News & reviews

Le Deli Robuchon is reopening, delivering patisserie and more to central Londoners

Information: 10 June 2020

It may not be offering the much-Instagrammed dish Le Caviar or langoustine ravioli to go, but Le Deli Robuchon - which is starting its delivery service - does have a few luxe tricks in its...

Brook House pub in Fulham is doing a weekend Bus Stop BBQ popup

Information: 10 June 2020

While we wait for info on just how pubs and restaurants will reopen, some have been pretty inventive on making money during the lockdown. Over in Fulham, we were alerted to the existence of Bus Stop...

Attawa is a new Punjabi restaurant, opening in Dalston with a MasterChef semi-finalist's menu

Information: 10 June 2020

During the lockdown, some new restaurants that were due to open instead kicked things off with a delivery service. One of those is Attawa in Dalston, which has a menu that's been created by Arbinder...

Nando's are coming to you with a new DIY recipe box

Information: 10 June 2020

If you're not within the delivery area of a Nando's but have been craving some of their peri peri chicken, then this is the recipe box you've been waiting for. Nando's have teamed up with Mindful...

The Ledbury makes staff redundant and will remain closed 'indefinitely'

Information: 09 June 2020

While restaurants cling on as best they can until they're allowed to reopen, some have - like Leonardo di Caprio in Titanic - let go of the liferaft and slowly slipped away. It's fair to say that...

It's nearly time for the return of the McDonald's breakfast

Information: 09 June 2020

If there's one thing the lockdown has taught us very clearly, it's the "you won't miss it until it's gone" lesson. This was proved with McDonald's which was something of a guilty pleasure before...

American chain The Cheesecake Factory is coming to London - here's what you need to know about it

Information: 09 June 2020

Update - 9/6/20 Fans of the Cheesecake Factory rejoice (and by the original reaction to this story - there are a lot of you)! More cheesecakes are coming to London - and beyond. They've just added the...

Mei Mei is coming back to Borough - and delivering nationwide too

Information: 09 June 2020

If you're a fan of Elizabeth Haigh's Mei Mei, as we were, or didn't manage to visit it in Borough Market before the lockdown - we have some good news. Not only will Mei Mei be back in action in...

Yauatcha's rainbow dumplings are helping feed hungry kids

Information: 09 June 2020

Well, now - aren't these pretty? These gloriously rainbow coloured potstickers are a dish to order that'll not only brighten your day but start someone else's off well too. Yauatcha have brought...

Test Driving Wright Brothers At Home - from the shore to your door

Information: 09 June 2020

While we wait for London's seafood restaurants to reopen for business, Wright Brothers are bringing their amazing seafood from the fish markets of Brixham right to Londoners' doors. We took a box to...

Richard Corrigan starts Bentley's delivery service with Mr Oyster Boy

Information: 08 June 2020

Right now, we can't think of anything we'd like more than to perch up at the marble counter at Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill with a glass of fizz and oysters being shucked in front of us. But, while...

Fink's Salt & Sweet finally reopens, following a pre-Covid flood

Information: 08 June 2020

We were delighted to see our local spot Fink's Sweet & Salt reopening its doors late last week. The popular Highbury cafe and store has been shut since October following a devastating mains pipe...

Golden Union is returning to Soho with a new buttie menu

Information: 08 June 2020

We've already heard about how Soho is hoping to pedestrianise over the summer to give it a post-lockdown boost and now there's news of the return of a Soho staple - Golden Union. The much-loved fish and chip...

22 June may be the reopening date for pub gardens and restaurant terraces

Information: 08 June 2020

Are we within weeks of seeing the UK's restaurants and pubs reopening? That's the considered opinion of The Financial Times which, over the weekend, reported that Ministers have identified June 22...

Trivet pastry chef co-launches London Loaves with a Ritz alum

Information: 08 June 2020

We have two pieces of Trivet-related news today. First, their pastry chef Arran Schaffer has moved on to create a new project with ex-Ritz pastry chef de partie Derya Adema, called London Loaves. It's a...

Pied a Terre is delivering Michelin-starred vegan meals

Information: 05 June 2020

Vegans were already well catered for at David Moore's Pied a Terre, with dedicated a la carte and tasting menus on offer. Now, they've kicked off their delivery service and this has started with an...

Chefs at home - what London's chefs are cooking for themselves during lockdown (5 June)

Information: 05 June 2020

Over the many long weeks we've been in lockdown (wait - is that still actually on?) we've really enjoyed bringing you our weekly roundup of what London's chefs have been making for themselves at home.

The Ledbury unveils an impressive provisions box

Information: 05 June 2020

There are a few meat and provisions boxes doing the rounds at the moment, not least The Blacklock box or the impending one from Pitt Cue. But now the same people behind those, Warren's Butchers, has...

Andi Oliver brings Andi's Wadadli Kitchen and Caribbean food to Clapton

Information: 04 June 2020

Great British Menu's Andi Oliver is getting ready to deliver. This time she's teaming up with The Crooked Billet in Clapton to launch Wadadli Kitchen and it's all about Caribbean food. Here's how...