Fried chicken

• Dave's Hot Chicken turn up the spice level for their arrival in London

  

  If you're the kind of person who opts for lemon & herb when they go to Nando's then keep scrolling because you're not going to want anything to do with Dave's Hot Chicken. The cult US chicken chain, which originated in Nashville, arrives in London this week and - as that name suggests - they turn up the heat when it comes to their burgers and tenders.

  The chain was set up by three friends in an East Hollywood car

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• KFC have brought out lickable wrapping paper for Christmas

  

  We'll admit we had to double check this story but apparently, this is an actual thing - KFC have come up with a Willy Wonka-style lickable wrapping paper for the festive season.

  The paper, which was designed by London artist SOLDIER, is flavoured like the KFC Stuffing Stacking Burger itself so think original recipe chicken, cranberry sauce and sage and onion stuffing.

  Best of all, it won't cost you a thing to buy.

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• Test Driving Oh Gee - award-winning Korean fried chicken in Shoreditch

  

  Taking over the Hoxton Grill space at the Hoxton in Shoreditch until the end of the year is Korean fried chicken pop-up Oh Gee. We went to try out their award-winning KFC.

• Award-winning Korean fried chicken Oh Gee is popping up at the Hoxton Shoreditch

  

  Updated 29/9/24 with extension to dates

  With all the time we've wasted watching absolute bilge on Netflix we don't understand how we missed out on the eminently watchable K-Chicken War. As the name suggests that was a cooking competition focusing on Korean fried chicken. It was won by South Korean chef Byung Tae Ahn, who was crowned Grand Champion. Now the chef is gearing up for a busy autumn having

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• Dang’s Thai chicken restaurant and cocktail bar to open below Spitalfields’ Slurp Noodles

  

  Looking for somewhere new to get your spicy fried chicken fix? With cocktails too? Then head East London way, as Dang’s is taking up a prime position in a basement bar below Slurp Noodles in Spitalfields.

  Accessed either via Slurp or from its own entrance down the side of the building, Dang’s is all about Thai fried chicken, aka Hat Yai chicken (a nod to the

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• KFC launches new office-friendly lunchtime meal deal

  

  If you've ever felt judged by your al desko lunch choices at work but have secretly been longing to take a Big Mac or KFC bucket back to your office, then a new lunch option at KFC might have your name all over it.

  The fast food company has just announced its first-ever lunch-only meal deal. For just over a fiver you can choose between a Kentucky Mayo Twister Wrap or a Fillet Burger, a packet of Walkers MAX crisps or a

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• Bébé Bob adds vodka-battered nuggets to the menu

  

  They already have some pretty special Landes chicken on the menu at Bébé Bob, which we've tried, but now they're adding even more chicken to the menu - vodka-battered nuggets. 

  Once again made using those Gascony-sourced Landes chickens, these nuggets are a lunchtime-only affair. They say that

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• The Sidemen are opening their first Sides restaurant in Dalston

  

  Up until now, YouTubers turned fast food giants The Sidemen have kept their food offering to food halls. But now they're about to step into fully fledged restaurants with the opening of their first standalone place in East London.

  Sides will open in Dalston in a site that allows 40 dine-in spots. The menu will be the same fried chicken/vegan chicken formula that's won them so many fans to date. There are

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• Oreo teams up with Chicken Shop for a fried chicken menu with a twist

  

  Chicken Shop's Baker Street branch hit the news when Beyonce's team spent £2k there when they were in the city in tour. Now another American brand has got in on the action.

  For three days at the beginning of September, Oreo are going to be partnering with Chicken Shop for a collab menu that sounds like it really has to be tried.

  On offer will be:

  • The O Fries - seasoned with salt, pepper and
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• Bird and Tie brings Nashville hot chicken to Clapham

  

  Promising a dusting of spices that "are not for the faint hearted" new fried chicken joint Bird and Tie has just launched in Clapham. The folk behind it say they were inspired by trips to the Deep South to visit family to create this homage to Nashville fried chicken back at home in London.

  On the menu you'll find a range of chicken sandwiches and wings - the choice is southern, mild, Nashville Hot and, for the serious heat

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• The Sidemen launch Sides - a fried chicken delivery service

  

  Another week, another fried chicken company launch. This time it's the turn of YouTube stars The Sidemen to get in on the action. Just weeks after DJ Khaled announced he was launching his food delivery brand Another Wing, the same delivery company REEF are joining up with the British YouTubers for this

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• Another Wing is DJ Khaled's fried chicken business and it's now in London

  

  Londoners love their chicken wings and when the next big opening has a huge name behind it, it's a good bet that Another Wing ought to do well.

  The music man in question is DJ Khaled who yesterday announced a huge restaurant launch that - like the best movies - is happening simultaneously across three continents, in five countries.

  He's teamed up with US food delivery folk REEF and the first two areas to get

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• Butchies bring their buttermilk fried chicken to Earls Court

  

  Good news for the denizens of Earls Court - you've got a lovely new fried chicken joint coming your way. Butchies, which has branches in Shoreditch and Clapham among other spots, is opening up just off Earls Court Road.

  Known for their sustainably sourced buttermilk fried chicken, they're also adding a new dish to their restaurants's menus which certainly sounds worth trying. Mac N Crac is topped with shards of

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• Cinco de Mayo at home - James Cochran bosses the easy chicken dinner kit

  

  In the run-up to this year's Cinco de Mayo, while many restaurants are still waiting to open one Islington restaurant has put together a party kit that's easy to knock up at home. James Cochran's 12:51 has teamed up with tequila company Jose Cuervo for an Around the Cluck X Jose Cuervo Cinco de Mayo at-home kit and we were invited to give it a go.

  Intriguingly, the fried chicken was all done in the restaurant and all

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• Bone Daddies comes to Putney while Wing Daddies is a spin-off in Kentish Town

  

  Bone Daddies is branching out, starting in Kentish Town, with their new pop-up delivery spin-odd Wing Daddies.

  As you can probably imagine from the name, this is all about chicken wings (which are already popular in the original Bone Daddies). It'll be a simple menu, with Korean fried wings with gochujang and sesame as well as sticky teriyaki, black pepper,

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