News & reviews

When none other than top chef Giorgio Locatelli proclaims your takeaway pizza to be worth of five stars in a taste test, then you must be doing something right. So it's good news for Brixton locals that...

Opening their doors this week in Peckham are Bando Belly - a new food business that's a perfect mash up of food cultures. Serving up soul food fusion, it's the brainchild of Londoners Naz Ramadan...

The team behind popular Hackney spot Nest, are expanding to West London with this new seasonal British restaurant on Wandsworth Bridge Road. 

London's Charlotte Street is seeing a very European takeover this month as Herman Ze German makes way for an Italian import. Flower Burger originated in Milan five years ago where its...

This new rooftop sushi space may currently be shuttered during lockdown, but it's still sending out amazing sushi across London. 

The latest place to kick off a new delivery service for the new year are Sugoi JPN - they've just launched Japanified - starting in Wimbledon and expanding to Stockwell soon.  Broadly inspired by the...

Top French chef Cyril Lignac is hoping his brand of Parisian cool will sit well in London with this Mayfair restaurant being his first international opening. 

This Balham Chinese restaurant has a strong focus on sourcing along with celebrating the very best in Chinese cooking (with a view to training more chefs in the techniques too). 

  Meal kits and boxes are very much the rage at the moment - and if you're looking for something with a special touch this might be the very thing. Core by Clare Smyth is one of the very few...

When London emerged from its first lockdown all those months ago, one of the first restaurants to completely reinvent itself was Tomos Parry's Brat. While the original restaurant stayed where it was...

Lucky Hornsey Road folk. They've waited patiently for a great place to get coffee and pastries and, like London buses, two came along in quick succession. Tucked in right beside the super popular...

Back in June, it was revealed that popular Notting Hill Pizzeria was shutting its doors - with founders Edy Piro and Paolo Petrillo announcing plans to make a comeback at some point. That point has...

Following in the footsteps of indie businesses like Pizza Pilgrims and Homeslice, pizza giants PizzaExpress are the latest to enter the pizza DIY kit business. Launching next week, fans of the...

It may be slightly overcompensating, but if you're really missing restaurants and want to recreate that vibe in your own home, you could look at buying some of restaurant designer Martin Brudnizki's new...

The UK restaurant world lost a major player this week with the death of Albert Roux, OBE, KFO. His passing was announced this morning in a notice issued by his family which stated: "The Roux family has...

Updated 24/5/21 with City opening date They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and if that's the case, the folks at Eggslut should be tickled pink by the launch of new egg-based bun...

With podcasts (and newsletters) being the big media story of recent lockdowns, news of another foodie one should prick interest. Life on a Plate from Waitrose launches tomorrow. It's hosted by...

After the launch of their vegan 'butcher' (which has proven to be very popular indeed), Rudy's are also getting ready to bring their vegan diner to Islington (when restaurants open up again).  It'll be...

Physical restaurants may not be able to open at the moment, but that hasn't stopped them coming up with exciting new delivery options. Straight out of the gate this morning is Quality Chop House's...

Here we go again. As of today, we're all in another national lockdown - and that means the rules are changing. Without beating around the bush - here's what you need to know: There's a stay at home...