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Bubbleshop by Sandia Chang will sell grower Champagnes and Bubbledogs kits

Information: 23 July 2020

Bubbledogs and Kitchen Table might be closed for dining in for the moment (although Bubbledogs is on Deliveroo) but there's some good news for Bubbledogs fans. Sandia Chang is launching Bubbleshop...

Tom Aikens at home - we Test Drive Musette

Information: 23 July 2020

While his Muse restaurant is closed, Tom Aikens has created a delivery service called Musette. We got stuck in.

Nuno Mendes launches a weekend brunch at The Scolt Head

Information: 22 July 2020

Need a reason to feel good about staying in town for the summer? Well how about the fact that top chef Nuno Mendes is about to start doing weekend brunches in De Beauvoir? The Chiltern Firehouse...

The Green Room is the South Bank's new alfresco restaurant and bar

Information: 22 July 2020

The South Bank's Green Room bar may have closed for good last year, but it's being resurrected in a different form this summer. The Green Room #2 will be an alfresco garden space, open for the...

Tottenham Hale club The Cause launches the Costa del Tottenham

Information: 22 July 2020

With nightclubs the businesses most affected by the Covid shutdown (and the last to come out of it), it's unsurprising that some have found other ways to make money in the meantime. Up in Tottenham, The...

Heston Blumenthal launches Dinner at Home - yes, you can take away Meat Fruit

Information: 21 July 2020

Heston Blumenthal is bringing Dinner back to London in stages - and one of them involves a takeaway version of his famous Meat Fruit. The restaurant will be launching with the Garden Terrace on 1...

Stanley's restaurant opens in Chelsea with a huge courtyard area

Information: 21 July 2020

New to Chelsea, Stanley's features a menu with an emphasis on British produce and has the ace-in-its-sleeve of a big outside courtyard for alfresco drinking and dining.

Test Driving La Petite Maison - a slice of Nice in Mayfair

Information: 21 July 2020

London's La Petite Maison is the group's flagship restaurant. As it reopens, with a new oyster bar, we take a look to see why it's still pulling in the crowds.

Stein's on the Quay is the Padstow pop up restaurant to visit this summer

Information: 20 July 2020

Sunny weather got you planning your summer escape from London? Well, there's a new restaurant in Cornwall's foodie capital, Padstow, that you might want to try. While a lot of cookery schools fall...

Veggie Pret's bakery counter goes all-vegan, with new croissants, brownies & more

Information: 20 July 2020

Pret may be having some difficulties at the moment, with fewer workers in the office, but the Veggie Prets continue to be very popular. And they're moving to the next stage of development with the...

Harrods has a new Baccarat Bar that's open until midnight

Information: 17 July 2020

If you're after a swanky new bar experience then the Baccarat Bar, which has just opened at Harrods, looks to be the place. The jewel-like bar, which has its own entrance that allows it to open...

This cookbook raising funds for BAME Covid victims is a must-buy

Information: 17 July 2020

Great food can be an enormous source of comfort, and the author of a new cookbook hopes not only to provide the people who buy it with great dishes to cook, but also raise funds for those in need. Community...

Selfridges are launching Market on the Mews street market off Oxford Street

Information: 17 July 2020

It was one of the first big London stores to reopen its food department, and now Selfridges is getting in on the street market act. They're taking over the mews behind the Oxford Street store at...

Where you've been dining out in London's restaurants (Jul 16)

Information: 16 July 2020

With London restaurants back up and running. we've pulled together the best of your dining-of Instagram shots.

Ikea launch Plant Balls - the vegan equivalent to their legendary meatballs

Information: 16 July 2020

We're among many, many people who have a not-so-secret love of the Ikea meatballs. A trip to the store isn't the same without a plate of meatballs and chips and then taking home even more for the...

Mãos returns with a new room, a solo dining space and a provisions box

Information: 16 July 2020

Last year, Mãos in Shoreditch won a coveted Michelin star, but just a few months later one of its founders Nuno Mendes, announced that he was leaving. Since then, even more has changed with the very...

The Ned is reopening, and the legendary Sunday feast is coming back

Information: 16 July 2020

Updated 16/7/20 The huge City establishment with 10 restaurants, bars, a private club and a hotel has slowly begun reopening its restaurants - with both Kaia - their Asian-Pacific restaurant and...

Test Driving NASI Economy Rice - Sambal Shiok's neighbour makes for an excellent lunch

Information: 16 July 2020

NASI Economy Rice is the next-door spin-off of Sambal Shiok. We take it for a Test Drive takeaway and find it makes for a pretty perfect lunch.

Test Driving The Garden at The Berkeley - an alfresco Mediterranean feast

Information: 16 July 2020

The Berkeley in Knightsbridge has created a brand new alfresco restaurant at the back of the hotel. We went down for a lunchtime Med-inspired feast.

Buck Street Market container village has Camden's largest rooftop space

Information: 15 July 2020

Updated 15 July 2020 with reopening date It's all happening in Camden, which has been getting its fair share of redevelopments of late. There was Italian Alley in Stables Market, not to mention the...

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