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Selfridges kicks off 10 week celebration of Mexico

Information: 12 March 2015

We don't need much of an excuse to go to Selfridges Food Hall (the St John doughnuts often do the trick) and their Mexican takeover, which has just kicked off a 10 week run, is just another good...

West End shoppers get a new pitstop with The Woodstock Kushiyaki Bar

Information: 11 March 2015

11/03/15 - updated with soft launch details. We're always ready for another London izakaya (translation: boozy Japanese gaff) and the opening of The Woodstock Kushiyaki Bar is going to be a serious...

Burger delivery service Homeburger comes to North London

Information: 10 March 2015

(Update 10/3 - Homeburger is now open with limited delivery slots). If you're in North London (like us) and really fancy a burger, but just don't fancy heading outside "in this weather" then new...

A London lunch venue for oenophiles: we Test Drive Bonhams restaurant

Information: 10 March 2015

The Bond Street auctioneers get a rather good in-house restaurant.

South East Asian smoking in Soho - we Test Drive Bo Drake

Information: 10 March 2015

Bo Drake is combining South East Asian cuisine with plenty of BBQ and smoking in Soho. We head along to check it out.

Berber & Q Middle Eastern and North African grill house to open in Haggerston

Information: 10 March 2015

Updated 10/3/15 with opening date We can tell you right now that there's going to be a lot of buzz around Berber & Q when it opens in Haggerston in Spring. Billed as a Middle Eastern and North...

Jar Kitchen British restaurant to open in Covent Garden

Information: 09 March 2015

Covent Garden's food rennaisance continues as another promising restaurant is getting ready to open (officially) there. It's coming from two friends, Lucy Brown and Jenny Quintero, who left their...

Forzawin kicks of Spring with a new chicken dinner

Information: 09 March 2015

Now firmly ensconced in their permanent Peckham home (and old cash & carry that now houses their 30ft communal dining tables and a wood fired grill), Forzawin are about to kick off their next...

Dirty Bones put a Bloody Dirty Hangover special on for Sundays

Information: 07 March 2015

Feeling slightly fragile after Saturday night shenanigans? You'll be wanting this Bloody Dirty Hangover from Dirty Bones. This Sunday-only special will sort you out with a Mac Daddy, dirty fries and...

Kobe beef cocktails come to Sushisamba as part of their culinary cocktails

Information: 06 March 2015

Sushisamba have taken the next step after becoming one of the few London restaurants currently serving high-grade Japanese Kobe beef - they've created a cocktail with a "wash of Kobe fat". It's all...

Milroy's of Soho gets a makeover and a new cocktail bar

Information: 06 March 2015

London’s oldest whisky shop, Milroy's has relaunched with its own basement cocktail bar. The shop, which has focused on whisky since the 1960s has been taken over by Martyn 'Simo' Simpson who was...

Caffe Rei Italian restaurant opens in Mayfair

Information: 06 March 2015

A new Italian is coming to Mayfair from Andrea Reitano (who was also behind bringing Rome's Assunta Madre to London). Details are a little thin on the ground for the imminent opening, but we do know...

Angela Hartnett and Thomasina Miers on the inaugural Good Food Great Game Changers list

Information: 06 March 2015

To celebrate its 25th anniversary BBC Good Food has announced its first list of ‘Good Food Great Game Changers’ who they say "have revolutionised the way we shop, cook and eat". As you might expect,...

Gascon's Pascal Aussignac launches Duck n' Roll

Information: 05 March 2015

Pascal Aussignac has always been a big feature of Taste of London, always managing to win one of the prizes up for grabs for the food from the Club Gascon stand. Now we won't have to wait for thate...

Regent's Place gets a new all day venue in The Refinery

Information: 05 March 2015

Updated 5/3/15 with full first-look gallery and opening date Popular City bar chain Drake & Morgan have just announced plans to open another of their large bar/restaurants in Regent's Place. That's...

Bel-Air healthy fast food comes to Shoreditch

Information: 05 March 2015

We all like a spot of BBQ and a lot of burgers, but every now and then it's good for something to buck the trend. The just-opened Bel-Air in Shoreditch looks like doing the job, as the LA heath food...

New savoury cocktails go on the drinks list at Grain Store

Information: 04 March 2015

Looking for a cocktail experience that'll blow your mind? Well, the new drinks list at Grain Store sounds like it'll go some way towards that. Their longstanding relationship with Tony Conigliaro...

BAO are bringing their buns to Soho's Lexington Street

Information: 04 March 2015

Updated 4/3/15 with opening date Popular street food vendors BAO who've won legions of fans for the steamed buns they've been serving up at their stall on Netil Market, are to open their first...

Newman Street Tavern's "Coffin" and The Princess Victoria win the Pork Pie Off

Information: 03 March 2015

We love a good pork pie, so we're very impressed with the huge one above. This is one of the pork pies that won last night's Pork Pie Off at the Princess Victoria, raising £1000 for Action Against...

Holy Cheezus goes on the menu at The Blues Kitchen

Information: 03 March 2015

This insanely fattening looking bit of fast food to hit the London scene is the Holy Cheezus (not to be confused with Byron's Holy Cheesemas which is a different beast altogether). It goes on the...

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