Gastroblog
The Harwood Arms is now delivering its very highly-rated Sunday roast. We give it a try.
Read more: Test Driving the Harwood Arms Sunday lunch at home
Some London restaurants will clearly need more time to prepare for reopening, particularly when so much of their offering includes counter dining which falls way short of even the new 1m plus rule.
But while they work out their plans some, like Mayfair's Sabor, have ploughed ahead with offerings to bring their restaurants to your home instead.
We've been having serious pangs for the dishes from N…
Read more: Sabor's new Sabor En Casa service is delivering croquetas, tortilla and more to your door
This much-loved Victoria restaurant aims to bring the delights of the restaurant into your home - we tried it out.…
Read more: Test Driving Lorne At Home - from their kitchen to yours with zero fuss
We've been without Tomos Parry's excellent Brat restaurant for a few months - but now it's returning in not one but three different incarnations.
First up is the Brat x Climpson’s Arch residency which sees Parry going back to his roots as he had previously been in the kitchen there from 2013-2015. Brat will be there all summer long and alongside some Brat signatures (we're assumin…
Yesterday the government announced the reopening date for London's restaurants. But it seems that some aren't waiting that long. In town last week we spotted a few restaurants doing 'takeaway' that essentially involved eating at the restaurant's tables outside. And now a restaurant on the King's Road has opened its terrace for dining.
Chicama emailed its customers last week to say they were reope…
Read more: Chicama on the King's Road opens early for "terrace dining"
Yet another London store which blossomed all too briefly in the weeks before lockdown closed it was Knoops - a hot chocolate shop at Clapham Junction. The original one, which opened in Rye back in 2013 had built up quite the fanbase for its continental hot chocolates.
And this isn't just any old chocolate drink - the chocolate used ranges from 28% up to 100% cocoa and you'll find a mix of single…
In normal times (which we're very slowly heading back to) Farokh Talati, head chef of St John Bread and Wine, hosts a monthly Parsi feast at Maison Bertaux. If you're unfamiliar with the cuisine, it's one of the world’s most ancient, combining Persian and Indian influences.
Those feasts are on hold for now - but that doesn't mean you have to miss out. Teaming up with the Dishpatch deli…
Read more: A Parsi meal feast is being delivered by St John chef Farokh Talati
Yesterday's announcement by the government that restaurants could reopen was welcome news to many. But not all restaurants fit even the 1m plus rule. One such place is Kitchen Table. The two Michelin-starred restaurant in Fitzrovia is all about the counter dining experience - and that's clearly going to take them a little longer to work out how to reopen safely.
So what does one of London's top r…
Read more: Michelin-starred Kitchen Table reinvents itself as a deli
Before lockdown, the Pembury Tavern in Hackney had built up quite the reputation for its pizzas. Now, they're back and post-lockdown are launching as their own delivery pizza brand, Ace Pizza. It'll still be based in the pub, but the menu has been given something of an overhaul while the team have been away.
All the pizzas will be from 48hr cold-fermented dough and the menu includes:
- Honey…
Read more: Ace Pizza launches out of Hackney's Pembury Tavern
(We're updating this article as new information is announced)
Today, the government finally unveiled the new measures that will allow London's restaurants, bars and pubs to reopen from 4 July. Here's how it's all going to work:
- Pubs, bars and restaurants can reopen on Saturday 4 July
- The social distancing rule will be changed to 1m+
- That means it can be 1m only if "mitigation" is in place…
Read more: Here's how London's restaurants, bars and pubs will reopen from 4 July
Smokestak are already smoking up a storm for north and east Londoners every Friday and Saturday - but if you've been missing out, then news of their new DIY boxes, delivering across London (and the UK) will be very welcome.
Everything will be smoked in Shoreditch, for up to 15 hours over kiln-dried English oak in Smokestak owner David Carter's Ole Hickory wood-fired smoker. Then everything…
Read more: Smokestak are delivering BBQ and DIY bun kits across London and the UK
While we're obviously very excited that restaurants are about to reopen, we're also just as giddy about the pubs, bars and taprooms returning across the city. And one of our favourites of the latter is definitely 40ft Brewery in Dalston. They're not only reopening their outside space, but they're also introducing a new drink to emphasise the required social distancing.
The 6FT is descr…
Read more: 40ft Brewery to celebrate reopening in Dalston with a 6ft beer
AngloThai, John and Desiree Chantarasak, have been pretty busy during the lockdown, with an excellent hot-dog kit and a recent collaboration with Cornerstone in Hackney. Now they're getting ready for post-lockdown too, with a new residency in Dalston, kicking off in July.
They'll be appearing at Dalston's Newcomer wines, with the menu not only available for collection/delivery but…
Read more: Anglo Thai are landing at Dalston's Newcomer Wines for a new residency
1 Lombard Street has a pretty special meal box available for delivery (with a huge steak included). We gave it a try. …
In news that has got us googling prices of train tickets to Padstow, Prawn on the Lawn's Cornwall outpost is switching locations for the summer.
Katie and Rick Toogood, who run the restaurant and fishmongers in Highbury & Islington as well as the place down in Cornwall, are relocating their Padstow restaurant to a nearby Cornish farm for the summer.
Prawn on the Farm will be their summer resi…
Read more: Prawn on the Lawn moves to a Padstow farm for the summer
