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My Hot Dinners - Howard Marks picks his favourite restaurants

Information: 11 March 2013

From former drug baron to best-selling author to DJ and crime novelist, Howard Marks aka Mr Nice, isn't short of a story or two to tell. So he'll make a particularly good host for Disco Bistro's...

Monocle Cafe to open on Chiltern Street in Marylebone

Information: 11 March 2013

Monocle, the global affairs magazine and media brand founded by Tyler Brûlé, will open its first London café at 18 Chiltern Street, Marylebone in early April. The 15-seater café follows the success...

Keith McNally’s Balthazar London opening in Covent Garden

Information: 10 March 2013

Updated 10/3/13 with full opening hours. Ever since they pipped Jeremy King and Chris Corbin to the post in securing the site of the old Theatre Museum in Covent Garden, it’s been presumed that...

Monikers restaurant and bar opens on Hoxton Square

Information: 08 March 2013

Things have been moving so fast in Hoxton and Shoreditch recently, that we'd (almost) be forgiven for missing a new opening. Which is a long way round of saying that Monikers on Hoxton Square crept...

Jason Atherton opens Little Social on Pollen Street

Information: 08 March 2013

Just across the road from Pollen St Social, Jason Atherton is opening up his first of two new restaurants this year. Little Social at 5 Pollen Street opens on Monday 18 March. It'll be a French...

Spit & Roast Spring residency at Dalston superstore

Information: 08 March 2013

East London fans of fried chicken should rejoice. The Spit & Roast crew are rocking up to Dalston Superstore for an eight week residency on the Kingsland High Street. From 23 March they'll be at...

Helene Darroze menu at Maille Le Drunch popup in Spitalfields

Information: 08 March 2013

Brunch? Bof - that's so 2012. Apparently now it's all about Le Drunch - a concept winging its way across the channel from Paris. It's their term for the meal that's seen lunch slip slowly towards...

Wahaca South Bank puts grasshoppers on the menu

Information: 07 March 2013

It may be one hell of a publicity stunt, but you've got to give Wahaca credit for coming up with its latest menu addition - grasshoppers. To raise awareness of sustainability, particularly around...

Kimchee To Go opening on the Strand and New Oxford Street

Information: 06 March 2013

Popular Holborn Korean restaurant Kimchee is expanding into the takeaway market by opening two new stores in quick succession. The first Kimchee To Go will open on the Strand on 2 April - the second...

Le Dauphin team are at London's Zetter Townhouse for one night only

Information: 06 March 2013

In Good Company is the pop up night that started at Le Dauphin in Paris when London's Tony Conigliaro crossed the channel to bring his cocktail making skills to the Parisians. Now they're returning...

Tim Anderson’s Nanban pops up at The Prince Arthur

Information: 05 March 2013

While he works towards opening up his Shoreditch restaurant, MasterChef winner Tim Anderson is continuing to do pop-ups to help hone the eventual menu when it opens. He's just announced details of...

Who's Cooking Dinner? 2013 raises £381k for charity

Information: 05 March 2013

The sun is actually shining in London, Spring is here and on top of all that cheer we hear that some rather brilliant chefs managed to raise a whopping £381k for charity last night. The event -...

The Ship Wandsworth reopening with new menu, bar and outdoors area

Information: 04 March 2013

Popular food pub The Ship in Wandsworth is getting a bit of a swanky reburb. They're completely rebuilding their outside bar area, which fronts on the Thames, creating lots more seating outside...

Brooklyn Feast in Dalston pairs street trucks with Brooklyn Brewery beer

Information: 01 March 2013

The upcoming #brooklynfeast sounds like it might be worth checking out. Billed as "a unique beer tasting & street food pairing evening in the heart of Dalston, the event is on Tuesday 12th March and...

Ex Petersham chef launches Claude's Kitchen in Parson's Green

Information: 01 March 2013

It's great to see small local restaurants being creative in where they open - for example Brixton's Salon which now occupies the room above deli Cannon & Cannon. Now a new restaurant, Claude's...

The Ebury reopens as No.11 Pimlico Road with new look and new menu

Information: 01 March 2013

Old gastropub The Ebury has had a major makeover and is reopening as No. 11 Pimlico Road this month. They've completely done away with the old boozer fittings and have freshened it right up. Over in...

Gordon Ramsay leaves Claridges - new restaurant on the way

Information: 28 February 2013

It's been on the cards for a while (and we had this down as one of our 2013 predictions) - but the news broke today (in the Standard) that Gordon Ramsay is finally exiting Claridges. His tenure...

Bompas and Parr's fruit salad boating lake at Kew Gardens

Information: 28 February 2013

They created a giant punch bowl you could row across and put a boating lake on the top of Selfridges. Now food installation artists Bompas & Parr are turning their sights on Kew. They'll be...

Rosewood London to open on High Holborn with new restaurant, terrace and bar

Information: 27 February 2013

Now this is interesting. Ultra luxe hotel group Rosewood have just announced they’re opening a hotel in London – and the restaurant promises to be something quite spectacular. They’re pouring £85m...

New bar, restaurant and club 3 Cromwell Road to open in South Kensington

Information: 27 February 2013

If you're taking in a bit of culture at South Ken, then there's a new place to head to if you start getting a bit of museum ennui. 3 Cromwell Road was only fairly recently launched as members' club...

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