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Baggio Vegan hit up Walthamstow with their plant-based burgers

Information: 17 January 2022

They've been plying their Amalfi-coast inspired Italian burgers in and around Walthamstow for the past five years, but now father and son team Baggio Burger are stepping things up. Last week they...

One Hundred Shoreditch will have a new seafood restaurant and a Mr Lyan bar

Information: 17 January 2022

17/1/22 - Updated with photos London's Ace Hotel didn't manage to last the pandemic, with confirmation that it had closed permanently back in September. But just because Ace has gone doesn't mean...

Want to know where the restaurant in Boiling Point is?

Information: 14 January 2022

What's Boiling Point? Released to rave reviews, Phil Barantini's one-take, low budget film Boiling Point is set in a fictional restaurant in Dalston and follows a single night in the lives of the...

Test Driving Cafe Deco - a Bloomsbury delight of thoughtful cooking

Information: 13 January 2022

Anna Tobias' first solo venture Cafe Deco has been quietly building a fanbase in Bloomsbury. It was definitely time to make a visit.

Buns From Home's second bakery is now open in Holland Park

Information: 13 January 2022

One of London's hottest new bakeries has just opened a new store, in Holland Park, making West Londoners' plans to diet in January utterly futile. Buns from Home is the passion project of local...

Shan Shui will serve up roast duck and katsu sandos at Heathrow Airport

Information: 12 January 2022

Already popular in Bicester Shopping Village when bargain hunter shoppers need something to revive them for that discount Gucci haul, Shan Shui is getting ready to open its second restaurant - this...

Goila Butter Chicken will be Carousel's first long-term residency

Information: 12 January 2022

If your game was really good during lockdown you might have been lucky enough to try a delivery from Goila Butter Chicken. Mumbai-based celebrity chef Saransh Goila has - and these are their words -...

Duckgate - how Westerns Laundry's duck neck dish went viral

Information: 11 January 2022

It's the dish that made a North London restaurant go viral this week. When Westerns Laundry put up a shot of their stuffed duck neck on their Instagram page, they presumably never thought the story...

Test Driving Ding Dong Dim Sum - dumplings direct to your door

Information: 11 January 2022

If you fancy a dim sum feast at home but don't fancy cooking, this new delivery option could be the answer.

Ottolenghi heads to Chelsea's Pavilion Road for his next deli opening

Information: 10 January 2022

10/1/22 - updated with opening date The foodie hub that is Chelsea's Pavilion Road is soon going to be home to one of Yotam Ottolenghi's biggest neighbourhood delis. The all-day spot will open from...

Yolk brings egg pots and sandwiches to Soho

Information: 10 January 2022

After a first glance at the name, you might expect Yolk to be the latest of London's trend of egg-based restaurants. And while eggs are indeed on the menu, it's actually also about sandwiches or, as...

Gordon Ramsay's looking for future food stars for his TV show

Information: 10 January 2022

The first series of his new TV show hasn't even aired yet, but Gordon Ramsay is already scouting for talent for the second series which is filming this summer. Future Food Stars sees the chef...

Hot Stone relaunches in Fitzrovia as RAI and it's all about omakase

Information: 10 January 2022

Mid-pandemic, Hot Stone launched their second restaurant in Fitzrovia - but now it's getting a relaunch as a completely new restaurant called RAI. Still led by their Executive Chef Padam Raj, It'll be a...

Alkebulan Dining Hall will be a London food hall celebrating African cuisine

Information: 07 January 2022

London hasn't had a brand new food hall since the pandemic started - and much of what we do have has been closed on and off over the past two years. So it's good news on all fronts to hear about a...

Abandon Ship sails from Scotland to Covent Garden

Information: 05 January 2022

Abandon Ship are pretty big in Scotland (there are two Abandon Ship bars there already and the group behind them has 13 in total) and now they're getting ready to launch in Covent Garden. Taking over what...

Stem & Glory brings plant-based food to Broadgate Circle

Information: 04 January 2022

22/9/22 - Updated with the opening date Stem & Glory, the plant-based restaurant in The City, moved pretty far afield for their second restaurant, opening in Cambridge. For their third opening,...

Cicchetti is coming to Knightsbridge

Information: 04 January 2022

San Carlo already have two Cicchettis in London (and a few more restaurants too) and now they're gearing up for a third - this time in Knightsbridge. As with their previous restaurants, it'll all...

Michel Roux Jr joins Dishpatch for his first meal kit offering

Information: 04 January 2022

Restaurant meal kits just went up a whole new level with the news this week from Dishpatch that they'd signed up none other than Michel Roux Jr to their roster. The chef patron of Le Gavroche will be...

Hartnett, Roden, Hutson and Maan head up New Year Honours list

Information: 01 January 2022

Updated 2/1/22 with the addition of Amrit Maan Four people who are definitely starting 2022 on a high are the chef Angela Harnett, hotelier Robin Hutson, cookery writer Claudia Roden and...