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• Sager and Wilde are taking over the Bassoon Bar at the Corinthia Hotel

  We were already excited about the upcoming Tom Kerridge restaurant at The Corinthia Hotel, but now it seems that their main bar is getting a shake-up too. Marcis Dzelzainis and Michael Sager from Sager and Wilde are taking over the Bassoon Bar.  Here's what we know...

• We try The Lanesborough's Frida Kahlo inspired afternoon tea

  Treat yourself to a wonderful afternoon tea at The Lanesborough

• Test Driving Neptune - a stylish seafood spot in Bloomsbury

  Bloomsbury just got itself a very stylish seafood restaurant - we went to see what Brett Redman and Margaret Crow have done with Neptune at The Principal on Russell Square.

• Chef Tony Fleming tells us why The Baptist Grill at L'oscar will be a place "to come, hang out and have fun"

  

  London's newest stylish hotel, L'oscar (read our story on its opening here) has opened for business in Holborn. And running the food side of things is Tony Fleming - who picked up a Michelin star at Angler in the South Place Hotel. With the hotel's all-day spot Cafe 'Oscar already open and the main restaurant The Baptist Grill

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• Test Driving The American Bar at The Stafford London - the historic bar gets a sympathetic revamp

  This hidden St James gem has been around since before World War II, but with a new cocktail list and bar menu it should attract a slew of new fans.

• Laurent Tourondel is opening Laurent at the Hotel Cafe Royal - updated

  The Hotel Cafe Royal has created a brand new first-floor restaurant - and has recruited French chef Laurent Tourondel (who's big in the States) to look after it.

• Henrietta Bistro will take over from Ollie Dabbous at the Henrietta Hotel

  As Ollie Dabbous focuses his attention on his new restaurant Hide, the boutique hotel where he ran Henrietta will now be opening a more informal restaurant with the former Head Chef of Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels at the helm.

• Neptune at The Principal London Hotel is the new seafood restaurant from the Richmond team

  Having closed The Richmond in Hackney, Brett Redman and Margaret Crow are back in the seafood game with their new restaurant at the swanky Principal Hotel London on Russell Square.

• Test Driving Beck at Brown's - classic Italian given a Michelin twist

  Three Michelin-starred chef Heinz Beck is back in London and this time he's opened a more casual restaurant at Brown's in the heart of Mayfair

• Cereal Grind in Whitechapel is London's first hotel cereal cafe

  If your day needs something seriously sugary to kickstart it, then head over to this new East London hotel where the all day cafe is serving up cereal cocktails and crazy shakes.

• Berners Tavern revisited - we return to check out their new spring menu

  We make a return visit to Jason Atherton's Fitzrovia hotel restuarant to try out some new seasonal dishes

• L'oscar London opening in Holborn sees NoMad and Hotel Costes designer take on London

  Holborn's credentials as a dining destination just got a boost with the news that L'oscar London is opening with a Michelin-starred chef in the restaurant and an all day cafe planned too.

• Beck at Brown's will be Michelin-starred chef Heinz Beck's casual Italian restaurant at Brown's Hotel in Mayfair

  He may have a three Michelin-starred restaurant in Rome, but chef Heinz Beck's plans for his new Mayfair restaurant at Brown's Hotel are more casual - with British produce supplying the additional wow factor.

• Marcus Wareing has a new lunch menu planned with produce from his own farm

  

  You've got to hand it to Marcus Wareing - that man does not like to stand still. His latest idea combines the introduction of a new lunch menu at his two Michelin-starred restaurant at The Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge with food from his own farmstead Melfort Farm.

  In particular, Wareing has shifted the spotlight on to other key members of his kitchen. The new menu is supposed to showcase "the personality and talent of each of its five most senior

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• Kettner’s Townhouse gets a Soho House makeover turning it into a restaurant and boutique hotel

  Nearly 150 years ago, Auguste Kettner opened Kettner’s, which was one of the first restaurants in London to serve French food. Now after a brief lull, it’s reopening with more French food, bath loads of Champagne and looking more gorgeous than ever. Eyes peeled for the stunning 18th century spiral staircase...