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Delivery
- Mr Wilde sees City restaurant Walter and Monty delivering easy dinner parties to your home
What's a City restaurant to do when 99.9% of its usual customers are working from home? Well, in the case of BBQ restaurant Walter and Monty on Bevis Marks, they've switched to delivery. Big deal, you might say - but this one does sound a little different.
As founder Alex Kaye explains, their at-home offering is more about reminding folk of the joy of entertaining. So while we might not be able to throw raucous dinner parties for our
... - Test Driving the Petersham Nurseries' Cafe Dine-At-Home box
As you might imagine, the at home offering from Petersham Nurseries is every bit as tasteful as you'd expect - they'll even include candles and plants in your delivery. We put it to the test.
- Great British menu judge Andi Oliver launches Wadadli delivery box
Last summer, GBM judge Andi Oliver joined forces with another TV face, First Dates' Fred Sirieix for her Wadadli One Love pop-up in Clapton. The residency was a celebration of Oliver's Caribbean and British heritage.
Now she's brought the kitchen team together again to offer Londoners a
... - How to get oysters delivered in London
Oysters aren't just for Valentine's Day. Here's where you can get some great natives and more both for collection or delivered to your door, and support Britain's shellfish industry into the bargain.
- Pidgin are the new guest chefs at Mortimer House, delivering across London
In pre-lockdown times, Mortimer House Kitchen had a series of impressive guest chef pop-ups, including Elizabeth Haigh, Oli Brown, Luke Selby, Zoe Adjonyoh of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen and more. And they're not letting a lockdown stop them either as they're next going to be hosting Pidgin - but this time for delivery only.
For two months, James Ramsden, Sam
... - Hawksmoor team up with Ocado to deliver steaks
As well as being masters of steak, Hawksmoor have continued to be masters of lockdown, They've shifted what they do towards delivery, ensuring that we can still get their lovely steaks and cocktails and that they can continue to keep staff employed and support their suppliers.
Their next pivot (we know, sorry!) is towards supermarkets - sort of. They've just teamed up with Ocado to deliver
... - The Breakfast Club are delivering "Yellow Beacons of Pancake-filled Hope" (aka pancake kits)
As we're in an age where it's sometimes hard to remember even what day it is, special events and public holidays can really creep up on you. One of those is Pancake Day, which is just around the corner (16 February). However, it hasn't escaped the notice of The Breakfast Club, who are getting ready to launch their first-ever delivery
... - The best food delivery and takeaway restaurants in Borough, London Bridge and Bermondsey
Around London Bridge, the delights being delivered include excellent tapas, proper bao buns, Middle Eastern mezze and lots more.
- Best places delivering brunch in London
You could toil away at home making your own brunch. But when you can order in Gloucester Old Spot muffins, blueberry pancakes or shakshuka without having to get dressed, why would you? Here's our pick of who's delivering brunch to Londoners.
- Gaucho launch at-home meal kits with Beef Wellington, pies and Sunday lunch
Latest to join the meal-delivery circuit are mini steak empire Gaucho, who have just kicked off a series of finish-at-home meal kits. While steak itself isn't on the menu, there are two main kits to choose from:
- Beef Wellington (with whipped provolone potatoes)
- Gaucho pies - choose from Beef and Malbec, Chicken,
- Lyle's add a mid-week dinner box to the mix
While the dawn of the meal kit has been responsible for getting us through more than one lockdown, we have noticed that Friday and Saturdays seem to be the main days for delivery. So it's always handy to hear of one that's delivering something earlier the week - and that's where Lyle's mid-week menu comes in.
Rather than an all-out feast - this is a shorter three-course menu, while still being up to
... - Test Driving Hélène Darroze at Home - a three-Michelin starred meal delivered by The Connaught
Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, one of London's newest three Michelin-starred restaurants has started delivering. We tried it out to see how it translated to a home setting.
- St John launch an at-home meal kit - get a Fergus Henderson meal delivered
They've already had pies for collection throughout this (and the last) lockdown - and now St John are actually delivering a full three-course, finish-at-home meal.
So if you fancy a dinner created by Fergus Henderson and friends, they'll be delivering every Friday. The first month's meal is:
- Roast Bone Marrow and Parsley Salad
- Braised Duck Leg, Carrot
- Justice League to-go: A DC comics-themed meal-kit is coming
We're still waiting for news on the upcoming Batman-themed restaurant Park Row, but while we're waiting on that, the people behind it, Wonderland Restaurants, are getting ready for another DC themed venture - the Mother Box meal
... - Test Driving The Nook's Supper Club delivery
We're back (sort of) at Islington's The Nook, trying out their delivery-only supper club menu.