BBQ popup in Hackney. But now he's put down roots with a permanent restaurant opening officially tonight in Haggerston. Smokey Tails is...

Cafe Football launching at Westfield Stratford by Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville

Information: 05 December 2013

We're not saying that it'll be everyone's cup of tea (or burger and chips) but there's bound to be a lot of interest from footie fans in the new restaurant opening at Westfield Stratford next week...

Obika comes to Soho with a Christmas pop-up too

Information: 04 December 2013

We've had a lot of love for Obika since trying out their enormous mozzarella at Taste of London earlier this year. They've been gradually opening across London, with their latest restaurant coming...

Barrafina to open second restaurant at Adelaide Street in Covent Garden

Information: 04 December 2013

Update - here's a look at the new restaurant. We've had it on our Coming Soon page for a while, but today we got the first confirmation that the second Barrafina restaurant would be opening at...

On the Bab brings Korean sharing food to Old Street

Information: 03 December 2013

(2/12/13 - updated with soft launch details) London's love affair with Korean food shows no sign of abating and one London restaurateur is looking to get in on the act. Linda Lee who founded...

Krug Kreperie pops up with a menu by Pierre Koffmann

Information: 02 December 2013

Popping up in Covent Garden just in time for Christmas is the six day Krug Kreperie experience. Two French chalet inspired dining pods each seating six people, plus a bar, can be found in the East...

MasterChef's Natalie Coleman planning East End restaurant

Information: 02 December 2013

Hard on the heels of winning this year's MasterChef, popular winner Natalie Coleman is out and about at the moment promoting the show's new book. Hot Dinners bumped into her on her rounds to talk...

Churchill's Port House pops up on Greek Street

Information: 02 December 2013

If you've been down Greek Street recently and wondered what the Churchill port house is that's popped up at no 26, then let us enlighten you. It's a three floor temporary educational experience and...

Gizzi Erskine hosts a Twisted Christmas at Hawker House

Information: 29 November 2013

What better way to get in the mood for a thoroughly London Christmas than heading over to Hawker House who'll be hosting Gizzi Erskine's #TwistedChristmas on 14 December. Traders already confirmed...

Green's puts caviar back on the menu at Duke Street

Information: 28 November 2013

Is this a sign of London's improving fortunes? Three years after it was taken off the menu due to customers feeling the pinch, caviar is now back at Green's Restaurant & Oyster Bar. It was...

Experimental Group to Open Covent Garden Wine Bar - Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels

Information: 28 November 2013

Giving us yet another reason to head to Covent Garden, the people behind the Experimental Cocktail Club will open their next London venue towards the end of the year called Compagnie des Vins...

Pork restaurant Blackfoot is coming to Exmouth Market

Information: 28 November 2013

(Updated 28/11 with soft launch details) A new restaurant is coming to Exmouth Market, celebrating all things piggy. Blackfoot is from Tom Ward and Allegra McEvedy, both previously at Leon and is...

Mark Hix launches pop-up Mark's Bar in Selfridges

Information: 27 November 2013

Mark Hix already has a "Hix" restaurant on the ground floor of Selfridges but he's just added a second pop-up for anyone browsing the store's just-launched men's shoe department. It's much, much...

Forget the cronut - Selfridges' biskie is the new sweet treat in town

Information: 26 November 2013

We've had the cronut, the doissant, even the controversial duffin - now Selfridges on Oxford Street wants in on the action and is launching the biskie. The biskie is a cookie/cake/biscuit combo...

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