News & reviews

Davies and Brook, Daffodil Mulligan and more win at the GQ Food & Drink awards

Information: 29 June 2021

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...

Government confirms aim for full lockdown lifting on 19 July

Information: 28 June 2021

Updated 28/6/21 with confirmation of the date. With new Health Secretary Sajid Javid in charge, the government has now confirmed that the 19 July date for full reopening remains the main target and...

Florence Knight will be head chef at the Sessions Arts Club in Clerkenwell

Information: 28 June 2021

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...

Rapsa launches a Filipino taco pop-up in Selfridges

Information: 28 June 2021

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...

Azura is bringing a taste of the Aegean to Camden

Information: 28 June 2021

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...

SOMA is the new standalone bar in Soho from Kricket

Information: 28 June 2021

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...

Northfield Farm butchery launch an alfresco supper club at Borough Market

Information: 25 June 2021

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...

The Magazine at The Serpentine Gallery reopens with a new chef and climavore menu

Information: 25 June 2021

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...

D&D's Stratford restaurant will be Haugen at The Pavilion

Information: 25 June 2021

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...

Bar La Rampa will bring Cuba to Fitzrovia (with a menu by TATA Eatery)

Information: 24 June 2021

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...

Test Driving Bar Des Pres - a Paris import for French chef Cyril Lignac with a London edge

Information: 24 June 2021

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.

Tom Kerridge goes semi-vegan with Bad Vegan

Information: 24 June 2021

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...

New York restaurant Sunday in Brooklyn is coming to Notting Hill

Information: 23 June 2021

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)...

Crust Bros pizza comes to Wandsworth as part of the big new Sambrooks Brewery Tap

Information: 23 June 2021

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...

How Matcha! is Marylebone's new coffee and cake shop devoted to the green powder

Information: 23 June 2021

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...

Peckham Levels now has a BAME food and drink vending machine

Information: 23 June 2021

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...

The Duchess of Dalston is a new cocktail bar from the Callooh Callay team

Information: 22 June 2021

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...

Test Driving Bocca At Home's summer BBQ offering

Information: 22 June 2021

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

Test Driving Hot Stone Fitzrovia - DIY steaks, top level sushi and more

Information: 22 June 2021

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.