Irish

• Whisht bring their sandwiches with an Irish twist to Pop Brixton

  

  We've been reading about Whisht for a while - who started selling sandwiches with an Irish twist during the most recent lockdown. Now that we've all properly emerged from lockdown, Whisht have done the same and moved onto a brand new kitchen in Pop Brixton, which opened last week. 

  The sandwiches there are made with different types of farl - best described as a dense Irish flatbread

  ...
• St Patrick's Day meal kits, deliveries and more...

   

  This year, St Patrick's Day, Wednesday 17 March, is very much an at-home affair. But you can still get some excellent St Patrick's-inspired and Irish meals delivered to you (along with some Guinness and whiskey, of course). We round up some of the best. 

• Top London chefs have designs on your festive feasts

  If you're looking to switch things up a bit food-wise for New Year's Eve, then some of London's top chefs have come up with some suggestions to beef it up.

• Test Driving Anglo Thai's Banquet box - a feast of Irish beef with Thai influences

  

  Anglo Thai have created the ultimate steak dinner - with wine to match. We had to try it out... 

• Tom Cenci talks Grass-Fed Irish Beef and his new Stoney Street residency

  

  Tom Cenci is about to kick off a three-month residency at Stoney Street and he's teaming up with grass-fed Irish beef for the menu. We caught up with him to find out more. 

• Islington's Homeboy adds a new Irish-influenced menu (yes, there are curry chips)

   

  Islington's Homeboy bar is getting a new menu - and it's still got an Irish flavour to it. They've brought in chef Michael Williams (ex Chiltern Firehouse) and he's adding new dishes to the menu that include:

  • Homeboy Buffalo ‘Nugs’, made using nuggets of buttermilk fried chicken and served in Homeboy’s own buffalo sauce using Irish whiskey
  • Curry Chips with Ireland’s favourite classic curry sauce McDonnell’s
  • A
  ...
• Hot Dinners celebrates the 2020 Murphia List with a party at Gibney's London

  

  With just over a week to go until St Patrick's Day, we made an early start on the festivities with a party last night to celebrate the launch of our 2020 Murphia List in association with Grass-fed Irish Beef. This is now the sixth year we've published the list, which shines a light on the creative input of Irish people on

  ...
• Test Driving Myrtle - Anna Haugh modernises Irish food in Chelsea

  Myrtle sees Irish chef Anna Haugh bringing a modernised take on Irish cuisine and produce to Chelsea. We take a closer look. 

• Renowned Irish pub Gibney’s launches in London

  Daffodil Mulligan restaurant, the latest venture from chef Richard Corrigan on the former Nuala premises in Shoreditch has announced its new bar in the basement – and it’s a big one – the first international outpost of the renowned Gibney’s pub, which opened in Dublin over 80 years ago.

• Test Driving Daffodil Mulligan - a perception-challenging Irish restaurant for London

  

  Employing Irish talent and using Irish produce as inspiration, Richard Corrigan's new London opening challenges perceptions of what it means to be an Irish restaurant. We went down to London's Silicon Roundabout to try it out. 

• Eat Like a Girl Niamh Shields takes over the kitchen at Islington's Homeboy

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  Regular readers of Hot Dinners will know that we're keen supporters of the Irish in London. As second-generation Irish ourselves we're always delighted to be able to bring Londoners a taste of Ireland here in this city.

  But we couldn't be more thrilled to break the news that one of our favourite food bloggers and authors Niamh Shields - better known to some of you as

  ...
• Where to find great Irish dishes to eat in London

  

  St Patrick's Day might come just once a year but the huge amount of Irish talent we have working in London (just check out our Murphia List if you want to find out more) means it's easy to eat super Irish-inspired dishes all year round. Here are some you should put on your to-try list.

• Hot Dinners celebrate the 5th annual Murphia List with a party at The Marylebone

  

  To celebrate the publication of our fifth annual Murphia List - showcasing the most influential Irish people working in London's food and drink scene - Hot Dinners had quite a shindig this week. We took over NUMBER SIX at The Marylebone hotel - one of the rather beautiful event spaces within the hotel (which is part of the Doyle

  ...
• Homeboy in Islington has London's smallest Irish pub and it's perfect for St Patrick's Day

  Paid for promotion

  

  If you think there's truth in the phrase that good things come in small packages, then a delight awaits you at a new bar on Islington's Essex Road. On the face of it, Homeboy is a modern Irish cocktail bar. But, if you head through to the back of the bar, you'll find a diminutive treat - what's being billed as London's Smallest Irish Pub. The speakeasy-style pub is hidden in a tiny room at the

  ...
• Chef Anna Haugh is opening Myrtle an Irish-influenced Chelsea restaurant

  Chef Anna Haugh uses her Irish connections and London restaurant experience to bring Chelsea a restaurant of very modern European sensibilities.