News & reviews

Hackney's Towpath Cafe has reopened - with dinner service planned and a new book on the way

Information: 10 September 2020

One of London's best loved cafes reopens for business today. The announcement that Hackney's Towpath Cafe would reopen will surely be met with joy by its legions of fans. In a post on their website, owners...

In and out: Test Driving the grouse menu at 45 Jermyn St. and the Glorious Grouse kit from Mac and Wild

Information: 09 September 2020

For London's grouse lovers there are two ways to enjoy the game bird - in restaurants and at home. We gave both a try.

Katsubo is serving up Japanese milk bun burgers at Mayfair's The Lucky Club cocktail bar

Information: 09 September 2020

We're always in the market for an enticing bar food menu and news reaches of a particularly moreish sounding one in Mayfair. The Lucky Club is a cocktail bar in the basement of streetwear label The...

Pantechnicon is a five storey Nordic and Japanese dining and shopping spot opening in Belgravia

Information: 08 September 2020

London's first huge new opening since lockdown will be in the heart of Belgravia. Pantechnicon offers five floors of dining and shopping on Motcomb Street, devoted to all things Nordic and Japanese.

The Black Book in Soho sees former members' bar TRADE become a wine bar for all

Information: 08 September 2020

It used to be known as TRADE, the members' bar for people in the hospitality business, but now it's being replaced by The Black Book, a new wine bar that's open to all of Soho. The team running...

Test Driving Sollip - something quite unique in Bermondsey

Information: 08 September 2020

Sollip in Bermondsey takes some of the European cooking techniques that the owners have great experience in and mixes in their Korean background to offer something quite unique to Londoners. We went...

Kol is the London restaurant from Noma Mexico's Santiago Lastra

Information: 08 September 2020

He was the man behind the launch of Noma Mexico and now Santiago Lastra is opening his own restaurant in London called Kol. It'll feature Mexican cuisine with UK ingredients.

The Dairy returns - opening as Bermondsey Larder on Tower Bridge Road

Information: 07 September 2020

It's been a tumultuous few weeks for Robin and Sarah Gill, owners of The Dairy in Clapham. Three weeks ago they made the sad announcement that they were having to close their much-loved restaurant. It was a...

Shake Shack release their Vegan ShackBurger in London

Information: 07 September 2020

Kicking off this week, vegan Londoners have a new burger to try. Shake Shack are unveiling their first ever vegan burger in the UK on Tuesday and they're hoping it'll hit the sweet spot with those...

Hampton Court gets two new restaurants with Coppernose and 1665 at The Mitre

Information: 04 September 2020

A brand new 5-star hotel, The Mitre, is opening right next to Hampton Court very soon. The building has been there for a few hundred years now but it's just had a boutique hotel overhaul. Ahead of the...

Mark Jarvis takes charge of the food at Liv in Belgravia

Information: 04 September 2020

Mark Jarvis, best known for launching Anglo, as well as Stem and Neo Bistro, is getting ready for his next project. He's joined Liv restaurant in Belgravia (which opened last year) as Chef Director and...

Pophams Home is the interiors shop that you'll want to blow your paycheck in

Information: 03 September 2020

They've already caused an Insta storm with their beautiful pastries and perfect pastas, now London bakery Pophams has designs on your interiors. A week ago they launched Pophams Home - an online...

The Windmill in Mayfair gets a touch of The Guinea Grill magic

Information: 03 September 2020

If you’re a fan of the steaks, the fish and chips, and the Guinness at Mayfair pub The Guinea Grill (take a number) and often struggle to get a table, then its renowned pub manager Oisin Rogers has...

Test Driving Rondo - Hoxton Holborn's new seasonal spot

Information: 02 September 2020

The Hoxton hotel in Holborn has a new restaurant which brings together an ex-St John chef and one of the people behind Quality Chop House. We head down for a look.

Tayer + Elementary reopens with Kitchen FM doing the food

Information: 02 September 2020

A Hot Dinners exclusive One of London's coolest bars reopens tonight with a hot new food offering. Tayēr + Elementary by Alex Kratena and Monica Berg created quite the stir when it first opened (you...

Gordo's pizzeria arrives in Dalston

Information: 02 September 2020

Dalston has itself a new pizza parlour and it looks like this might be a bit special. Gordo's comes from Jesse Elias, who has previously been the senior GM at Yard Sale in Clapton before going it...

Fortnum's is selling dishes from Sabrina Ghayour's new book Simply

Information: 02 September 2020

Sabrina Ghayour's new cookbook, Simply: Easy everyday dishes, is already a bestseller on Amazon even though it's only been out for just over a week. But if you like to try before you buy, then you...

The Berenjak Bazaar adds new kababs, a mazeh box and more...

Information: 02 September 2020

Their kabab kits are coming in for high praise and now Berenjak is going one step further with the launch of Berenjak Bazaar - designed to be a one-stop-shop for Persian feasting. As well as the...

Dishpatch adds Bubala and Farang meal kits for September

Information: 01 September 2020

We've mentioned a few times about how impressed we've been with the release of so many great meal kits both during the lockdown and since. Some companies have emerged that work specifically on...