News & reviews

There's an interesting new opening coming up in Wimbledon - the first offshoot of popular Copenhagen chain Sticks 'n' Sushi is arriving mid-March. They currently have nine branches in Denmark and...

Massive news over at Harrods today as the iconic Knightsbridge store scores a huge coup in getting three great chefs to join them. The first new face is Richard Corrigan who will take over the Sea...

It's a little-known fact that stellar chef Pierre Koffmann is a total rugby nut - so much so, that he says the reason he first came to Britain was not to work but to watch France play England at...

If further proof were needed that London is the epicentre of the food world (well, we always knew that), it's the opening today of Le Cordon Bleu's flagship school...in central London. That means...

It's all go by the river this year. Just a day after we announced the details for the latest riverside Gastropub at Cannon St, than we hear about another riverside restaurant, this time an existing...

We're partial to both oysters and scotch eggs, so the menu at the soon-to-open The Oyster Shed in the City is calling to us siren-style. Situated on Angel Lane, just by Cannon St station, this new...

OK - we love this story by New York's Eater.com concerning two musicians and their reaction to the musak at London's Nobu. Seems that the marvellously named rapper Theophilus London when he was last in...

What can you tell us about Pitt Cue Co? The brainchild of Tom Adams and Jamie Berger, it sees the BBQ trailer folk who created a storm under the Hungerford Bridge last summer, transferring to bricks and...

For years it served up epic fried breakfasts as Alfredos, then it turned into a branch of the sausage franchise S&M, now the listed cafe at 4-6 Essex Road is sticking to its meaty origins and...

(Update - the upstairs cafe and taqueria is open now and the downstairs restaurant will open on Friday 16 March) New York restaurateur and nightclub owner Serge Becker has surprised everyone with a...

London may be all about street truck burgers and independents like Lucky Chip and MEATLiquor, but it seems as though the larger burger chains also want to get in on the action. Just this week we've...

Wine magazine Decanter has just had its annual restaurant awards and given Bermondsey spot Zucca its top accolade. Zucca picked up the Decanter/Laurent-Perrier Restaurant of the Year award because,...

Harden's have just released their UK restaurant 'survey' today - they're not calling it a guide anymore - which features a list of the five London restaurants their contributors reckon to be the...

Updated 4/1/12 with menu details. After opening Le Cafe Anglais at Whiteleys back in 2007 and following it up with the launch of its Oyster Bar in 2010, where could Rowley Leigh go next to extend...

January is traditionally a month for restaurants to come up with cut-price menus and special discounts, so we're pleased to see that Richard Corrigan is trying something new on London's diners. For...

Photos by thomasbowles.com When the Pitt Cue Co. Trailer opened on the South Bank under the Hungerford Bridge last summer, it was to almost instant (and widespread) acclaim. The trailer immediately...

Last summer, London's shack/trailer food scene really took off - but there was one trailer that ruled them all. The Pitt Cue Co. trailer under the Hungerford Bridge had huge queues from day one and...

Welcome back! If you've been out of town for most of Christmas and New Year, you might be wondering what - if anything - you've missed while you've been away. Well here's what happened: The best of...

The Modern Pantry's Anna Hansen heads up the handful of food-related people recognised in this year's New Year Honours list. Hansen, who was born in Canada and brought up in New Zealand and now runs...

January's always such a miserable month, so we applaud anyone who tries to make the best of it. Our gold star for effort today goes to Shoreditch restaurant Boundary who are holding a special...