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Fat Duck, St John and Hedone all in World's 50 Best Restaurant List 2018 51-100

Information: 13 June 2018

As the restaurant world prepares for next week's reveal of the World's 50 Best Restaurants list for 2018, the creators of the list have amped up the excitement by releasing in advance the second...

La Mia Mamma brings a rotating series of Italian chefs to Chelsea

Information: 13 June 2018

La Mia Mamma is trying something different from your traditional Italian restaurant. They'll be focusing on specific regions of Italy at a time - and to help with that, they're importing Italians...

Test Driving Temper Covent Garden - Neil Rankin's winning pizza joint

Information: 12 June 2018

Neil Rankin is back with his third Temper - this time in Covent Garden - and it's all about pizza. We head along to see how he's put his stamp on it.

Belsize Park’s newest pub is The Belrose, and they’ve got a south-facing beer garden

Information: 12 June 2018

Whether you’re after brunch, lunch, pizza or charcuterie, the Belrose should have you covered. And while you wait for your food, you may as well quaff a pint of their homemade IPA in their...

At Borough’s Yen Burger, swap your burger cheese for kimchi and shiso

Information: 12 June 2018

Yen Nguyen is brings her East-meets-West burger chain idea to life, featuring ingredients like shiso, edamame and kimchi on gluten-free buns from Bread Ahead.

Soho's Kiln is crowned top restaurant in the UK at the 2018 National Restaurant Awards

Information: 11 June 2018

The National Restaurant Awards have been announced and it's very good news for Soho's Kiln. Last year it was a new entry at number nine - and now it's jumped right to the top of the list. And it's...

Grab a selection of sweets and savouries at Knightsbridge’s new Platter

Information: 11 June 2018

Whether you’re two people heading to the Hyde Park, or a bigger group eating in, catering firm Platter are setting up a permanent spot in Kensington to suit.

Dan Doherty is taking over the Royal Oak in Marylebone

Information: 11 June 2018

Update - Dan Doherty tells us all about the new pub, right over here. Original story follows Dan Doherty has been very busy of late. Not only is he a judge on the BBC's Britain's Best Home Cook and is...

Malt + Pepper bring their beer-soaked menu to King & Co for three-month residency

Information: 11 June 2018

By now, Clapham craft boozer The King & Co must surely have one of the London’s most frequently changing kitchen rosters, having just announced yet another residency. This time it’s Malt + Pepper,...

We try The Lanesborough's Frida Kahlo inspired afternoon tea

Information: 11 June 2018

Treat yourself to a wonderful afternoon tea at The Lanesborough

10 Anthony Bourdain quotes on food that show what a top bloke he was

Information: 08 June 2018

This feature could have been ten times as long, because so much of what Anthony Bourdain said or wrote was - well - brilliant. You may not have agreed with him, but then as Bourdain himself, said,...

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain dies at 61

Information: 08 June 2018

Anthony Bourdain, arguably one of the most famous food celebrities in the world, has died at the age of 61. At the time of writing, information is unclear, but it's being reported as an apparent...

Zelman Meats just added a whole heap of snow crab to the menu

Information: 08 June 2018

If crab is your thing, then snow crab definitely needs to be on your to-try list. And thanks to Zelman Meats in Soho, now's your chance. They've just taken in 500lbs of snow crab and it's on their...

Morso brings grappa galore and homemade pasta to NW8

Information: 08 June 2018

The team behind Morso have been biding their time at their Bloomsbury and Holloway Road pop-ups, but now they’ve finally secured a permanent location in NW8 from which to dish out sharing plates,...

Thanks to Soane’s Kitchen, you can now have bottomless brunch in a walled garden

Information: 08 June 2018

With bottomless brunches, guest chefs, and a light, summery menu served from within a walled garden, there’s about to be a whole heap of new reasons for you to make the trek out west to Walpole Park...

New London restaurant openings to look forward to this Summer

Information: 07 June 2018

We've rounded up the key restaurants you need to have on your restaurant radar this summer - all of which will make staying in town over the summer a total delight.

Test Driving Neptune - a stylish seafood spot in Bloomsbury

Information: 07 June 2018

Bloomsbury just got itself a very stylish seafood restaurant - we went to see what Brett Redman and Margaret Crow have done with Neptune at The Principal on Russell Square.

Mao Chow vegan Chinese brings its devilled eggs and sashimi to Behind The Wall

Information: 06 June 2018

East London's popular vegan Chinese restaurant Mao Chow broke the hearts of plant eaters across town when its last pop-up at Pamela finished. But now owner Julian Denis whose self-proclaimed "inauthentic...

Mayfair's Gazelle restaurant pairs an ex-El Bulli chef with top mixologist Tony Conigliaro

Information: 06 June 2018

Tony Conigliaro is teaming up once more with chef Rob Roy Cameron to open a two floor restaurant and bar on Albermarle Street

Hank's Burgers and Beers are coming to the Deptford Market yard arches

Information: 06 June 2018

They've been a staple of the Deptford street food scene for some time, and now Hank's are launching their first permanent site in an arch at Deptford Market Yard, with their Burgers and Beer...

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