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Test Driving The Jones Family Kitchen - East London dining hits Belgravia

Information: 29 May 2018

Belgravia gets a cracking new neighbourhood restaurant with a lovely terrace to boot

Borealis is bringing Nordic food to Fora workspace in Borough

Information: 29 May 2018

Workspace pioneers Fora who've worked with Stevie Parle at Palatino in Clerkenwell, are teaming up with restaurateur Soren Jessen for their opening or Borealis in Borough.

Bleeding burgers, boozy popsicles, the return of Rita's and more - your weekly news round-up

Information: 25 May 2018

From more bleeding burgers to the return of Rita's, we bring you all the news that was fit to print (but we just didn't get around to covering elsewhere this week)...

Little Kolkata goes permanent in Covent Garden

Information: 25 May 2018

Little Kolkata has been a successful supperclub specialising in Bengali cuisine. Now they're settling down with a permanent restaurant in Covent Garden with a bigger menu, new dishes and more.

Bagatelle London opens for business on Mayfair's Dover Street

Information: 24 May 2018

With restaurants in all the key globetrotting hotspots - NYC, Miami, Dubai etc - a London branch was way overdue for this upscale international chain.

Test Driving The American Bar at The Stafford London - the historic bar gets a sympathetic revamp

Information: 24 May 2018

This hidden St James gem has been around since before World War II, but with a new cocktail list and bar menu it should attract a slew of new fans.

Hansom Lambert on winning on the Million Pound Menu and their upcoming restaurant Epoch

Information: 24 May 2018

Episode one of the BBC's new business series Million Pound Menu - think Dragons' Den meets First Dates - saw two 20-somethings picking up a whopping £750k-£1m from backer Atul Kochhar for their...

Test Driving The Petersham - the Richmond nurseries bring their A game to Covent Garden

Information: 24 May 2018

One of two new restaurants opened up by the Boglione family in the heart of Covent Garden - this mixes British seasonal produce with an Italian aesthetic.

Joe Allen puts its off-menu burger on the menu for a month-long burger series with guest chefs

Information: 23 May 2018

For years, the off menu burger at Joe Allen has been one of the worst kept secrets on the London restaurant scene. I mean, it may have been off menu but at any given time you'd easily have found...

Top London chef Clare Smyth catered the royal wedding's evening party

Information: 23 May 2018

Details are now coming out about the evening reception at the royal wedding and, according to reports the chef responsible for the evening meal for the 200 chosen guests at Frogmore House was none...

Victoria Beckham launches Scott's summer terrace

Information: 23 May 2018

You've got to hand it to Caprice Holdings. They've really upped their PR game this week. Not only have they unveiled the single most Instagrammed building in London by covering the front of...

St John at Hackney Brewery brings beer and Cypriot food to Hackney Central Arches

Information: 23 May 2018

Hackney Central's railway arches are getting a bit of a revamp, adding a new space for food and drink in the area. And first on the scene will be St John at Hackney Brewery, who will be serving up...

Dubai’s Ruya comes to London with modern Anatolian cuisine

Information: 23 May 2018

Fresh from Dubai comes Ruya and chef Colin Clague, bringing some of the region’s finest traditional food given a contemporary, sophisticated twist that's well suited to the restaurant’s ritzy...

Test Driving Alpes in Pop Brixton - a lot more than just melted cheese (but plenty of that too)

Information: 21 May 2018

We take a look at the newest addition to Pop Brixton, the Alpine-themed Alpes from the Raclette Brothers. There's more than melted cheese here - but that melted cheese is damned fine...

Laurent Tourondel is opening Laurent at the Hotel Cafe Royal - updated

Information: 21 May 2018

The Hotel Cafe Royal has created a brand new first-floor restaurant - and has recruited French chef Laurent Tourondel (who's big in the States) to look after it.

Our/London teams up with top chefs for summer supperclubs

Information: 21 May 2018

Our/London vodka are no strangers to teaming up with chefs over the summer, with their Summer Series last year being a big hit. And this summer, they're at it again, teaming up with some really...

The Jones Family Kitchen comes to Belgravia

Information: 21 May 2018

Following on from their original Shoreditch opening, this is the latest from The Jones Family, this time a Kitchen more than a Project, with a big emphasis on grilled meat.

A plant-based restaurant comes to London Fields with The Field

Information: 21 May 2018

The Field put plants and veg first in London Fields. Se up by the man behind The Porridge Cafe, expect a very veg menu but with the option to pimp up with meat or fish, if you want.

Dank Van American sandwiches shouldn't be Kentish Town's secret

Information: 18 May 2018

Updated 18/5/18 with new dates Down a tiny alley in Kentish Town, barely a few steps away from the Pret and Greggs on the High Street, you'll find Dank Van. No, it's not an unpleasantly damp and...

Arthur's Cafe in Dalston is closing for good

Information: 18 May 2018

"Arthur’s has never closed, not even when bombs rained all around. Every weekday on the dot of 7am, the doors open and the faithful flood in." Sadly, the words that the then-Guardian restaurant...

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