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Best new 2024 cookbooks + Test Driving Long Chim, Thanksgiving and Beaujolais Nouveau in London, new reader offer & more...

EDITOR'S LETTER

Kitchen memoirs, legendary sandwiches and perfect martinis - they're all covered in our guide to the year's best food and drink books. Buy them for yourself, buy them for others, but make sure you buy them.

Continuing in the vein of lovely things we're thankful for, we're gearing up for this year's Thanksgiving festivities in London. Whether you're an expat wanting a taste of home, or a Londoner viewing this as prep for the big day in December, there's a lot going on for it.

Catherine Hanly - Editor, Hot Dinners

PAGE TURNERS

The best new food and drink books of 2024

Our annual run-down of the best books of the year, always has a particular focus on the titles created by the people behind London's great restaurants and bars. If you're looking for inspiration for Christmas presents, this is a pretty good place to start.

Be inspired

READER OFFER

Try Mamma Dough pizzas and save 50%

Enjoy handcrafted sourdough pizzas across South London and save 50% on those pizzas with our reader offer.

How to get this deal

FEELING THANKFUL?

Where to celebrate Thanksgiving in London

Whether you're after a taste of Americana or an ex-pat looking for a slice of home (and pecan pie), here's our pick of the Thanksgiving events happening in London on Thursday 28 November.

Pie, turkey & candied yams this way

LATEST NEWS

Din Tai Fung is heading to Canary Wharf next

Expect baskets of impeccably folded xiao long bao to be doing the rounds of Canary Wharf before too long.

East Dulwich is getting a new wine bar

Wine importers Dynamic Vines supply loads of London's top restaurants and they're about to open their first bar.

Two closures announced in Finsbury Park

Pizza Pilgrims has already closed its doors and now a very popular cafe has announced it's joining them.

Goodbye Horses are opening their ice cream parlour

Laughing in the face of the current weather, the team are gearing up to open the Dreamery soon.

TEST DRIVE

Test Driving Long Chim - chef David Thompson returns to London with a casual Thai restaurant

David Thompson, once best known for Nahm restaurant, is back in London with a more casual take on Thai food. We went down to try out Long Chim

Why you'll want to go

GET THE CORKSCREW

Who's serving up Beaujolais Nouveau this Thursday?

If you're a wine buff who loves the thrill of the new then heading out in London on Beaujolais Nouveau night is the perfect pairing for you.

Be the first to try this year's wine

NEW THIS WEEK

The new restaurants and bars opening in London this week

It's a very busy week for new openings. This week, Jason Atherton launches his new flagship restaurant (yes another one!), yakitori comes to Holborn, the Savoy gets a brush-up and more.

What to look forward to

VIDEOS

What's The Yellow Bittern actually like?

Taking a trip on Eurostar with their new chefs and wine expert

CONTACT US

Spotted some restaurant or bar news we should know about?

Noticed a new restaurant about to open in your neighbourhood? Heard a piece of hospitality gossip you feel we ought to know about? Unburden yourself and tell us all about it.