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Who's serving grouse this week + win a blowout meal, where to watch the eclipse, Test Driving an Islington wine bar, Beefbar returns & more...

EDITOR'S LETTER

If you've got a special occasion coming up, or have a group of friends, family or colleagues who need a treat, then you have to enter our competition today. It's a meal out for you and seven of your nearest and dearest.

In other news, we've worked out which London restaurants and bars will have the best views of the solar eclipse on Wednesday evening. If you're not glued to the horizon that day, you might instead be fancying the first grouse of the year. Here's who is hoping to have some in, fresh from the moors.

Catherine, Editor - Hot Dinners

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EYES UP

Where to watch the solar eclipse over dinner or drinks in London

There's at least one restaurant which has come properly prepared (unlike us) and will be handing out eclipse glasses.

Make your plans

RESTAURANT NEWS

Beefbar has a new London home, taking over Dear Jackie at Broadwick Soho

They previously had a "Petit" Beefbar in Chelsea and now this new version is taking over both the bar and restaurant at the Soho hotel.

Here's what we know

CZER's chicken Caesar wraps are so popular, they're expanding to Soho

Here's where, when, and what's on the menu.

The Horses in Clerkenwell is next to get the posh pub treatment from the Public House Group

The team behind The Hart and The Pelican's next pub is in EC1.

Florence Knight's rooftop restaurant Lunette is the next big thing at Nick Jones' St Clement hotel

We get an insight into what the chef is planning for her comeback.

London is finally getting its first Time Out Market, on Piccadilly Circus

Another London food hall is incoming.

Crip and Dips' Maddi is popping up in London with her Messy Dips brand

She went viral for her pickles and now she's selling dips.

GAME ON

Where to find grouse from The Glorious Twelfth

Wednesday 12 August 202s is "the Glorious Twelfth", which will see the start of the red grouse shooting season across England and Scotland. From then on, we should start to see grouse, as well as other game birds, appearing on menus. It's been a challenging year on the weather front, but here's who is hoping to have grouse on the menu this week.

Read the guide

TEST DRIVE

Bar Crawl - Sane is Islington's new sake and wine bar, from a hugely talented sommelier

London's boom of interesting sommelier-led wine bars continues with the opening of SANE in Islington. We went down to experience Maxime's vision for the place.

What to order at Sane

NEW THIS WEEK

This week's new restaurant and bar openings

This week, London's about to go mad for tiramisu, a popular pizza residency finds a permanent home, new grab & go sushi for Soho and more...

Here's what's new

SPOTTED SOMETHING?

Noticed something restaurant or bar-related that we should know about?

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

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