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Seafood and scotch eggs at The Oyster Shed by Cannon Street

Information: 11 January 2012

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...

Damon Albarn's beef with the musak at Nobu

Information: 11 January 2012

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...

The wheels come off - we check out Pitt Cue Co in Soho

Information: 11 January 2012

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...

Meat People open Islington steakhouse on Essex Road

Information: 10 January 2012

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...

New York's Serge Becker opening La Bodega Negra in London's Soho

Information: 09 January 2012

(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...

Star Wars and foie gras burgers: chains up their game

Information: 06 January 2012

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...

Bermondsey's Zucca is Decanter's Restaurant of the Year

Information: 06 January 2012

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 pick Le Gavroche as London's best all-round restaurant

Information: 05 January 2012

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...

Odeon Whiteleys takes Rowley Leigh on as chef for The Lounge

Information: 04 January 2012

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...

Atul Kochhar spices it up at Corrigan's Mayfair

Information: 03 January 2012

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...

Barbecue in Soho - talking to Pitt Cue Co's Tom Adams

Information: 03 January 2012

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...

Pitt Cue Co to open Soho restaurant in mid January

Information: 03 January 2012

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...

New Year round-up of London's restaurant news

Information: 02 January 2012

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...

Modern Pantry's Anna Hansen an MBE in New Year Honours

Information: 31 December 2011

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...

Boundary reopens on Twelfth Night with Epiphany dinner

Information: 30 December 2011

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...

Recreating history: the Escoffier menu at the Savoy

Information: 22 December 2011

Ever since it reopened its doors after 36 months and £220 million of refurbishment, the Savoy has been busy pushing its future, whilst never losing sight of its heritage. The American bar, for...

Mayfair restaurant The Greenhouse appoints Arnaud Bignon as chef

Information: 21 December 2011

It's musical chairs over at Mayfair restaurant The Greenhouse with the news today that their chef of six years, Antonin Bonnet, is leaving in early 2012. In his place, Arnaud Bignon has been...

Ledbury rioters charged: 14-year-old pleads guilty

Information: 20 December 2011

It was one of the defining stories of this year's London riots - kitchen staff at the World's Best Restaurant ™ The Ledbury fighting off rioters who'd stormed the restaurant to mug diners as they...

Goodman branches out - we check out Burger & Lobster

Information: 19 December 2011

What can you tell us about Burger & Lobster? It's a new venture from the people behind Goodman steakhouses - and does exactly what it says on the tin, serving up simply burgers and lobsters...

L'Etranger to expand next door with Meursault lounge bar and dining room

Information: 16 December 2011

L'Etranger restaurant in Kensington is to expand next door with a new lounge bar and dining room, called Meursault. The new place, which takes its name from a Burgundy wine (and also the lead...

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