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Bread Ahead launch interactive online baking workshops

Information: 13 May 2020

One result of the lockdown is that it seems to have turned an awful lot more people into budding bakers. But if you're finding that learning from books or the odd Instagram live tutorial isn't quite...

Dumplings' Legend reopens for business delivering xiao long bao and more

Information: 13 May 2020

Well now, this is welcome news. Given how much Chinatown suffered in a drop off in trade the weeks before lockdown, any signs of revival there are doubly appreciated. So we're delighted to reveal...

MEATliquor is back, delivering burgers to London

Information: 13 May 2020

We're writing more and more about restaurants that are slowly reopening after the initial pandemic shutdown and the latest to join them are burger merchants MEATliquor.

Homeslice are back, serving up pizza for delivery from Marylebone and Shoreditch

Information: 13 May 2020

13/5/19 - updated with Shoreditch details. The next restaurant to return from lockdown is Homeslice pizza - starting with Marylebone and following up with Shoreditch. They're open for both delivery...

Yes, it's true. McDonald's is finally reopening...

Information: 12 May 2020

Updated 13 May 2020 with Drive-Thru news It's the news that a lot of folk have been waiting for. McDonald's today confirmed that it will be reopening its first UK restaurants within the next two...

Clipstone has reopened, preparing meals for Fitzrovia (and delivery too)

Information: 12 May 2020

The Woodhead Group are already having big success with the Quality Chop House delivery service (even though we're experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms from going so long without one of their pork...

Gymkhana is reopening for delivery (alongside Hoppers, Trishna and Brigadiers)

Information: 12 May 2020

Returning triumphantly in February after recovering from a major fire, the revamped Gymkhana was open for just over a month before being closed again due to the lockdown. But no more - one of the...

Rice Error, the new rice box delivery service from Bao, is here

Information: 12 May 2020

Updated 12/5/20 with new location opening dates If there's one new delivery venture in London that everyone has their eye on, it's Rice Error from the people behind Bao. First off, here's what they...

Test Driving Issho-Ni at Home - turning your home into an izakaya

Information: 12 May 2020

This East London Japanese restaurant and bar doesn't just want to deliver sushi - they're bringing the whole experience to your home.

Fancy a Supersizers dinner out with Giles and Sue?

Information: 11 May 2020

Well, this sounds like fun. If you're a fan of the TV show Supersizers, then here's your chance to step back in time with Sue Perkins and Giles Coren. The pair are offering a dinner out as part of a...

Hackney now has a roving pub service serving freshly poured pints

Information: 11 May 2020

Despite the Prime Minister talking about a potential July opening for some hospitality businesses, most people suspect that pubs - particularly those without big beer gardens - will be among the...

Little Duck Home Kitchen is the home version of The Picklery in Dalston

Information: 11 May 2020

As we now know, restaurants aren't going to return in any kind of dine-in version until July at the earliest, so there will be an increasing amount hoping to (at least temporarily) morph into an...

London's bars and restaurants won't open before July (but they're still delivering)

Information: 10 May 2020

Like pretty much the whole country, those working in the London hospitality industry tuned into the Prime Minister's broadcast tonight, to see if there was a sign of when restaurants and bars might be...

Chefs at home - London's chefs are cooking for themselves during lockdown (8 May)

Information: 08 May 2020

Looking for inspiration during lockdown? With chefs at home rather than in their restaurant kitchens, many of them are showing just what's possible to knock up in your own home. We've picked five of...

Angela Hartnett's Cafe Murano starts delivery from Bermondsey

Information: 07 May 2020

Ever since we spotted her talking on Instagram about getting ready to do takeaways, we've been waiting for Angela Hartnett to release more details. In an email to customers today she finally...

Corbin & King look to help staff by giving them 50% of all voucher sales

Information: 07 May 2020

Jeremy King is known for sending out irregular missives, with updates on the business, thoughts on Brexit (spoiler - not positive) and more besides. Earlier this week, his latest email talked about the...

Shake Shack's burgers are back in London

Information: 07 May 2020

Update - 7/5/20 There are even more Shake Shacks on the way! This time they're opening two Deliveroo kitchens, so they're reaching areas of London that were previously deprived of Shack Burgers and...

Manteca returns, this time delivering Saturday feasts alongside Smokestak in Shoreditch

Information: 07 May 2020

They've already opened Smokestak for Saturday delivery/pickup - now it's the time of David Carter and Chris Leach's Manteca. However, this isn't Manteca served from their Soho restaurant - instead, the...

Test Driving José Pizarro's tapas - get the whole José experience at home

Information: 06 May 2020

José's tapas bar may be closed, but you can get the complete Pizarro experience at home, delivered. We gave it a try.

Nobu London is delivering - and that includes their black cod miso

Information: 06 May 2020

Yes, that's right - it's another re-opening! This time it's the turn of high-end Japanese restaurant Nobu, which is kicking off its new delivery service from today. They'll be on both Deliveroo and...

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