News & reviews

The Fat Badger Farm Shop is a new riverside grocers for Richmond

Information: 09 December 2022

Living in their lovely riverside neighbourhood, Richmond residents could be forgiven for thinking they were really countryside rather than city dwellers. And the arrival of the town's first farm...

Checking into Castlemartyr resort in Cork - a five star foodie stay

Information: 08 December 2022

Barely an hour's flight from London you'll find this five star Irish resort hotel complete with stunning new restaurant and plenty to keep you busy for a short break.

Test Driving Terre - a next level experience of fine French and Irish dining

Information: 08 December 2022

An extraordinary new restaurant has opened, just across the Irish sea. We went to check out the hugely ambitious Terre at Castlemartyr resort in County Cork.

Stack & Still have opened a huge pancake restaurant on Leicester Square

Information: 07 December 2022

With perfect timing for the Christmas crowds, Scottish pancake purveyor Stack & Still has just opened its first London restaurant on Leicester Square. It's also their first opening outside Scotland and...

Fred Sirieix is popping up with a G’Vine Cocktail Café in Soho

Information: 07 December 2022

On TV he's best known for his cupid role on First Dates, but in the run up to Christmas Fred Sirieix is going to be busy serving up cocktails and cakes to Londoners. In his role as Ambasssador to...

Sarap Filipino restaurant is looking for a permanent home in Carnaby

Information: 07 December 2022

Its currently a Heddon Street residency. but Filipino-inspired restaurant Sarap is looking for a permanent home, and is using crowdfunding to get it done. If successful, it'll be a good track record for...

Stereo, a new late-night dining and music venue, is coming to Covent Garden

Information: 07 December 2022

7/12/22 - updated with the opening date There’ll be a new reason to dance, dine and linger into the wee hours in Covent Garden soon. With the pandemic closure of Roadhouse, once one of the area’s...

Test Driving Studio Frantzen - a Swedish makeover for Harrods

Information: 06 December 2022

Top chef Bjorn Frantzen has arrived in Harrods with a huge restaurant devoted to his Nordic/Asian cuisine - and a new rooftop to boot. We went down to Knightsbridge to check it out.

Creme's gooey cookies are now in Notting Hill

Information: 05 December 2022

A cafe selling some of London's best cookies has recently opened somewhat under the radar in Notting Hill. Yes, there's a second Creme in London. If you've ever wandered past the Soho outpost,...

Waterloo's Scootercaffe has been saved

Information: 05 December 2022

Back in August, we had the news that Waterloo's much-loved Scootercaffe had suddenly been forced to close after 22 years. In a post on their Instagram account, the vintage cafe's team explained that...

Oita take their Japanese kitchen to Chinatown from Wood Green

Information: 05 December 2022

For the past couple of years, chef Fan Yi's Japanese industrial chic kitchen concept Oita has been operating out of the Green Rooms hotel in Wood Green. The Chinese chef decided to go down the...

Shiro from Aqua brings crystal sushi to Broadgate Circle

Information: 05 December 2022

9/11/22 - updated with a look at the design and opening details As sure a sign as we know that the City is getting back on the front foot is news of a swanky new sushi spot opening in that part of...

MasterChef: The Professionals - what it's like to be part of the show

Information: 02 December 2022

If you've been watching MasterChef: The Professionals, you may have seen a small appearance from a couple of siblings who happen to run this very website. We were part of the pop-up episode where...

Sides by Sidemen bring their fried chicken to Wandsworth

Information: 02 December 2022

They've been huge hits wherever they landed, first as delivery only and then in Wembley's Boxpark and now The Sidemen are back again with a new Sides, this time heading south to Wandsworth. This time, the...

Only Food and Courses takes over the kitchens at The Cheshire Cheese

Information: 02 December 2022

The chef behind the 80s and 90s-inspired popup Only Food and Courses is about to move into more permanent digs. Robbie Lorraine, who first unveiled his restaurant pop-up at Pop Brixton in 2020, has...

MasterChef The Professionals winner Alex Webb turns his Park Lane pop up permanent

Information: 02 December 2022

He won MasterChef the Professionals in 2020 and has been popping up in one form or another at Number One Park Lane for the past eight months, taking over first the terrace and then popping up with a...

Test Driving Cycene - a culinary journey in Shoreditch

Information: 01 December 2022

Cycene sees chef Theo Clench take over at Shoreditch's Blue Mountain School with an inventive tasting menu and a whole new look for the space. We head down to try it out.

Bar Kroketa is a tapas spot in Carnaby devoted to croquetas

Information: 30 November 2022

We'd like to think we know a thing or two about croquetas, having been a judge at the Croquetas Challenge for a good few years now. So we're pretty excited at the prospect of a restaurant devoted to...

Contigo brings high-end Nikkei cuisine to Trafalgar Square

Information: 29 November 2022

Nikkei cuisine, which marries Japanese and Peruvian cuisines, continues to be a big thing in London - the latest Nikkei restaurant to arrive on the scene is Contigo. It's opening in a space that was...