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Patron Cave à Manger are bringing their Parisian brasserie to Blackstock Road

Information: 07 January 2020

Popular Kentish Town brasserie Patron is expanding - they've picked Blackstock Road for their second site, serving up all manner of classic French wine and dishes.

Test Driving Barboun - a classy Levantine spot on Great Eastern Street

Information: 07 January 2020

From the group that brought us Yosma and Hovarda comes Barboun - an all day spot in Shoreditch with food inspired by all things Levantine.

Caravan open a cafe at The Savoy hotel on the Strand

Information: 06 January 2020

Caravan coffee are starting 2020 strong with a big new tie-in with The Savoy. Not only will they be supplying their coffee throughout the five star hotel, but they've also taken over the hotel's...

Zia Lucia are bringing their pizzas to Aldgate East

Information: 06 January 2020

With restaurants in Islington and Hammersmith already, Zia Lucia have won many fans for their pizzas - available in four types of dough from vegetable charcoal to the more traditional. This sees...

Palm Greens plant-based residency pops up in King's Cross Square

Information: 06 January 2020

If you're full of good intentions over the food you're going to put in your body in 2020, then new King's Cross residency Palm Greens is looking for your business. Having roamed around the markets...

Guy Ritchie's new Fitzrovia pub The Lore of the Land serves beer and venison from his country estate

Information: 04 January 2020

Film director Guy Ritchie's pub empire is expanding. This Fitzrovia pub serves his beer in the pub downstairs and features an upstairs dining room where venison from his Wiltshire estate is on the...

Clapham's Counter culture gets a new vegan residency with Alter

Information: 03 January 2020

It's time for a change at Counter Culture, the small restaurant next to The Dairy (and by the same people) which runs regularly changing residencies. This time it's the turn of Alter, for an...

Yard Sale are going vegan - but not just for January

Information: 03 January 2020

It is - as they say - Veganuary, when you're encouraged to go fully plant-based for a month. But Yard Sale Pizza are going one step further. They already have one popular vegan pizza on the menu -...

Tokyo Pizza brings Japanese pizza and sake to Maida Vale

Information: 03 January 2020

Expect pizzas made with Japanese ingredients at this new Maida Vale spot.

Tower Hill is the next opening for nikkei grab & go restaurant Waka

Information: 03 January 2020

They're already in White City and (re) opened in the City late last year - now Waka are bringing their next Nikkei (Peruvian/Japanese) outlet to Tower Hill, on the edge of St Katharine Docks.

Ogam Korean tapas bar has opened in Islington

Information: 02 January 2020

While wandering through Angel over the Christmas break, we spotted this restaurant that opened somewhat under the radar in December. Owner Tae Yeol Kim was apparently International Korean cup...

Chef Ashley Palmer-Watts leaves Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck group after 20 years

Information: 02 January 2020

It's all change at the Fat Duck Group in 2020 following an announcement on New Year's Day by their executive head chef of Dinner at Heston, Ashley Palmer-Watts that he was leaving. Posting on...

Test Driving Pacific - Shaun Presland's popup at 10 Heddon Street

Information: 02 January 2020

Aussie chef Shaun Presland is the latest chef to pop up for a residency at 10 Heddon Street. We went along to try his much-vaunted take on sushi.

Pizza Pilgrims Victoria will be an immersive journey through Italy

Information: 20 December 2019

Brothers James and Thom are drawing on the Italian journey they made before opening their first pizzeria to inspire the design of their 12th restaurant.

Test Driving Wilder - bringing the UK's larder into the heart of London

Information: 19 December 2019

Take a tour of the UK's best food producers without having to leave London at this new restaurant in Shoreditch.

Russell Crowe is writing and starring in a Marco Pierre White biopic

Information: 18 December 2019

It's a plot you couldn't make up if you tried. But former hellraiser chef Marco Pierre White apparently has a major movie being made about his life. The chef was talking to Irish newspaper the...

Patri is bringing its next New Delhi train-inspired restaurant to Ealing

Information: 18 December 2019

They're big in Hammersmith and Northfields and now Patri is coming to Ealing. There will be a mix of home-style Indian meat and veg/vegan dishes, all served up in a mock train setting.

Million Pound Menu's Jay Morjaria is previewing dishes from JAE at Hovarda

Information: 18 December 2019

Ever since featuring on My Million Pound Menu, chef Jay Morjaria's plant-based food has been in demand. Now the chef, who is currently working on plans to open his own standalone restaurant JAE,...