Bakery
- Eat ALL the pies at Dominique Ansel Bakery's London Pie Night
Who ate all the pies? You if you manage to get tickets to Dominique Ansel Bakery London's Pie Night. The hook - unlimited slices of pie.
As New Yorkers would tell you, this is one of those events you'll need to put an alert in your calendar for. Ansel has been running it there for the past four years and apparently in NYC tickets sell out in two minutes.
For £42 you can eat as many slices of the ten different pies on offer as you can manage in
... - The Westerns Laundry team are opening Jolene - a new bakery and restaurant on Newington Green
Let's hope it's third time lucky for the team behind Westerns Laundry and Primeur as they take on the old Dandy site on Newington Green turning it into a rare grain bakery and restaurant.
- St John Bakery are opening a permanent shop in Neal's Yard
Everyone's favourite custard doughnut purveyor is setting up a permanent shop in Covent Garden, taking over the old Native site in Neal's Yard.
- Pophams Bakery
Next-level bakery in Islignton
- Custard will be the Gunpowder team's bakery and wine bar at One Tower Bridge
One Tower Bridge development continues to get interesting new openings. The latest is Custard which will be a bakery by day serving up Bombay sandwiches and soft serve custard, and a wine bar in the evening.
- Harry and Megan choose Hackney's Violet Cakes as their wedding cake baker
Well today is a red letter day for East London bakery Violet Cakes as Kensington Palace announced this morning that she'll be the baker responsible for the royal wedding cake.
In a formal announcement this morning, Kensington Palace confirmed that Claire Ptak had been chosen by Prince Harry and Megan Markle to make their wedding cake.
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- Sourdough cake and slow fermented bakes at Bloomsbury’s Fortitude Bakehouse
Breakfasts, lunches, sourdough cakes and other bakes to go - and a sliver of space to sit in - at Bloomsbury’s new craft baker, and plenty for gluten-free and vegans.
- Galvin Bistrot de Luxe on Baker Street is to close
We're really sorry to hear this morning of the imminent closure of Galvin Brothers Bistrot de Luxe on Baker Street. The announcement came today as Chris and Jeff Galvin said; "It’s time to move on...in the world’s great cities things do not stand still. Tastes change and also, as creative chefs, we are restless and now want to do new things not just endlessly repeat the same style of cooking.”
The 12-year-old restaurant really was a game-changer when it
... - Harrods Food Hall redesign begins with opening of new Roastery and Bake Hall
Big changes are happening to Harrods Food Halls with the first section reopening this winter
- Maitre Choux are bringing their beautiful eclairs to Soho's Dean Street
Popular high end patisseris Maitre Choux is expanding and its first new site is on Soho's Dean Street where there'll be more seats to sit in and enjoy their Insta-friendly eclairs
- Arnaud Stevens brings laid-back PLATE to Shoreditch's M by Montcalm
Inside Shoreditch's giant M by Montcalm hotel (the one with the optical illusion windows - you know what we mean), there's a new restaurant by the name of PLATE from very well-connected chef Arnaud Stevens. Inside, they'll forgo tablecloths and sommeliers in the name of casual dining, and include a downstairs bakery that'll serve a bread flight with matching butters.
- Paul Hollywood from GBBO is opening Knead bakery at Euston station
Paul Hollywood’s back, not just on our screens, but in our train stations with his very first bakery by the name of Knead, where you’ll be able to buy his very own sausage rolls and bacon butties.
- Butterscotch Bakery is Bea Vo's new Shepherd's Bush bakery
What: Butterscotch Bakery
In a nutshell: American-style bakery and tea room
Summing it all up: Restaurateur Bea Vo is back in the bakery game with this new American-influenced bakery and tea room opening in Shepherd's Bush
- Bread Ahead to open second shop in Seven Dials, plus new artisan baking classes
Keeping London stocked with quality British baking - that’s the mission of bakery Bread Ahead, who’ll be opening their second shop in Seven Dials this October following the ongoing success of their Borough Market branch. Expect to see lots of their famous sugary doughnuts - great for those who’ve accepted welcomed carbs back into their lives with open arms. We hear their Vanilla Custard; Salted Caramel custard and Honeycomb; and Homemade Jam doughnuts will
... - Denmark's top bakers Ole Kristoffersen and Steen Skallebæk to open in London at St James's Market
We've already been really impressed with the quality of the restaurants that'll be in London's St James's Market development. Now, joining the likes of Anzu (from Tonkotsu), Veneta (from the Salt Yard Group) and US hit Aquavit is a new concept from a top Danish bakery.
Ole Kristoffersen and Steen Skallebæk's much loved Lagkagehuset bakery chain has more than 50 bakeries in Denmark. But their planned opening for London will be their first restaurant and a completey new
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