Gastroblog
Slowly but surely Shack Shack have been expanding all throughout London (and recently even revamping their first Covent Garden location). Now, for the second time (they also opened in Cardiff) they're moving beyond the boundaries of the M25 (albeit only just), opening their tenth location at intu Lakeside Shopping Centre. So if you've ever been in dire need of a good burger after shopping there -…
Read more: Shake Shack are bringing their burgers to Lakeside
Multiple Michelin-starred Quique Dacosta is coming to the UK with a restaurant that has a big focus on rice (and maybe a bit of paella), bringing a real taste of the Mediterranean to London.…
Read more: Quique Dacosta to open Arros QD restaurant in London
Recently launched in Coal Drops Yard, Morty and Bobs are well known for their very fine cheese toasties. Now they're settled in their fancy new restaurant, they're teaming up with other chefs for the monthly Melt Collaborations. And to kick things off, they've drafted in Mark Hix.
The new toastie from Hix and M&B features black pudding, spring onions and tangy apple sauce, grilled betwee…
Read more: Morty and Bob's team up with Mark Hix for a new cheese toastie at King's Cross
We're still to see exactly what's coming to Market Hall West End (being touted as the UK's largest food hall) but we're already hearing news about their next - Market Hall Canary Wharf. And it looks like this one will be pretty big too.
They're taking over 20,000 sq ft of Cargo (a new office space) in Crossrail Place. As with the other spaces, it will offer a number of separate kitchen…
Read more: The next big Market Hall is coming to Canary Wharf
Spicy. Numbing. Addictive. If you're into your spicy food and you love your noodles then those three adjectives tell you all you need to know about Liu Xiaomian.
This street food stall was started by Charlene Liu and her flatmate Liu Qian - who are both from Chongqing, a city in South West China famous for its Sichuan food. When they couldn't get the spicy noodles they loved so much at home, they…
Read more: Get a spicy Sichuan fix at the Liu Xiaomian popup at the Jackalope in Marylebone
Following up from the opening of Kanishka in Mayfair, Atul Kochhar has taken over a huge space in Westminster for his next restaurant, Mathura.…
Read more: Atul Kochhar is opening Mathura, a huge restaurant in a former Westminster fire station
From Mayfair to Earls Court restaurateur Johnny Micalusi has taken over the old Garnier site to bring his super fresh Mediterranean seafood to west Londoners.…
The original Bar Douro in Flat Iron Square (near London Bridge) has proven such a hit that they're getting ready to open a second. This time they'll be bringing their Portuguese wine and food to a big new development near Broadgate. …
Read more: Bar Douro City will bring Portuguese food and wine to Broadgate
French chef Thierry Laborde is back in London and this time he's bringing a taste of southern France to cobbled Bruton Place.…
Read more: Les Platanes on Bruton Place will be chef Thierry Laborde's French Bistrot de Luxe
Corbin and King have brought a French grand cafe to St John's Wood. We head up there to see the latest from the master restaurateurs. …
Read more: Test Driving Soutine - Corbin and King's grand cafe in St John's Wood
After winning an episode of the BBC's Million Pound Menu, street food legends Baba Gs are finally settling down with their own restaurant in Camden. They'll have their famed burgers and some brand new dishes too.…
Read more: Million Pound Menu winners Baba G's are coming to Camden with their first restaurant
Guy Ritchie's new Fitzrovia pub The Lore of the Land serves beer and venison from his country estate
Film director Guy Ritchie's pub empire is expanding. This Fitzrovia pub serves his beer in the pub downstairs and features an upstairs dining room where venison from his Wiltshire estate is on the menu.…
So we missed this when they launched last week - but think it's well worth bringing to your attention as a public service announcement. When we first visited Din Tai Fung, among the things we really wanted to try were the salted egg yolk custard lava buns - made with duck egg yolk. We'd heard talk of them, they sound amazing and they LOOK amazing. But were, alas, not available. Until now.&nb…
Read more: The salted yolk lava buns at Din Tai Fung are finally here
A Hot Dinners exclusive
We only recently revisited the Guinea Grill ourselves to remind us why this Young's pub is one of London's best steak restaurants (not to mention top Mayfair pub). And now it looks like there will be another reason to head there - it's launching a breakfast that it describes as "unlike any other".
Clearly, that's fighting talk, but a quick look at the menu…
Read more: Mayfair's Guinea Grill serves up a meat-laden breakfast for the first time
The Mantl is offering up a modern take on Turkish cuisine in the heart of Knightsbridge.…
Read more: New Turkish kitchen The Mantl opens in Knightsbridge
