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Schnitzel Forever moves from delivery-only to restaurant in Stoke Newington

Information: 24 February 2021

Starting life as a delivery-only place during lockdown, this new venture is getting ready to open as a bricks and mortar restaurant in Stoke Newington.

Bone Daddies comes to Putney while Wing Daddies is a spin-off in Kentish Town

Information: 24 February 2021

Bone Daddies is branching out, starting in Kentish Town, with their new pop-up delivery spin-odd Wing Daddies. As you can probably imagine from the name, this is all about chicken wings (which are...

Clapham and Ealing are the latest spots for Yori Korean barbecue

Information: 23 February 2021

It's restaurants numbers four and five for Yori, who are opening their latest place in Clapham and Ealing. Expect their usual reinvented approach to Korean cuisine.

Test Driving Shuk with Restaurant Box - delivering a weekend feast

Information: 23 February 2021

Taking an Israeli-inspired approach to their food, we try the Weekend Box from Shuk and Restaurant Box, designed to keep you well-fed for a few days.

Four Legs are teaming up with Yard Sale for a cheeseburger pizza

Information: 23 February 2021

What happens when the creators of one of London's great burgers gets together with one of the city's great pizza groups? Well, you're about to find out. Next week, Four Legs - the folks responsible for this...

Restaurants will be reopening on 12 April (at the earliest)

Information: 22 February 2021

So, Boris has made his statement and we finally have a much better idea of when restaurants will open. There are to be four stages of reopening in general (although, somewhat confusingly, two dates...

Brat's having a St David's Day weekend popup for their baked cheesecake

Information: 19 February 2021

Next weekend we'll all be honorary Welsh folk - if it means getting hold of one of Brat's legendary cheesecakes. To celebrate the upcoming St David's Day, the Shoreditch restaurant is opening for a...

Three Sheets in Dalston are serving up lockdown sarnies you need to try

Information: 19 February 2021

Since London bars have been closed for what feels like forever, some have changed up their offering during the lockdown. One such award-winning bar doing just that is Dalston's Three Sheets. Unable to...

Bicester's Shan Shui restaurant to open in London

Information: 19 February 2021

Up until now, Shan Shui has had just one location in Bicester Village and it must be doing quite nicely there as they're making the jump to London.

Cincinnati Chilibomb brings chili-filled brioche and chili oil-filled syringes to Shoreditch

Information: 18 February 2021

Tim Brice is bringing his own chilli recipe to Shoreditch and serving it in the middle of a brioche bun, before injecting chilli oil into it...

Test Driving Chotto Matte from Restaurant Box - knocking up a Nikkei feast in your own kitchen

Information: 18 February 2021

If you've ever fancied trying to make nikkei food at home, the Chotto Matte meal kit from Restaurant Box is a low-effort way to do just that.

ASAP Pizza kicks off a guest pizza series, Aziz Ansari pizza included

Information: 17 February 2021

ASAP Pizza, Flor's born-in-lockdown pizza spin-off by Pamela Yung, has something new on the menu for the coming month. They're launching a series of guest pizzas to the menu, and it's also for...

The French Market brings patisserie and wine to Whetstone

Information: 17 February 2021

Three years after opening their successful French wine shop and deli in Tufnell Park, the team behind Authentique Epicerie & Bar have opened a second French food spot in North London. The French...

Occasions by Hakkasan is their new nationwide-delivering meal-kit

Information: 17 February 2021

They were one of the first out of the gate on the first lockdown, selling locally through Supper, and now Hakkasan (getting close to its 20th anniversary) are going nationwide (kicking off with...

Meal Kit Test Drive round-up - MEATliquor, Empire Biryani, Burger & Lobster

Information: 16 February 2021

One of the very few good things to come out of the lockdowns have been some excellent DIY kits from some of London's best restaurants. We tried out some of the latest...

Test Driving the Ceru meal kit - this Levantine meal comes in a very fancy package

Information: 16 February 2021

Ceru is sending out a number of DIY meal kits with a Levantine influence and a lot of flair in the packaging. We gave one of the boxes a try.

Black Axe Mangal and BAO team up for must-have kit box

Information: 15 February 2021

Over the course of the various lockdowns, we've had some interesting deliveries, innovative meal kit ideas and quality collaborations. But honestly this might be the best yet. Black Axe Mangal...

Chef Alyn Williams wins his unfair dismissal case against The Westbury in Mayfair

Information: 15 February 2021

Updated 15/2/21 Chef Alyn Williams' unfair dismissal case following his untimely departure from The Westbury Hotel was heard in court last week and the judge ruled in the chef's favour, agreeing...

Soho's Paradise launches Hōtal Paradise at-home boxes

Information: 12 February 2021

While we can't get down to Paradise's beautiful looking place in Soho at the moment, the Sri Lankan restaurant (also now owners of a shiny new Michelin Bib Gourmand) have made a move into the...

Mr Wilde sees City restaurant Walter and Monty delivering easy dinner parties to your home

Information: 12 February 2021

What's a City restaurant to do when 99.9% of its usual customers are working from home? Well, in the case of BBQ restaurant Walter and Monty on Bevis Marks, they've switched to delivery. Big deal,...

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