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St John are offering a new pie service during lockdown

Information: 12 February 2021

Updated 12/2/21 with more menu details If you're looking for silver linings in these incredibly uncertain times we're in, then we think we can provide you with some of that. St John may, like every...

Test Driving the Petersham Nurseries' Cafe Dine-At-Home box

Information: 11 February 2021

As you might imagine, the at home offering from Petersham Nurseries is every bit as tasteful as you'd expect - they'll even include candles and plants in your delivery. We put it to the test.

Curry Club are bringing chefs together to cook for London's vulnerable

Information: 10 February 2021

This is a lovely idea, guaranteed to warm the cockles of even the most frozen heart. A whole bunch of restaurant and food folk are coming together to cook food for vulnerable Londoners. Curry Club was...

Empire Biryani is Gunpowder's new delivery service

Information: 10 February 2021

On a grey day in February in Lockdown what better news could we bring you than the arrival of a new home delivery biryani service? Better still, it comes from the founders Harneet Baweja and Devina Seth,...

Panadera is a Kentish Town bakery from the people behind Mamasons

Information: 10 February 2021

Mamasons are best known for their Filipino “dirty" ice cream stores (that's the nickname used to describe ice cream made in a steel drum with ice and salt). But now they're changing gear for their new...

28-50's next wine bar will be in Chelsea

Information: 10 February 2021

The next wine bar from 28-50 (the third in the group) will be on the King's Road. Expect European food alongside a strong selection of European wines - many of them available by the glass.

Great British menu judge Andi Oliver launches Wadadli delivery box

Information: 10 February 2021

Last summer, GBM judge Andi Oliver joined forces with another TV face, First Dates' Fred Sirieix for her Wadadli One Love pop-up in Clapton. The residency was a celebration of Oliver's Caribbean and...

Pidgin are the new guest chefs at Mortimer House, delivering across London

Information: 09 February 2021

In pre-lockdown times, Mortimer House Kitchen had a series of impressive guest chef pop-ups, including Elizabeth Haigh, Oli Brown, Luke Selby, Zoe Adjonyoh of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen and more. And...

Test Driving Hot Stone At Home - omakase to your door

Information: 09 February 2021

Promising a modern omakase experience, we took Hot Stone's new At Home delivery menu for a Test Drive.

Koya will be delivering udon and dashi through your letterbox

Information: 09 February 2021

If you've only been getting junk mail and bills in the post recently, then wouldn't a delivery from Koya really cheer you up? London's top tier noodle restaurant is about to start doing letterbox...

Hawksmoor team up with Ocado to deliver steaks

Information: 05 February 2021

As well as being masters of steak, Hawksmoor have continued to be masters of lockdown, They've shifted what they do towards delivery, ensuring that we can still get their lovely steaks and cocktails and...

Indian restaurant Heritage Dulwich gets ready to open for dine-in

Information: 05 February 2021

Coming from an ex-Tamarind chef, Heritage aims to cook "nostalgic family-taught dishes and unusual foods from lesser-known Indian regions and communities".

Poon's are popping up with a Chinese New Year wontoneria at Joy at Portobello

Information: 05 February 2021

The return of legendary Chinese restaurant Poon's to London with a popup in 2018 was a huge success. Now they're back with a two day pop-up at Stevie Parle's Joy at Portobello Docks. Amy Poon,...

The Breakfast Club are delivering "Yellow Beacons of Pancake-filled Hope" (aka pancake kits)

Information: 05 February 2021

As we're in an age where it's sometimes hard to remember even what day it is, special events and public holidays can really creep up on you. One of those is Pancake Day, which is just around the...

Test Driving Charlie's Weekend Feast Box from Brown's Hotel

Information: 04 February 2021

Promising a taste of their Mayfair restaurant at home, we take a look at British restaurant Charlie's at Brown's and their Weekend Feast Box.

Yield N1 wine bar and shop is coming to Islington's St Paul's Road

Information: 03 February 2021

We've been watching the development of a property on Islington's St Paul's Road with interest for a few weeks. Mainly because it's at the end of our road on the way to the shops and secondly because it...

Table@Vallebona teams up with Jacob Kenedy, Adam Byatt and more for recipe kits

Information: 03 February 2021

Wimbledon village Italian deli Table@Vallebona is much-loved by (and also supplies) a number of top London chefs. So it's taken the next step and worked with them to create a number of special chef boxes...

Gaucho launch at-home meal kits with Beef Wellington, pies and Sunday lunch

Information: 03 February 2021

Latest to join the meal-delivery circuit are mini steak empire Gaucho, who have just kicked off a series of finish-at-home meal kits. While steak itself isn't on the menu, there are two main kits to...

ELD Pizza sees Lagom opening a pizzeria in Hackney

Information: 02 February 2021

News reaches us of a new development from the people behind Lagom, the British/Swedish smoking kings that you'll have seen serving up smoked meats and lots more at Hackney Church Brewery. Now,...

Lyle's add a mid-week dinner box to the mix

Information: 02 February 2021

While the dawn of the meal kit has been responsible for getting us through more than one lockdown, we have noticed that Friday and Saturdays seem to be the main days for delivery. So it's always...

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