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The Athenian goes plant-based for their latest souvlaki deliveries

Information: 17 April 2020

More and more restaurants are going delivery-only during the lockdown, but we haven't seen quite as many vegan restaurants make the move, so far. One that is shifting is souvlaki merchant, The...

Chefs at home - London's chefs are cooking for themselves in self-isolation (17 April)

Information: 17 April 2020

Looking for inspiration? With chefs self-isolating at home, many of them are showing just what's possible in your own kitchen. We've picked five of the best from the past week.

Selfridges launch DIY food kits to keep you busy, including halloumi, bacon and more

Information: 15 April 2020

Have you been furloughed and currently have a little more time on your hands? Selfridges think that now might be the time to kick off a project or two, so they have a range of food kits to get stuck...

Peckham's Coal Rooms are back as Fat Boy BBQ (bringing their Sunday roasts too)

Information: 15 April 2020

Peckham's Coal Rooms are back - but not quite as they were before the lockdown. While the main restaurant is closed, they've just launched a new spin-off called Fat Boy BBQ. As you might imagine,...

Jackson Boxer's Orasay is now delivering to Londoners

Information: 15 April 2020

Over the past few weeks, Jackson Boxer has been tormenting foodies by posting pictures of sandwiches he's been doing at his restaurant Orasay for lucky regulars. But now, he's extending the joy...

Farang launch their new Larder service with meal kits, ready meals and more

Information: 14 April 2020

Over in Highbury, top Thai restaurant Farang has an interesting new offering during Lockdown. With just the one chef - owner Sebby Holmes - in the kitchen, they've launched Farang Larder this week. As...

The Good Egg are now doing a Bake Your Own Babka kit

Information: 14 April 2020

Right up there among some of London's very best baked delights is the chocolate babka from Stoke Newington's The Good Egg. But if you've been missing your babka fix since the lockdown began, then...

Test Driving the Patty & Bun lockdown DIY burger kit

Information: 13 April 2020

Have you been missing Patty & Bun? They've just released their DIY burger kit, so we took on the task of making the perfect Patty & Bun burger from home.

Chefs at home - London's chefs are cooking for themselves during lockdown (11 April)

Information: 11 April 2020

Looking for inspiration? With chefs self-isolating at home, many of them are showing just what's possible in your own kitchen. We've picked five of the best from the past week.

Eat and cook with other Londoners at The Deli Cat - a virtual supper club

Information: 09 April 2020

Online wine tastings, where you try wine (sent to you in advance) from the comfort of your own homes, have been around for years. But the current Lockdown has encouraged food and restaurant folk to...

Darby's in Nine Elms is opening its hatch as a bakery and deli

Information: 08 April 2020

8/4/20 - Update - after temporarily closing, the Darby's hatch is now up and running again. Down in Vauxhall, Robin Gill and his team at Darby's are opening their hatch, having turned the restaurant into a...

Leon has launched its new delivery service, Feed Britain

Information: 08 April 2020

They may have closed all their London restaurants, but now Leon are back with a completely new service that delivers right across London. Called Feed Britain, they're looking to make it easier for...

Côte launch Côte At Home - bringing their restaurants to your door

Information: 08 April 2020

We've been talking a lot about what London's more independent and high-end restaurants are doing since the lockdown but, of course, the chains are finding it hard too. So it's interesting today to...

Dominique Ansel Bakery extend their Cronut delivery range for Easter

Information: 08 April 2020

In the past few weeks, we've seen more and more restaurants, cafes and bakeries open all over town, offering delivery for the first time. But every so often there's something that you really want...

Mark Hix's restaurants go into administration

Information: 07 April 2020

We all know how tough it is in the restaurant business right now, so we're sad to be reporting the demise of Mark Hix's restaurant empire. The news was broken by The Telegraph over the weekend,...

The Feelgood Food Feed - cheery news during the coronovirus crisis

Information: 07 April 2020

If you're looking for news stories to take your mind off the awfulness of the current coronovirus crisis, you've come to the right place. Here's what the food world are doing to make things just a...

Monty's Deli are running a salt beef bagel delivery service

Information: 07 April 2020

We'll be honest, we completely missed this news when it was first announced - but if we didn't know, there's a good chance you didn't either. So think of this as a public service announcement. Many...

Get beer from your favourite London restaurants at home, including Bao, Salon and more

Information: 06 April 2020

The latest lockdown version of "let the restaurant come to you" comes from delivery beer company Biercraft. They've teamed up with a pretty impressive list of restaurants, creating cases featuring the...

Chefs at home - London's chefs are cooking for themselves in self-isolation (3 April)

Information: 03 April 2020

Looking for inspiration? With chefs self-isolating at home, many of them are showing just what's possible in your own kitchen. We've picked five of the best from the past week.

The Oystermen have launched a shop that delivers across London

Information: 03 April 2020

We've already seen that many restaurants are becoming shops during the current lockdown, and the latest to join them is The Oystermen. They may be based right in the heart of London in Covent Garden -...

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