News & reviews

We stay in for once and have a top Indian meal from Motu delivered to us. 

Michelin starred chef David Munoz has landed in London with his DiverXO offshoot, StreetXO. We take it for a Test Drive. 

A taste of South African barbecue, Hammer and Tongs, is coming to Farringdon Road with a braai grill that’s a whopping 3m in size, and a menu bursting with local ingredients. We’re not going to lie -...

A ripple of excitement goes through the London food scene when a new Barrafina opens. So we confidently predict a positive reaction to news that the new one on Dean Street is about to open. Taking over much...

It’s all change for Matsuri St James as it finally shuts up shop for the last time after 23 years, reopening its doors several months and £2.5m later with a brand new name and menu. The new...

Laoise Casey is Chef de Partie at Paradise Garage and is taking over the reins at the Manor with Eloise Dawes for their next Homegrown Supper Club - we asked her to tell us more... Robin Gill...

Burgers and beauty will finally be together at last thanks to Haché’s latest quirky pop-up, giving attendees the chance to tuck into some new burger creations while taking in some fairly slick...

Hot Dinners exclusive It looks like 2017 is starting strong with news that the Experimental Group are going to be opening their first London hotel - oh and they've only gone and got Ollie Dabbous to...

Popular street food brisket purveyors have put down roots...

Hot Dinners exclusive You might have come across charcuterie champions Cannon and Cannon at Borough Market or at a number of market stalls across town. Well now they're getting ready to open a big...

So this may be the most altruistic Christmas party menu in London. Chicken Town in Tottenham already does a lot to promote healthy eating and careers in hospitality. Now it's using the Christmas...

The hugely popular Dumpling shack is heading for a pre-Christmas pop-up before settling on a permanent venue. You might have come across them (aka John Li) in Broadway market and they also had a...

We know there are a LOT of Nutella fans out there, so you'll be very pleased to discover that there's a winter pop-up on the Fifth Floor terrace of Harvey Nichols devoted to just that. The space has...

Duck Duck Goose will be bringing a properly meaty Cantonese menu to Pop Brixton, when it opens its Hong Kong-inspired diner in January. For starters and nibbles, there'll be takeaway classic Prawn...

If the idea of sitting out on terraces isn't quite your thing during winter, you'll want something that's a bit more like the Pilsner Urquell Winter Garden that's just launched beside Galvin Hop in...

We were pretty excited last month by the news that superlative fruit and veg folk Natoora had opened a space in Selfridges, but they've gone one step further this week, opening their own standalone shop in...

Update 11/11/16 with soft re-launch info The Patty & Bun at Shoreditch is re-launching and they've adding 50% off food for a week into the bargain. And there's more seating for everyone while you're...

From the naked male torso vodka luge to a guest list that ranged from Hugh Bonneville and Alastair Little to Suggs and James Blunt, the great and the good of Soho turned up last night to celebrate...

We've previously talked about the very welcome Zelman Drinks, from the people behind Zelman Meats and Goodman, that's set up shop right outside the entrance to Finsbury Park station. And now we've...

Following on from the hugely popular Exmouth Market and Kings Cross venues, Caravan has opened a third restaurant, south of the river. We check it out.