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If one of your New Year resolutions is to make 2013 the year you find another half who's just as much into food as you are - then we may have a perfect solution for you. We've teamed up with...

It's been a very busy year indeed for London restaurants. We've seen all manner of restaurants opening but, going by our most-read stories of the year, it's the proliferation of those dirty food...

If you had fun roaming around all the food markets and events pre-Christmas, make a date in your diary for Craft Beer Rising. Billed as a mix of craft beer, music & street food it hits London...

The end of the world may be upon us if those who believe in the Mayan calendar have it right. While thousands huddle in caves stockpiled with canned goods, one London restaurant has decided to take...

This new diner has literally risen from the ashes to give Notting Hill residents a taste of a real American diner and mighty sized portions.

The burgeoning Charlotte Street restaurant scene gets an upmarket new spot in the form of the Newman Street Tavern.

If you've had your Christmas bonus and don't mind seeing your money go up in flames, head for Le Pont de la Tour where they'll help you do just that. Add a dash of Remy Louis XIII cognac to your...

The last quarter of 2012 has been packed with new steak restaurants opening across London. In a matter of months, a number of meat joints have swiftly set up shop, peppered across Piccadilly and...

The people behind summer's Hewett Street Block Party are back this weekend with a Christmas party. This time Protein are turning their space at 18 Hewett Street into a "Winter Wonderland of Culinary...

[Updated 14/12/12 with winning bid details] The Mince Pie Project was a massive hit last year. A genius idea, it gets top chefs to each knock up a batch of 50 mince pies - which are then auctioned off for...

If you've ever looked over an extensive beer list and then gone for your usual, you're probably not alone. But newly reopened Electric Diner in Notting Hill has a cunning plan to change that. From...

Oh good lord - would you just take a look at this picture! It's Hawksmoor Seven Dials' Christmas present to Londoners. Apparently this is the result of a discussion over drinks at the bar which...

If you're the kind of person who would rather experience all the fun of a festival with the attendant luxury of the glamping village complete with VIP loos, then the Pingtron pop-up could be for...

There aren't many invitations we'd turn down that include both vodka and caviar; and when you add in the presence of one of London's great cocktail maestros then we're a sure thing. That's how one...

Hakkasan, moves east with its new restaurant in the City and we put the 15 course tasting menu to the test.

This time last year, we were all excited about a new burger joint opening just off Oxford Street.  Of course, MEATliquor turned out to be much more than that, practically cornering the market for...

Hot Dinners popped along last night to the open night of Feast tucked away behind Islington's Upper Street in the former Post Office mail sorting depot now known as Islington Square. We hadn't made...

  When we were invited down to check out the soft launch for Flat Iron Soho we didn’t need to be asked twice. Formerly in existence as a pop up in the Owl and Pussycat pub in Shoreditch, this is the...

We have a look at London's newest ramen joint, Bone Daddies.

Salon is a restaurant we've been keeping close tabs on since we spoke to Head Chef Nicholas Balfe about the opening last month and it immediately struck us as one-to-watch. This weekend we had an...