News & reviews

The 2012 London Restaurant Festival kicks off on 1 October and from the early information coming from the organisers - it looks as though this year's festival could be more, well, interesting than...

Bit of a coup for Benares as they nab the 2012 Masterchef winner Shelina Permalloo for their guest chef season. Shelina Permalloo will join Atul Kochhar on 6th August. The pair have apparently...

Burgers. We've reached saturation point in London, right? Not quite yet, it seems. As hot dogs and fried chicken threaten to wrest the zeitgeist upper hand away from the burger in 2012, Soho is...

City workers should look out for two familiar faces today as Raymond Blanc and Thomasina Miers turn street food traders to serve up some teatime burritos. The event marks Blanc's appointment as...

We've already picked The Ship out as one of the must-visit London gastropubs in our London Visitor's Guide. Which makes the reopening of the Thatched House in Hammersmith by the foodies' favourite...

We try out Corbin and King's affordable French brasserie right in the heart of Piccadilly.

We check out the new ramen bar from the people behind Tsuru Sushi.

Jackson Boxer, the chap behind Vauxhall's much-vaunted Brunswick House Cafe, is heading north of the river and opening up a new place in Dalston. Rita's Dining, which opens on Friday 13th July...

Congrats to Polpetto's Head Chef Florence Knight who's just signed her first book deal. The book in question, ONE, is the first in a two-book deal and will be released by Saltyard in May next year...

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...