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Lulu's Lasse Petersen on Leytonstone, most-read stories this week, events, offers & more...

Lulu's Lasse Petersen on Leytonstone, most-read stories this week, events, offers & more...

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EDITOR'S LETTER

Want to know about a great little dim sum place? Or a wine shop that's really helpful? The good news is that in today's My Manor, chef Lasse Petersen has all that and more to recommend in his part of the woods.

And if you're doing your best to make it through to payday, we've got two offers below that'll help with everything from healthy salads to as big as your head steaks.

Catherine Hanly - Editor, Hot Dinners

 


MY MANOR

My Manor, Lasse Petersen's local guide to Leytonstone

Chef Lasse Petersen of Lulu's and Llewelyn’s, shares his favourite food and drink spots up where he lives in Leytonstone.

Lasse's Leytonstone tips

 


MOST READ

The most-read stories on Hot Dinners this week.

1. Our 50 Best Restaurants in London list needed an early 2025 update and you all wanted to know what made the cut.

2. Everyone's counting the pennies in January making our guide to London's best set lunches a must-read.

3. Hot Dinners readers love a new bakery, so the upcoming arrival of Sourdough Sophia in a new North London spot got you excited.

4. Who doesn't love a good deal? The upcoming (but sadly brief) return to 1975 prices at Rick Stein's restaurant in Barnes is going to be very popular.

5. And finally, our Test Drive of new Soho pizzeria Breadstall proved a top read.


RESTAURANT DEALS

50% off at Pick.Your.Own

50% off at Pick.Your.Own

Where: The City

Deal: 50% off salads and juices

Food: Expect organic salad bowls and freshly squeezed juices at this new City spot.

Get this deal

30% off at Macellaio

30% off at Macellaio

Where: Soho, Exmouth Market and South Ken

Deal: 30% off food

Food: Top cuts of steak served with Italian flare make this offer perfect for carnivores.

Get this deal


 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

20 January - Bread Ahead are giving away 250 Blueberry Cheesecake Doughnuts at each of their three London locations in Wembley, Battersea and South Kensington for Blue Monday.

25 January - 108 Brasserie is launching a Saturday Jazz Brunch with bottomless appetisers, all you can eat desserts and live jazz performances. It's £75 which also includes a glass of Champagne

3 February - All the way from NYC, The Tusk Bar is bringing its signature drinks to SUSHISAMBA's SAMBAROOM for a two night bar collaboration. The co-created drinks list of seven cocktails includes a Pig & Maple made with WhistlePig Amburana Rye and an infusion of dried fig, bacon reduction, maple syrup and Angostura bitters.

6 February - Irish food writer Ali Dunworth, author of A Compendium of Irish Pints, is hosting a Beer & Brigid's Day event at Fortnum & Mason with Melissa Cole. Tickets are £45 for the food and beer pairing evening celebrating the history of women in brewing.

6 February - For the first dinner in Pavyllon London’s Counter-Culture Series for 2025 Chef Yannick Alléno is collaborating with Bibi's Chet Sharma for a six-course tasting menu blending French gastronomy with Indian cuisine. Tickets are £190 which includes a leaving gift.

For more events going on around London, including things to do this weekend, check out our events diary here.

 


NEW AND COMING SOON

JUST OPENED

Tamila - King's Cross

Tamila - King's Cross
Tamila is an offshoot of The Tamil Prince, having already opened in Battersea. This sees them bringing the curry house concept to King's Cross. 

Don't Tell Dad - Queen's Park
This is from one of the founders of Coco di Mama and is a bakery in the day (with hazelnut brown butter croissants) which shifts to a restaurant in the evening. 

MORE NEWLY OPENED LONDON RESTAURANTS

OPENING SOON

Alfonsina - Smithfield

Alfonsina - Smithfield
Chef Ricardo Younis Moreno explores his heritage for a restaurant with a "mix of Latin American cuisines in a fusion style". Opens 23 January

Bar Valette - Shoreditch
This comes from the same team behind The Clove Club but while it will have a few of that restaurant's classic snacks, it's more of a casual affair. Opens 25 January

PLUS MANY MORE UPCOMING LONDON RESTAURANTS


 

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