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If there were an annual prize for the most industrious restaurateurs in London, then 2024's trophy would probably be a dead heat between Jason Atherton and the dynamic duo of George Bukhov-Weinstein and Ilya...

Proof indeed that there is no such thing as bad publicity, the deluge of negative reactions to the arrival of the Yellow Bittern appears to have had only a positive effect on the restaurant's...

Flat Iron continues to be a huge success across town (as you'll know if you ever tried to book one at even close to a peak time). Earlier this year, they opened in Hammersmith, but their latest is...

If you're in the City and permanently thinking about what to have for lunch, the arrival of brand new salad spot Pick Your Own (aka PYO) should be of interest. As the name somewhat gives away, it's a...

You may be the kind of person for whom the very idea of Hyde Park Winter Wonderland is worse than spending the holidays with your in-laws, in which case there's nothing to see here. If, however,...

Eagle-eyed Stokey residents will have spotted the imminent arrival of a new fish and chip shop on their doorsteps. Cod & Brew has taken over the corner site on Stoke Newington Church Street, where...

It's been a while since we've seen a new Homeslice opening (the last was in 2018) and for their latest, Mark and Alan Wogan have gone right up to the Fifth Floor at Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge.  There, you'll...

It's been quite the week for new bakeries opening around town and another interesting one that just caught our eye is Sablé. This is one of those businesses that originally started life as a...

A Hot Dinners exclusive Lebanese restaurant Aline was originally opened by Tarek Farah and his wife Monika back in 2016 and over eight years, it built a loyal clientele for its traditional Lebanese...

There's a bit of surprise news in the world of restaurant critics today. After 25 years of being the restaurant critic at the Observer, Jay Rayner is moving on. But he's not going far, as he's about to...

The Milanese don't mess around when it comes to food, so when you hear that the best sandwich shop in Milan is coming to London it's time to get excited. De Santis has been serving up its legendary toasted...

If you've been up to Muswell Hill recently you might have spotted the queues outside artisan bakery Boulangerie Pierre Alix. We joined the patisserie-loving hordes one weekend and were blown away by...

Mahali and Co have been winning a lot of fans over the past few years as both a bakery delivery and catering company, but now they've landed their own place in Battersea. The duo behind it are...

We'll admit we had to double check this story but apparently, this is an actual thing - KFC have come up with a Willy Wonka-style lickable wrapping paper for the festive season. The paper, which was...

Last year, Aldi launched a pigs in blankets restaurant with unlimited servings of the Christmas staple. It must have been a success because they're back at it again, this time in Shoreditch. As...

It's a bleak start to the week for Finsbury Park residents as two local favourites announce their closure. A few days ago residents noticed that the Pizza Pilgrims restaurant on Seven Sisters Road...

For as long as we can remember, the food on Eurostar's Business Premier has been provided by Le Manoir's Raymond Blanc. However, recently, Eurostar has had a bit of an overhaul, changing its travel...