News & reviews

Robin Gill - always one of our favourite chefs - has launched another new initiative to support up and coming talent in hospitality. We went along to the inaugural Home Grown Club at The Manor in...

The ongoing influx of new restaurants to Covent Garden continues - and if you love a good crepe then this one's for you. Mamie's is both a creperie AND a cider bar - with the focus very much on...

It's been quite a while in the planning but the downstairs bar at Rok in Shoreditch is now officially ready to go. The a new 24 seat bar space will open this month and here's what you need to know: They have...

If you are already missing Fowl Mouths after their King & Co pop-up, they're back. Next up for the Japanese pop-up is the Lido Cafe in Dulwich. On the menu will be: Teriyaki Chilli Wings Ponzu Steak marinated in...

It's been three years since we first wrote about Christian Honor - a chef who left his job running a brigade of 200 chefs at The Dorchester to open a weeny cafe in Muswell Hill called Chriskitch,...

There's a fancy new restaurant on the way to Paddington (not something we get to write often) and its chef, Andrea Secchi has plenty of Michelin experience, having worked with Marcus Wareing at the...

The latest brainchild of Daniel Young, who's also behind Burger Monday, is about all things falafel. Just like one of his burger challenges, he's pitting four falafel makers against each other and...

We'd heard a lot about the new "roots to stem" trend at the beginning of the year and here comes the first restaurant to pick up the idea and run with it. An all-day restaurant with healthy food as...

If you've been wondering where Oisin Rogers, London pub manager extraordinaire and key member of our Murphia list, was going to pop up next, then let us enlighten you. Rogers, who ran The Ship in...

Laid back fine dining leads to super-inventive dishes in this new restaurant

We take a visit to Santo Remedio, a new Mexican restaurant in Shoreditch finally bringing some authentic Mexican cuisine to London.

You don't have to be young to enter the Young British Foodie awards - just talented, creative, and always imaginative. The 2016 awards have now opened for entries, with all sorts of luminary judges...

We're already keenly awaiting the return of Swingers, but now there's news of ANOTHER crazy golf venue coming to the City.  Junkyard Golf (already a big hit in Manchester) will be taking over the...

Updated 4/4/16 with soft launch details One of London's most highly rated pizzerias has just announced its plans to open a new restaurant. Santa Maria has been wowing pizza lovers in Ealing since...

You may have been reading about White Lyan's revolutionary new 'wine' offering - the revolution being that they don't actually grapes to make it. Instead the team have been creating drinks based on...

It's springtime so time for all the street food markets to come out of hibernation and the next up is Model Market, Street Feast's hugely popular Lewisham outing (we popped down for a look last...

Now THIS looks impressive. Proud in Camden are completely revamping their roof terrace for the summer to celebrate 150 years since the book was published. There will be Mr Rabbit and walking,...

It's been fifty long years since England lifted up the World Cup. But rather than dwell on how many opportunities we've had (and failed) to recapture the cup, how about eating out to commemorate the...

Old Street continues to attract new and interesting restaurants this year. Following on from Hill & Szrok and news of Sardine opening in May, comes Enoteca Da Luca. This is the latest launch from...

Updated 12pm  A surprising number of you didn't actually twig that this was our April Fool this year. We've had people contacting us about PR, wondering about soft launch dates - you name it. So if...