Middle Eastern
- Test Driving The Good Egg in Soho - a Middle Eastern addition to Kingly Court
The Good Egg has set up a second restaurant in Kingly Court - we know their brunch is up to the task but what about dinner? We head along to find out.
- The Good Egg to open their second restaurant in Kingly Court
Expect great brunches and a whole lot of babka as the boys behind N16's Israeli/Canadian cafe expand to the melting pot of Kingly Court
- Tel Aviv chef Oded Oren is popping up with Lebanese wines at Borough Wine and Beers
Islington restaurant and micro-brewery Borough Wine & Beers has been keeping busy this year with a series of excellent pop-ups. They're showing no sign of letting up for the time being too. Now they've announced that the next to join will be Oded Oren, an Israeli chef who's previously worked down south in the well-received Louie Louie.
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... - Get a taste of Bahrain in Chelsea with Villa Mama’s
After a successful first opening in her home country, Bahraini chef Roaya is now opening the second branch of Villa Mama’s all the way over in London.
- Honey and Smoke is the new restaurant from Honey and Co
Now this one slipped right under the radar. Alerted by a mention by Fay Maschler in the Standard, we bring news of a new restaurant from the people behind Honey and Co - Honey and Smoke. This Middle Eastern grill is already open on Great Portland Street. We blame us being late to the party by being distracted by our New York trip, but as with all good news, better late than never!
The menu is a combination of
... - Test Driving Yosma - Marylebone's new Turkish tavern
Yosma is a mayhene - which means a sort of Turkish gastropub - we went to check it out
- Origins Of takes over the kitchens at Blessing's in Spitalfields
There's a new Middle Eastern-inspired pop up hitting Spitalfields next month. Origins Of is a partnership between longtime friends Abdulla Amin and Hugo Toland (the consultant behind Street Feast). Even the menu's been worked on for three years, starting when Abdulla was living and working in Kazakhstan.
On the menu you'll find spice infused fried chicken, buttermilk soaked cauliflower florets and their own take on falafel, served on charred flat breads, as a
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