News & reviews

The World Cup doesn’t even begin til 12th June and already we’re starting to hear the hype. But while much of the country are being whipped up in a football based frenzy, we know of something far...

Chelsea gastropub The Cadogan Arms is one to watch, having recently appointed Sam Hawkes as head chef. Formerly of North London gastropub favourite The Bull and Last, and The Fellow in Kings Cross,...

This weekend sees the start of five days of A-list craziness as celebrities fly into London for Fashion Week and the BAFTAs, swiftly followed by the BRITS. And one drinks company is doing its level...

(14/2/14 Updated with soft launch details). We've been hearing about the new Rosewood hotel for a while now, ever since it was revealed that it would see Bjorn van der Horst involved in the food. Now...

Food and drink was at the heart of the launch last night for P&0 Cruises newest ship Britannia with a team of five key Food Heroes assembled for the media. The event was held at H Forman & Son's...

We rather love the idea of the Flambé Burger which is briefly back on offer at Haché, Shoreditch. Available for a limited time only at Haché’s Shoreditch restaurant, this smoking hot delight...

Hoping to take advantage of London's seemingly bottomless desire for ramen, the growth of the Shoryu chain continues. Having opened their second location in Denman St last summer, they're now...

Oyster bar maestros Wright Bros head out east for their latest seafood bar. We head along to try it out.

Their new London burger joint is due to open very,very soon but, in the meantime, Tommi's are gearing up for their next visit to The Princess of Wales in Primrose Hill which will feature a mammoth...

Update 10/2/14 - Polpetto has opened its doors today. Number added below. We're so pleased to be able to report the news that Polpetto is reopening. The ever-popular restaurant with Florence Knight...

A lot's been happening over the past few weeks, so it's time to get you all up to speed with the latest on London's upcoming restaurants. And there are a lot of newcomers.  As all our Hot Dinners...

It's all go in Putney. Yesterday we reported on Bibo - a new Italian restaurant opening on Upper Richmond Road. And today we have news of another restaurant opening on the same road. Hide & Seed...

A new Italian restaurant, Bibo, is heading to Putney, coming from chef Chris Beverley (previously at Theo Randall at the InterContinental and Chez Bruce) and Rebecca Mascarenhas (who's behind...

As Russell Norman helps to open a pub in the Cotswolds on TV, it's worth remembering that he had a pretty successful pub launch himself late in 2013, with the launch of The Ape & Bird on Shaftesbury...

Updated with revised launch details. Brindisa continues to expand all over London. Having recently gone east with Tramontana Brindisa in Shoreditch, they're now heading south to Brixton for a new...

When it launched late last year, Islington fishmonger and wine bar Prawn on the Lawn was an instant hit with the locals. The space for drinking and eating was a little restricted upstairs, however,...

Whether you gave up trying to get to work this morning, or made it into the office but left your sanity somewhere at the back of the queue to get on to the London Overgound, you might be forgiven...

We pop over to Hackney to check out the indoor street food haven Hawker House and proceed to eat as much as humanly possible.

TV star Bobby Chinn comes to England for his latest venture - the Vietnamese restaurant House of Ho in Soho. We head along to check it out.

For the first time, The Wesbury's four chefs - including Eric Chavot and Alyn Williams join forces for a very special series of dinners.