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Back in the summer of 2011, pop-ups were properly in their heyday. From the candle-lit supper club to the high-profile chef affair, there was anything but a shortage of quirky and exciting venues...

Arjun and Peter Waney are the brains behind Zuma, Roka and La Petite Maison - now they're opening up Banca in the heart of Mayfair with the help of Giuliano Lotto - who's behind Aurelia and Il...

While the British summer attempts fitfully to get into gear, the length of magazine production schedules means that London is currently playing host to a series of Christmas events from companies...

It seems as though not a day dawns without us hearing about some hip new spot opening up in Hackney or Dalston. Today it's the turn of Lardo - a charcuterie/pizza bar at the Arthaus development near...

Tickets go on sale today for the inaugural Maltby St Market lunch. It's been dreamt up to help inspire people on what to make with the product they buy from the market. 'It's an irregular series of...

Founded by Tom Barton and Phil Eles, Honest Burgers is one of the stars of Brixton Village. They have been at the forefront of the current burger craze and a hit with burger lovers since opening early...

Tickets have just gone on sale for a massive 20 day event celebrating international food during the Olympics. Stratford Old Town Hall will be the venue for a series of dinners where every night 80...

We try out Rebecca Mascarenhas and Philip Howard's revamped restaurant in Barnes.

Brixton Market has rapidly become a foodie destination south of the river with Brixton Village housing some of the best food in the area. Soon, it's about to get even better with a new fried chicken...

Opened four years ago, the Giaconda Dining room quickly gained plaudits for Paul Merrony's cooking and front of house service from his wife Tracey. It's one of Jay Rayner's favourite London...

Last year's The Long Table in Dalston saw massive queues of excited foodies snaking down Kingsland High Street in the freezing cold, all for some cracking grub. It was for a brief moment, the...

Dalston's Roof Park is the venue for an interesting series of events called Nice to Meet You which combine talk, music and food and are run by Art Wednesday. The talk side of things for the first...

Claudia Roden, worthy recipient of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award from the Guild of Food Writers, has spent the past five years researching her most recent book - The Food of Spain. "I went...

Restaurant pop-ups in pubs are becoming a clear trend in London at the moment.  Recently we've seen Patty & Bun take up shop in the Endurance in Soho while Upstairs at the Ten Bells has had an...

There's been a fair amount of discussion (a lot of it on Twitter) about how useful or not the restaurant reviews on TripAdvisor actually are - but for the restaurants that came out on top in the...

We try out the Russian restaurant deep in the heart of Knightsbridge.

There's been a lot written about where to get the best martini in London and to be perfectly honest, we're not such connoisseurs of the drink that we'd dare to proclaim one bar's efforts the best in...

Broadway Market looks to be the place to go for interesting pop-up food events over the summer. First up is Tavolone Tapas - they'll be taking over the market's bike shop Lock7 on Friday 29 June...

[Update - these events are on all this week] It's been no secret that Peruvian cuisine is touted as this year's Big Thing so it's not a bad time for London to celebrate Peru's national Ceviche day...

[Updated 25 June 2012] Now that the Jubilee's over, there are still street parties worth going to. Top among them has to be Jamie Oliver's Fifteen and Eat Street Party on 30th June to celebrate his...