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Valentina Fine Foods to open flagship store and restaurant at Shad Thames

Information: 16 April 2015

Valentina Fine Foods already have four branches in London (Sheen, Putney, Chiswick and Notting Hill) but their newest opening in Shad Thames will be a flagship store and restaurant for the Italian...

Alfresco dining for Chelsea - Test Driving Ivy Chelsea Garden

Information: 15 April 2015

It's the latest Ivy, following hot on the heels of Ivy Market Grill, but this one comes with a huge garden too. We head over for a look.

Broadgate Circle is about to completely revitalise City dining

Information: 14 April 2015

We've been hearing for a while about various restaurants opening up in the new Broadgate Circle which properly opens tomorrow, 15 April. And with this opening upon us, we're really becoming aware of...

Yauatcha City brings dim sum and a patisserie to Broadgate Circle

Information: 14 April 2015

While Alan Yau is just opening a new place next to the original Yauatcha, the Hakkasan group are moving further afield with their next venue, opening on Broadgate Circle (which itself have loads of...

Seamus Mullen launches weekend brunch at Sea Containers

Information: 14 April 2015

This bad boy is the steak and eggs - just one of the epic dishes hitting London's burgeoning brunch scene when Seamus Mullen launches his new brunch at the Mondrian this weekend. The menu wil be...

Circle Pizza Co lands at Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen

Information: 14 April 2015

There's a newcomer on the way to Hoxton Square as a pizza restaurant, Circle Pizza Co, comes to Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen for a permanent residency. The pizzas all have a sourdough base that's...

Asia de Cuba reopens with new look and menu

Information: 14 April 2015

It's all go at Asia de Cuba, the restaurant at St Martins Lane. The restaurant has been underdoing a redesign - both of its space and menu - and the booking line reopens today. The chef behind the...

Summer Tales comes to Old Street, from the people behind Night Tales

Information: 13 April 2015

The first glimmer of sunshine has brought Londoners out in force - now comes Summer Tales, a street food and cocktail pop up that promises to bring a "touch of the jungle" to East London's Old...

Regent Street rooftop Aqua Nueva undergoes big revamp

Information: 13 April 2015

Aqua Nueva - the rooftop restaurant in the heart of the West End, is having a makeover: they're calling it 'New Nueva' - and promising a series of menu changes and events. What's being planned? The refit, by...

Model Market returns to Lewisham this weekend

Information: 13 April 2015

Hot on the heels of their Hawker House winter residency, London’s nomadic night market, Street Feast returns to Lewisham this weekend (Friday 17th/ Saturday 18th April) for their second summer at...

Maître Choux specialist patisserie arrives in South Kensington

Information: 13 April 2015

Opening its doors in South Kensington today is specialist patisserie Maître Choux. The patisserie is the work of top pastry chef Joakim Prat, who first moved to London from Michelin-starred Can...

Tim Anderson to host Nanban pop up residency at United Ramen

Information: 13 April 2015

Multi-talented chef and 2011 Masterchef winner, Tim Anderson, has just announced a two week collaboration with Islington ramen shop United Ramen. With a permanent home for his restaurant Nanban still in his...

Polpo's next restaurant is coming to Chelsea

Information: 10 April 2015

After going west to Notting Hill, Russell Norman and Richard Beatty's Polpo is staying west for their next restaurant, which will open in May on Duke of York Square, just off King's Road. While...

SL28 in Holloway is London's first members-only coffee bar

Information: 10 April 2015

A new coffee house in London is making headlines and it's not because of its quality of its crema. SL28 - named after a Kenyan variety of coffee - is causing a stir because it's London's first...

Hawksmoor duo to open second Foxlow on Stoke Newington Church Street

Information: 09 April 2015

Update 9/4/15 - We popped into the soft launch of Foxlow over the weekend. The room looks great, with loads of light getting into both the ground and lower ground rooms. The outside seats (two...

Truscott Arms launch the Pig Board bar snacks

Information: 09 April 2015

Now this we do like. It's a new addition to the Truscott Arms, a bar snack called the Pig Board. It is (from the right): Pork cracker - pork skin cooked, dehydrated and then fried. Pigs ears -...

Dale Osborne joins Terroirs as Head Chef

Information: 09 April 2015

We've been wondering where Dale Osborne (who opened Chiltern Firehouse with Nuno Mendes) would pitch up next and now we know. He's just been appointed Head Chef of Terroirs. He's going to take over...

Clodagh McKenna brings Irish pop-up restaurant to Selfridges

Information: 09 April 2015

Updated 19/5/15 with gallery from first night Irish food writer and TV chef Clodagh McKenna is heading to London. She'll be running a three day pop-up restaurant at Selfridges showcasing Irish food...

Country garden pop-up comes to Sky Pod at Sky Garden

Information: 08 April 2015

While it looks like the good weather is with us for a short while, there's another option to sit out in the garden if you prefer the security of a cover over your cocktail. The Sky Pod bar at Sky...

Gordon Ramsay to open Maze Grill at 11 Park Walk

Information: 08 April 2015

Updated 8/4/15 with opening date and booking details When the news broke a year ago, that Gordon Ramsay had bought back the lease on the site where he'd first come to fame with Aubergine, there was no...

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