News & reviews

  Amethyst sees chef Carlo Scotto open a spectacular looking restaurant in Mayfair that's all about its tasting menu. We went down to try it out.  

Elsewhere Coffee Roasters in Deptford (and who also have a Cafe in Herne Hill) are expanding - this time with a new cafe that's heading to Brockley.  And while the coffee will, of course, be a big...

Chef Adriana Cavita brings both style and substance to her new solo venture, on Wigmore Street.

London streetfood fans searching for the next hot thing to get their teeth into are going to need to head out to the Greenwich Peninsula . Joining the ranks of traders at the Design District Canteen is...

Le Bab have become big hitters in London's kebab scene in the past few years - as well as launching the odd innovative concept like their Kebab Queen restaurant. Now they're getting ready to launch their...

Fancy buying a bit of restaurant history? Due to a reburb at Mayfair restaurant Sketch this Spring, certain items of furniture from the Gallery restaurant's previous incarnation have gone up for...

London's cafe scene got a boost at the weekend when fashion and lifestyle brand Aimé Leon Dore opened their London flagship store in Soho. Why it's of interest to us is that it means that, like the...

  Updated 6/6/22 with Soho soft launch info Burger and Beyond have had a pretty successful two years, all things being considered. They were one of the very first restaurants out of the door with a...

A sign that the London restaurant scene is fully getting its post-lockdown mojo back again came last night with the return of the annual Croquetas Challenge. Last held in 2019, the event hosted by...

Burger slingers Patty & Bun have reached two digits with their latest opening - the newest in Notting Hill will be their 10th restaurant in London They've opened on Portobello Road (taking over from a...

Chet's sees an LA chef come to London for a pop-up featuring American classics withThai flavours. We head down to the Hoxton in Holborn to try it out.  

Updated 31/5/22 with list of competitors It's been three long years since we last had the pleasure of a Scotch Egg Challenge but the much fought over title is back after a pandemic lull. Now...

Back during the dark days of lockdown and early pandemic days, many people impressed with their ability to get new creations off the ground while still sticking by the rules (unlike certain people...

The wait is finally over as the latest series of Stranger Things has finally arrived (well, the first half of it anyway).  A big launch from Netflix usually sees them putting on an event or two in...

If you’re in the mood for burgers or have ever encountered Lucky Buns while on your travels in Washington DC or Baltimore, then you’d best get to Carousel Fitzrovia next month, because the US burger...

Get your chicken puns ready, Mother Clucker is setting up a restaurant in Islington, having previously found fame as a street-food truck in 2013 and then a UK-nationwide delivery service in 2021. You...

With rooftop bars suddenly becoming destination de rigueur for Londoners eager to make the most of spring weather (or perhaps everyone just read our recent feature), comes news of another that has...

25/5/22 - updated with new opening plans If you’ve not heard of Le Cordon Bleu you must have been living in some kind of cryogenic culinary time capsule. The famed culinary arts and hospitality...

After success at King's Cross, The Harts Group have opened a second Parrillan at Borough Yards - bigger than before and with an indoor restaurant too. We went down to try it out.  

24/5/22 - Updated with launch details They've opened little yellow, blue and orange doors around town and now the same people are bringing The Little Scarlet Door to Soho. It's part of the big...