News & reviews

As we emerge from several lockdowns blinking into the light, we're starting to see more (albeit scaled back) actual awards shows take place and the latest of these is the yearly GQ Food and Drink...

Back before Covid, we reported that the old Grade II courthouse on Clerkenwell Green was being turned into a really interesting new restaurant. It was part of the redevelopment of the building into a...

Hoxton's Rapsa has made a move into the centre of London - as a pop-up in the Selfridges food hall. The Filipino restaurant has launched a six-week pop-up in the food hall, with a focus on Filipino tacos...

It's all change in Camden where new Mediterranean restaurant Azura is getting ready to open in the old Inamo site on Mornington Crescent. We don't know too much about what's planned, but what we do...

The people behind Kricket are getting ready to open something new, and quite different from before. This time it's a standalone basement bar in Soho, called SOMA, taking over the building right next...

Over at Borough Market, there's a new kid on the (butchers) block, when it comes to evening dining. Northfield Farm butchery have moved into the restaurant business, by opening an evening alfresco...

At the Serpentine gallery in London, their Magazine restaurant now has a new team in place. Over the year's it's had various guises, most recently it was a Chuc's. But now it's being run by catering...

It's been a while since we've had a big opening in Stratford (Patrick Powell's Allegra being the most successful) but D&D (the people behind The German Gymnasium, Bluebird, Coq D'Argent, Launceston...

The people who brought London Casa Do Frango are now turning their attention to Cuba. Bar La Rampa will be dedicated to all things Cuban, aiming for an authentic evocation of the country. In charge of...

French chef Cyril Lignac is a big deal the other side of the Channel. Now he's opened his first restaurant in London. We went along to Mayfair to see what it had to offer. 

24/6/21 - updated with soft launch info Next up for Tom Kerridge in London, is a very different type of venture. This time he's teaming up with Mark Emms to create Bad Vegan, which will be coming to...

Sunday in Brooklyn has been a big hit in New York - and they're the latest NYC restaurant to make a splash in Notting Hill. They'll have dishes from the original restaurant (including the famed pancakes)...

Sambrooks Brewery are getting ready to unveil their big new brewery taproom, Sambrooks Brewery Tap, in Wandsworth and they've brought in Crust Bros to be in charge of the food. This is the second...

If oh-so-Instagrammable drinks and cakes are your deal, then you'll be wanting to hotfoot it to Marylebone next week where a very photogenic-sounding cafe is opening. How Matcha! - the clue is in...

The folks behind Afroposure, who work to champion diversity in food and drink, last week launched their first London vending machine that we think you should know about. The machine, to be found on...

Opening this month in the old Shep's spot next to Chick 'n' Sours is The Duchess of Dalston. And while new bars are a pound a penny in this part of Dalston, the provenance of this particular bar...

Bocca di Lupo is still going strong on the home delivery front. We gave their summer BBQ offerings a go. 

Popular wagyu steak and sushi spot Hot Stone now have a central London restaurant  - we visited for some DIY hot stone steak cooking and top level sushi.

Heading to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year? There's a distinct G&T theme to some of the gardens at this year's show.