Indian

• Darjeeling Express is bringing in meat-free Mondays

  

  As you may remember, we were ever so slightly embarrassed about missing our on Asma Khan's Darjeeling Express last year, despite it getting rave after rave (but look out for a Test Drive soon). 

  And now there's another reason to visit as they're embracing their vegetarian side and introducing a special meat-free menu every Monday (with plenty of vegan dishes on the new menu too). 

  Here's

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• Jamavar teams up with chefs for special kulchas - plus Rohit Ghai moves on

  

  Big things are afoot at Mayfair’s Michelin-starred restaurant Jamavar. First up, the renowned Rohit Ghai is stepping down, and Surender Mohan is stepping in. Secondly, to mark the change, the Michelin-starred restaurant is welcoming not one but five top international chefs in to get creative with kulcha, a traditional Northern Indian stuffed bread.

  There's no news on where Rohit (who came to Jamavar

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• Kricket and Honest Burgers create a Keralan Fried Chicken burger

  

  Honest Burger and Kricket fans rejoice - the two are teaming up for a brand new creation that's inspired by a Kricket fave - the Keralan Fried Chicken burger. 

  It'll feature Kricket’s Indian-spiced fried chicken with "a secret blend of Keralan herbs and spices and a chilli and garlic mayo". That will be familiar to those who have been to Kricket (and if you haven't, we recommend rectifying that immediately). It also

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• One week on from winning a Michelin star, Vineet Bhatia London closes

  Less than a week after earning its Michelin star, it's unfortunate timing for Vineet Bhatia London as it's closing the Mayfair restaurant (that's the team above at their last service).

• Motu are expanding their delivery service to Islington and Swiss Cottage

  

  It's good news for North Londoners today as JKS Restaurants (the family behind Gymkhana and Trishna, among others) has just said it'll be opening two new Motu Indian Kitchen sites this autumn, in Islington on October 17th and Swiss Cottage on November 3rd. That brings what they term their 'refined' versions of Indian takeaway classics to area ranging from Camden and Holloway to Hamstead and Finchley Road.

  Both sites of the delivery-only service will feature dishes that are

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• Gul and Sepoy on Commercial Street will be the third restaurant from the Gunpowder team

  We get a first look inside the new restaurant from the folk behind Gunpowder and Madame D

• Bombay Bustle is coming to Mayfair from the team behind Jamavar

  There's every reason to get excited about this new opening from Jamavar chef Rohit Ghai. Inspired by the street food of Mumbai, the new restaurant offers lunchtime tiffins, with a menu and is packed full of exciting, seasonal ingredients we've never heard of cooked, by someone who definitely knows what he's doing.

• Dishoom is coming to Kensington and opening with an immersive theatre production

  

  Updated 17/9/16 with opening details

  What: Dishoom Kensington

  In a nutshell: Indian small plates for West London

  Summing it all up: Having conquered other areas of town, Dishoom is now heading out west, landing their next small plates restaurant in Kensington. 

• Test Driving Temper City - Neil Rankin does curry

  We head out to try Neil Rankin's second Temper restaurant in the City, and this one's all about the curry. 

• Kricket are bringing an Indian brunch to Soho

  

  We're big fans of Kricket, so find ourselves very interested indeed about their upcoming Sunday brunch plans. Kicking off later this month, here's what's being added to the menu:

  • Egg Bhurji – spicy scrambled eggs on toast, served with lardo, Berkswell, red onion & sourdough
  • Kichri – smoked haddock, raw egg yolk, lentils and rice, topped with pickled cauliflower (their take on Kedgeree). A Kricket take on 'bacon and
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• India's best restaurant Indian Accent is coming to London

  It's opened in New Delhi and New York and now Indian Accent's coming to London - taking over from Chor Bizarre (owned by the same restaurant group). AND the original is on the World's 50 Best List. 

• Court hears how Sports Direct CEO cleaned Benares out of its most expensive wine

  His many employees might be concentrated at the lower end of the pay scale but it looks like Sport Direct's Mike Ashley knows how to splash his cash on wine

• Rola Wala goes permenant in Spitalfields with their sourdough naan and curries

  After a long relationship with Street Feast, Rola Wala finally becomes a permanent fixture in Spitalfield, with their healthy do-it-yourself Indian grub, including Nagaland lamb, Bengali-spiced beef and plenty to please the vegan and gluten-free crowd too.

• Test Driving Madame D's - Himalayan heat in the City

  The people behind the very popular City Indian restaurant Gunpowder have launched a follow-up. We take a look.

• Calcutta Street’s first sister restaurant opens in Brixton

  Shrimoyee Chakraborty is opening a new Calcutta Street in Brixton, with a big focus on atmosphere and small sharing plates. There’ll be some new menu additions, plus bespoke cocktails made with traditional Shorbot, and a late license until 1am every night to top it all off.