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- Written by Catherine Hanly
Updated 2/2/15 with soft launch offer
Opening upstairs from K10 on Appold Street is a new hirata bun pop-up, Beer & Buns. As the name suggests, it's going to be focusing on two key things, hirata steamed buns and Japanese craft beer.
The buns will be £3.50 each with four regulars and one weekly special. Choose from:
- Nagasaki Style' - Pork Belly w/ chilli miso
- Chicken Karaage with Japanese Yuz…
- Written by Catherine Hanly
Popular Fitzrovia coffee shop Kaffeine has always turned out some cracking food to go with its drinks, so news that they're opening a second branch can only be a good thing.
They'll be taking over a site, not too far from their first cafe, at Eastcastle Street between Wells Street and Berners Street.
"It was formerly a cafe, but certainly not a very good one," they explain. Kaffeine Eastcastle wil…
- Written by Gavin Hanly
The people behind North Audley Cantine are converting their downstairs space into a separate cocktail bar called Chez Chow.
There will be new bar snacks, a brand new cocktail menu and it'll all be themed around the owner's dog...…
Read more: Chez Chow cocktail bar opening under North Audley Cantine
- Written by Catherine Hanly
It's worth keeping an eye out for the effect of new Executive Chef Amandine Chaignot at The Rosewood London, where she takes over from Bjorn van der Horst. Her background includes three years with Alain Ducasse and Jean-François Piège at Hôtel Plaza Athénée, three years at Le Bristol, two at Le Meurice and Hôtel de Crillon. Chaignot comes to the Rosewood from Hôtel Raphael.
So what can we expect?…
Read more: Amandine Chaignot joins Rosewood London as Executive Chef
- Written by Catherine Hanly
It's not often you hear of a top chef in London getting down and dirty in the street food scene, but that's exactly what's happened with Le Swine. It's the brainchild of chef James Packman who joined Bruno Loubet's brigade at Bistrot Bruno Loubet when he first opened in London, working his way up through the ranks.
It was James's cheeky pilfering of Bruno's own bacon sarnie one morning at work whi…
Read more: Le Swine - the humble street van with Bruno Loubet as a backer
- Written by Gavin Hanly
It's time for another influentials list, this time from the Sunday Times, who have joined up with Debrett's to pull together the 500 most influential people in the UK today. Nestled among all the categories is one for food and drink, which sees the following able to proclaim how influential they are for the next year. All are clearly deserving of the title and it's not surprising to see AA Gill in…
Read more: The Sunday Times and Debrett's reveal their most influential food and drink names
- Written by Gavin Hanly
Update 23/01/15 - the Shin Digs are having a mini re-launch with a new group chef Oliver Rowe in charge of the menu. It's from 27th - 29th January (you'll need to book) and they'll have 50% off the menu.
Lantana currently has two popular cafés run by Shelagh Ryan and Michael Homan - one in Fitzrovia and another in Shoreditch, the latter specifically based on Melbourne cafés.
Until now, they've been strictly daytime affairs - but now they're both going to open in the evening under a new name "Shin Dig".…
Read more: Lantana in Shoreditch and Fitzrovia to launch evening Shin Digs
- Written by Gavin Hanly
Hotbox BBQ in the city is hugely popular at the moment and from this weekend, they're adding brunch to the menu, bringing more life to the City at weekends.
On the menu will be smoked huevos rancheros, skillet smoked meat hash and fried chicken Belgian waffles and truffle egg toast. Plus there will be the usual BBQ available too including pork ribs and beef rib tacos. Plus there will be unlimited…
- Written by Catherine Hanly
It opened pretty under the radar in the run up to Christmas, so if you haven't been down to Exmouth Market recently you may not know about Medcalf Traiteur. It's an expansion of Medcalf into the space next door which used to be their gallery.
By day it's a traiteur, focusing on the lunchtime trade. All the food is cooked on a Big Green Egg BBQ, and served with a selection of freshly made salads.
D…
Read more: Medcalf opens a traiteur come wine bar on Exmouth Market
- Written by Gavin Hanly
When Scott Hallsworth's extremely popular Kurobuta first started out, it was as a pop-up on the King's Road (while they got the permanent venue underway). That pop-up was so popular that it just kept going, but now it's grown out of its original location and moved a few doors down to a much bigger premises.
The new Chelsea Kurobuta will be bigger, seating up to 90 with a lounge, bar, private din…
Read more: Kurobuta Chelsea finds a new, bigger home on King's Road
