Gastroblog
Test Driving The Oystermen - the Covent Garden seafood restaurant makes great use of its extra space
Covent Garden's Oystermen doubled its size in Covent Garden - adding a raw bar and more. We head down to try out this highly-praised seafood restaurant.
Acclaimed Turkish chef Civan Er is bringing a flavour of his Istanbul restaurant Yeni Lokanta to London's Soho.…
Read more: Yeni in Soho will be top Turkish chef Civan Er's first London restaurant
The former head chef of Chiltern Firehouse is moving up in the world, literally. He's opening this seventh floor restaurant with sky garden in the new Manhattan Loft Gardens development in Stratford.…
Popular Persian food blogger and author Maryam Sinaiee has opened the doors of her first restaurant venture - a cafe on Chiswick High Road.…
Read more: Maryam's Cafe in Chiswick is food blogger The Persian Fusion's first restaurant
Warming winter dishes that won't break the bank…
Read more: Give me five... comfort dishes for under a tenner
The P Franco team's empire continues to expand. This, their third opening, will take over the former Legs restaurant on Morning Lane with an all counter dining and drinking space.…
Read more: Peg will be the P Franco team's third opening, taking over Legs in Hackney
Nathan Outlaw is changing his London base of operations. He's opening a new restaurant at The Goring in Victoria - a more casual seafood-led affair that's the hotel's first new restaurant in over 100 years. …
Read more: Nathan Outlaw is opening a new restaurant at The Goring
Those who are fans of South Kensington’s The Ampersand will want to make a note of this one - the City's newest hotel Vintry & Mercer boasts multiple places to eat and drink, including a rooftop restaurant where you can enjoy the view along with your charcoal-grilled meal.…
Read more: Modern British on the roof at Vintry and Mercer hotel in the City
OK - how good does this sound? The lovely Fred Sirieix, fresh from another series of pairing up romance-searchers on First Dates, has just announced his latest TV show.
He and chef (and the original co-founder of Leon) Allegra McEvedy - are going to be the hosts of Restaurant Dream Team. But this is no primetime show - it's actually going to be on CBBC.
In a post on Instagram today Fred said: "we…
Read more: Fred Sirieix and Allegra McEvedy join up for new CBBC show Restaurant Dream Team
Burger and Beyond have set up their first permanent restaurant in Shoreditch - with the emphasis on building the "beyond" part. We head down for a look. …
Read more: Test Driving Burger and Beyond - really living up to both parts of the name
Inspired by kebab houses, the duo behind Le Bab have brought their modern take on everyone's favourite drinking food to Covent Garden. We popped along to check it out.…
Read more: Test Driving Maison Bab - taking kebabs to the next level in Covent Garden
The duo behind Brunswick House and St Leonards are expanding to the west of the city with this new Scottish-inspired seafood restaurant in Notting Hill.…
Read more: Orasay in Notting Hill will be the new restaurant from Jackson Boxer and Andrew Clarke
A trio with experience in London's top food stores have picked Camden to launch their range of upmarket deli and cafes.…
Read more: The Camden Grocer opens the doors to its luxury deli and cafe in Camden's Stables Market
Ever since he opened in London Ansel's bakery has been packed - so expect fans to follow him here to Covent Garden, particularly if there's a new menu of cakes to try.…
Read more: Dominique Ansel picks Covent Garden for his second London bakery
A nine-month renovation and a new chef make for an entirely new offering on one of London’s most famous streets as Cheyne Walk Brasserie becomes No. Fifty Cheyne.t…
Read more: No. Fifty Cheyne will be the new incarnation of Cheyne Walk Brasserie
