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Anything the bonkers food merchants Bompas and Parr get involved in is usually worth a gander - and their latest venture looks to be no exception. The duo have paired up with digital magazine The...

People may be talking about burger fatigue on Twitter, but if the recent excitement over the opening of Dirty Burger in Kentish Town is anything to go by, there's life in the old patty yet. We...

[Updated 23/8/12 with opening date details] James Knappett - former Sous Chef at The Ledbury - is on the verge of opening his own restaurant with wife Sandia Chang, (who's currently sommelier at...

Word of an enterprising movie/food promotion has just come our way. To tie in with the release of zombie thriller series The Walking Dead Season 2 there's a new street food pop up - The Gory...

We pop down for a pint and some pork scratchings at the first Draft House to open north of the river.

Famed burger vendors Lucky Chip come to the Player Club Soho, so we head down to feast on sliders and burger ice creams.

[Updated with menu details and opening date 7/9/12] His original restaurant in Chiswick has been a big success and now Michael Nadra is moving across town to Primrose Hill. The chef, who's...

Drake and Morgan, the company behind such city bars as The Parlour and The Folly have announced plans to open two more massive bars in the City next year. The first is The Happenstance - an 8000...

[Updated 28/8/12 with finalists] It's going to be one of the hardest-fought contest in London's foodie world - yes, the competition for the 2012 Scotch Egg Challenge is now on. This is the contest's second...

Soho House has been keeping a dirty little secret. The global members club, hotel and restaurant group has recently unveiled 'Dirty Burger, a new venture aimed at serving simple, high quality...

They've already run a number of pop-up projects around London and now the people behind Bonnie Gull (Seafood Shack, Bonnie & Wild and Bonnie-on-sky) are opening their first permanent restaurant. The...

Ben Spalding has been a busy man since he left Roganic, after making a huge splash there last year. He's been appearing at some of the best events in town and his Stripped Back stall at Broadway...

We try out the South Korean restaurant in Soho.

If your idea of a good time consists of pizza, good music and some decent grog then you'll need to head to Hackney next Saturday. Two of London's top pizza teams Homeslice and Burnt Enz have joined...

Keeping the trend in London set firmly towards Latin America - Death by Burrito is going to create quite a storm when it opens up in Shoreditch next month. Billed as a contemporary Mexican grill and...

We've had plenty of speakeasy style restaurants in London and now restaurants are looking back further for their inspiration. The latest is the Factory House, opening in Leadenhall Market, which is...

Earlier this year, the Young Turks had huge success at the Ten Bells, which gave chefs Isaac McHale and James Lowe some of their best raves yet. When their run finished, Isaac and the boys from the...

The original Santa Maria Pizza has been topping London's best pizza lists since it opened over two years ago. The small Ealing restaurant has a large and devoted following, topping many a "best...

Hot dogs really do seem to be the next big trend in London after burgers (all eyes are on the upcoming Bubbledogs) and now another Hot Dog event has thrown its hat into the ring. Superette are...

It's a much maligned method of serving wine (although at Hot Dinners we're quite fond of them) but now Vinoteca's championing the wine box with a BYOEB deal (bring your own empty bottle). Every...