Italian

• Lina Stores, the 75-year-old Italian Soho stalwart, launches its online deli

  

  They were open in Soho for over 75 years before the lockdown hit, but that isn't keeping Lina Stores down. If you've been missing one of London's top Italian delis, the news that they've re-opened as an online-only shop should certainly help.  

  And it's a very fully-stocked online shop too, kicking off with something they've become best-known for - their pasta. They have fresh pasta

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• Legare in Shad Thames is offering cook at home pasta meals

  

  Newish pasta spot Legare in Tower Bridge is among the many London businesses pivoting to a new way of doing business in the wake of the Covid crisis. They're now open as a collection and takeaway-only spot, with plans to offer delivery soon.

  Taking a quick look at their new streamlined menu, seems there's plenty to keep SE1 residents happy. You can order ribollita, salumi platters and gorgeous-sounding sarnies (Porchetta

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• Stoke Newington's Wolf's has a new all-star food and wine team

  

  Almost four years after opening its doors in Stoke Newington, British-Italian restaurant Wolf has brought in a whole new (and very interesting) team.

  The neighbourhood spot, which was opened by cousins Antony Difrancesco and Onofrio Dicarlo in 2016, now has Head Chef Rory Buchanan (ex-Calcot Manor) in the kitchen.

  Add to that, the arrival of wine man Zeren Wilson and you have a hot new combo of talent whose first menu launches

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• Napulé wineria and osteria is relaunching in Fulham with a wine and burrata bar

  

  Over in Fulham, popular pizzeria Napulé has been undergoing something of a transformation. It's about to reopen in a new guise as both a wineria and osteria.

  The front part of the restaurant has been made over as a wine bar, where you can enjoy a glass of wine with sharing taglieri, homemade burrata and aperitivo. They've been working on building relationships with, as they describe it "little Italian producers whose quality can stand the big

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• East West sees Tufnell Park get a fusion Italian and Indian pizzeria

  Combining Puglian pizza know-how with Indian inspiration, this new Tufnell Park pizzeria is hoping to woo folk with their fusion pizzas. 

• Five reasons to try La Brasseria in Marylebone

  Enjoy a taste of La Dolce Vita in London's Marylebone at this vibrant Italian brasserie. 

• Test Driving Lina Stores King's Cross - the 75 year old deli goes large

  Lina Stores has been in Soho for 75 years, but now they've just opened a big new restaurant and deli in King's Cross. We went down for a look.  

• Theo Randall's top tips on Italian cooking and wine

   

  We catch up with top chef Theo Randall for five key lessons about cooking - the Italian way. 

• Wild Tavern on Chelsea's Elystan Street is the latest from the folk at Beast and Goodmans

  Chelsea folk are about to get a new neighbourhood spot with a distinct Mediterranean focus from the same group that gave us Goodmans, Beast and Burger & Lobster

• Baccala is bringing seafood and Italian wine to Bermondsey Street

  Two Italian friends are behind this new seafood restaurant and wine bar on Bermonsey Street where the Italian wine selection is every bit as important as the fresh and raw fish being served up

• Chucs is opening its latest Italian restaurant and cafe in Belgravia

  The Chucs Restaurant & Cafe collection, specialising in modern European cuisine, will open a fifth site in Belgravia (its largest), which will also be its flagship store.

• Lina Stores is bringing pasta to King's Cross

  As the original Soho deli marks 75 years in London, Lina Stores prepares to open a new pasta restaurant and deli in King's Cross. Their largest yet, expect some of their best pasta dishes plus a lot of new additions too. 

• Test Driving Norma - Sicilian excellence by Ben Tish

  

  Ben Tish has come to Fitzrovia with Norma, a Sicilian/Moorish restaurant that's been garnering a lot of praise. We head down to check it out for ourselves.  

• Italian restaurant Legare to open in London Bridge this Autumn

  An ex-Trullo chef joins an ex-Barrafina GM for Legare, offering seasonal Italian pasta and natural wines.

• Mele e Pere launches The Deli Upstairs with sandwiches, salads and more

  

  If you're working in or around Soho, then a change that's coming to Mele e Pere may be very welcome. The small upstairs section, that was primarily a bar before, is being converted into a daytime deli. 

  It's inspired by owners Peter and Chris Hughes’ childhood in Milan, so will be a deli serving up sandwiches and salads with a very Italian feel. All the sandwiches are made with Bread Ahead

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