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Pret start delivering dinner to your door across London this week

Information: 17 November 2020

It's got to be hard for Pret. With so many folk working from home, who is in the office to partake of delights such as their mac n cheese boxes or daily soups? So you can understand the company's...

Test Driving The Barbary Next Door - the best of the restaurant delivered to you

Information: 17 November 2020

The Barbary starts delivering home versions of some of its greatest hits. We're big fans of the restaurant - so of course, we had to give this a try...

MEATliquor lands in Bloomsbury, opening in Brunswick Square

Information: 16 November 2020

You win some, you lose some. In the same month as they announced they were closing their King's Cross venue for good, MEATliquor revealed the site of their next new restaurant - Bloomsbury. They'll be opening in the...

Flat Iron bring the best of their beef together in their first meat box

Information: 16 November 2020

Their restaurants may be closed (with a new one near Oxford Street opening imminently) but Flat Iron have taken the opportunity to launch their very first meat boxes.

Bleecker and BAO team up for a double-cheeseburger bao

Information: 16 November 2020

Now, this is a DIY kit to get excited about. BAO is teaming up with the burger masters at Bleecker to delivery the BAO Bleecker kit, and they'll send it anywhere in the UK. It's a limited edition...

Café Spice Namaste launches fund as it prepares to leave its Whitechapel home of 25 years

Information: 16 November 2020

It's a sad way to mark an anniversary. But, as Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala prepared to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Café Spice Namaste, they also had to contend with the fact that they were...

Stormzy's favourite chicken shop, Morley's, is opening in Finsbury Park and Brick Lane

Information: 13 November 2020

If you're not a South Londoner, then news about Morley's may not mean a lot to you. But for people who live south of the river, this fried chicken chain is an gold-plated institution. Founded back...

The Duke Bakery at this Islington organic pub is raising funds for StreetSmart

Information: 13 November 2020

If the onslaught of emosh Christmas ads has already got you sobbing into your laptop, then this story from a London pub may push you over the top. The Duke of Cambridge organic pub in Islington is...

Hawksmoor launch Hawksmoor at Home Local - ading a lot more than steak to the menu

Information: 13 November 2020

They're already delivering Hawksmoor at Home boxes nationwide and have a pretty excellent selection of at-home cocktails - and now Hawksmoor is taking the next delivery step, launching Hawksmoor at...

Creams Cafe are delivering a brand new doughnut range

Information: 13 November 2020

Creams Cafe has a pretty big following in town but if the lockdown has made it harder for you to get to your nearest branch - they're now bringing something new to you. They've just launched two new...

Quo Vadis comes to you with a new at-home box, pie included

Information: 13 November 2020

If you've been missing the food of the great Jeremy Lee - either in the small Quo Vadis restaurant or if at the private club - then you're finally getting a chance to try his food at home. Together with...

Angela Hartnett's Murano has a decadent white truffle box for delivery

Information: 12 November 2020

Cafe Murano has already launched deliveries and meal kits - but now Angela Hartnett's flagship, Michelin-starred restaurant, Murano, has also just launched a brand new at-home kit and it's going big...

Test Driving Anglo Thai's Banquet box - a feast of Irish beef with Thai influences

Information: 12 November 2020

Anglo Thai have created the ultimate steak dinner - with wine to match. We had to try it out...

Virtual vinology - we sign up for the Online Wine Tasting Club

Information: 12 November 2020

Taking wine tasting online, when people can't meet in person, proves to be a lot of fun. Here's how it actually works...

Harrods have started delivering ready meals to Knightsbridge folk

Information: 11 November 2020

Plenty of London shops and restaurants seem more on it for Lockdown 2.0 with plans for delivery ready to spring into action. Step forward Harrods which is now delivering food from its Dining and...

Rico! Rico! is Sabor's new casual delivery service

Information: 11 November 2020

During the last lockdown, Nieves Barragan's Sabor restaurant launched Sabor En Casa - a full-on meal kit service bringing the key dishes from her Mayfair restaurant into Londoners' homes. And this...

Jason Atherton and Michel Roux Jr's Le Gavroche are the next to launch meal boxes

Information: 11 November 2020

Latest into the restaurant box fray are two heavyweights - Jason Atherton and Michel Roux Jr. They've teamed up with Lake District Farmers for two new meal boxes that they're preparing in their own...

Lyle's start delivering - with three new food boxes available nationwide

Information: 10 November 2020

As the lockdown continues one of the (few) positives is that there are now many more opportunities to get meals from some of London's best restaurants sent right to your door - anywhere in the...

Levan at Home Test Drive - delivering one of the best pies in London

Information: 10 November 2020

Levan has been a big success both in terms of the physical Peckham restaurant and with their at-home meals. We tested out a delivery of the vegetarian version of their delivery meals - including...

KFC's festive burger is ALL about the gravy with a hash brown gravy 'boat'

Information: 09 November 2020

We're tipping our Christmas party hats today to KFC who have come out with a festive special that is 100% going to have to be tried. The Gravy Burger Box Meal is for everyone that gripes about not...

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