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Wild Food Cafe is bringing its vegan delights to Islington's Upper Street

Information: 12 October 2018

Plant-based menus and vegan pizzas will feature at this new Islington outpost

Burger and Lobster are serving up a caviar and lobster dinner in a gold four poster bed. For real.

Information: 11 October 2018

Sometimes we get a press release here at Hot Dinners where the only correct response is "I can't even...". That's firmly the category into which today's story from Burger & Lobster falls. They've installed...

Test Driving Rambla's new Menu del Dia

Information: 11 October 2018

Who doesn't love a cracking set lunch deal? Right now it seems one of the top spots for doing just that in Soho is Rambla. Having heard that they had a new Menu del Dia in place - and it being a...

Daylesford are opening a huge new farmshop and all day cafe in Brompton Cross

Information: 11 October 2018

If you sometimes like to pretend that you live in bucolic Oxfordshire rather than a studio in Peckham or semi in Southgate, then the opening of this huge new Daylesford farmshop with an all day...

Here are all the London Tastemakers on this year's Evening Standard Progress 1000 List

Information: 11 October 2018

Last night, the Evening Standard dropped its annual Progress 1000 list - its roundup of the most influential people in London - at a glitzy party in newly refurbed Leake Street Arches. While the...

Gridiron grill room is taking over the old Met Bar on Park Lane with a restaurant A-Team

Information: 11 October 2018

(Updated 11/10/18 with more images and interviews) There's a wealth of talent behind this modern grill room opening up on Park Lane - with Hawksmoor's Richard Turner and wine writer Fiona Beckett on the...

Test Driving Jolene - three is the magic number for this Newington Green restaurant

Information: 11 October 2018

They already have two very successful restaurants, but Jolene, the new bakery-restaurant from the team behind Primeur and Westerns Laundry, shows the team are getting even better at what they do.

Le Petit Citron sees Brook Green brasserie Mustard given a French makeover

Information: 10 October 2018

Classic French bistro dishes, wines, coffee, and pastries will be the order of the day at this revamped neighbourhood spot.

Market Hall Victoria signs up Roti King, Koya, The Marksman, Monty's Deli and more for its Victoria traders

Information: 10 October 2018

After the success of Market Halls Fulham, the same people are getting ready to open their next big food hall. This time it's in Victoria, where they're taking over a big Victorian building right in...

Usain Bolt is opening his Tracks and Records restaurant in London

Information: 10 October 2018

Usain Bolt may have retired from professional athletics, but that means he's spending more time on his businesses. And one of them is his own restaurant Tracks and Records. He's launching the first...

Pachamama East sees the team behind the original restaurant open in Shoreditch

Information: 10 October 2018

The team behind the original Pachamama in Marylebone and Chicama in Chelsea are bringing Pachamama to Shoreditch, with some Asian influences as well as Peruvian.

Kinilaw and Buko are bringing Filipino food and ice-cream to Hoxton

Information: 10 October 2018

It's a two for one at this new Hoxton restaurant where you can try the Filipino take on ceviche and a menu of artisan ice-creams served in young coconut shells.

Elephant and Castle gets a new wine bar with Diogenes The Dog

Information: 09 October 2018

Lesser-known wines and regions are the focus at this new venture from Sunny Hodge.

Polpetto gets a new chef, look, menu - well everything really

Information: 09 October 2018

Polpetto (from the same stable as the Polpo family) has been given a new lease of life with a redesign, a new chef at the helm and a new menu and wine list to boot too. It sounds like the space has...

Test Driving Casa do Frango - Piri Piri chicken Algarve style in Southwark

Information: 08 October 2018

This wonderful looking dining room on Southwark High Street is serving up Portuguese food and wine with a distinctly London vibe.

Soho House are opening Cecconi's Shoreditch at their new Redchurch Townhouse

Information: 08 October 2018

Expect a bit of Italian pizzazz as Soho House open their Redchurch Townhouse hotel complete with Cecconi's Shoreditch on the ground floor, just a street away from Shoreditch House.

Theo Randall teams up with Colicci to open Storey's Gate Cafe in St James's Park

Information: 08 October 2018

A collaboration between Theo Randall, Colicci, and The Royal Parks with an emphasis on healthy and vegan options looks set to put London's royal park cafes on the map.

Japan Centre and Ichiba are putting on ekiben boxes - for one week only

Information: 08 October 2018

If you’ve been lucky enough to travel around Japan by train you’ll almost certainly be familiar with the amazing bento boxes you can pick up at the stations. They're typically filled with rice,...

Dishoom launches its first cookbook - and yes, the bacon naan roll recipe is in there

Information: 08 October 2018

Ever dreamt of making your own Dishoom-style bacon naan roll at home? Well from next September you can get your hands on the official recipe, with the launch of the restaurant group’s first...

Code's hospitality industry report highlights Brexit and mental health as key challenges

Information: 08 October 2018

The well-being of London’s hospitality workforce has been a big topic over the past couple of years, with industry figures speaking out on on everything from mental health to recruitment and pay...

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