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Taste of London is back and for those of you who've been going for the past few years, this summer it comes with an unexpected addition - sunshine. Yes the weather forecast is pretty darned good for...

We've seen pop-ups of all types in London, but this is definitely the first time we've come across an Alaskan pop-up promising to recreate The Last Frontier in Pimlico. The one-day event this...

The folk behind Hush Heath Winery and The Cunning Plan Pub Company (Smithfield's the Fox and Anchor and The Bull & Hide in Bishopsgate) have opened a third London pub. St Bart's Brewery is now on...

We've always been partial to a party on the roof and now there's a new rooftop in town, as part of a "proper English pub" that's opening in Spitalfields today on Commercial Street just above...

Now this is a menu we can get on board with - it's what's on offer at J Sheekey's for their summer lobster fest. The seafood restaurant so beloved of the stars has teamed up with The National...

City workers who fancy the idea of having fresh pasta at lunch should look out for Scarpetta opening up on Cannon Street in the next fortnight. They're aiming to serve up pasta made with semolina...

Update 5/8/14 - read more about the Colony Grill Room at the Beaumont. Chris Corbin and Jeremy King continue to have success after success, particularly with their most recent openings Fischer's,...

The retail strip of Oxford Street is a cut-throat place. But one of the ways department stores can distinguish themselves from their competitors on the road is through their food and drink offering...

Mexican restaurant Wahaca is branching out with a new long-term residency that's starting at the Truman Brewery this July. It will be inspired by Mexico City (Distrito Federal) and will serve...

Opening up in Camden in just a few weeks time is Bayou - an all day Creole restaurant. Here's what you need to know about it.  

Love it or loathe it, the World Cup starts today and for the next four weeks it's not going anywhere. Even if you're firmly in the 'loathing' camp there's plenty to take advantage of at London...

The 2014 Taste of London festival kicks off on Wednesday 18th June and to celebrate Cellar Gascon are going to be featuring a ‘Best of Taste’ menu at Cellar Gascon over the Summer from Wednesday. The menu...

How cute is this? Last year we had the Wimbledon-themed tennis bombe at Mayfair restaurant 34. This year you can try this New Balls Please dessert on the menu at Black Vanila's Wimbledon-themed pop up...

That William Shakespeare was a wise old goat. After all he did come up with the line "Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers." (Yes we can Google Shakespeare food quotes along with the...

Updated 10/6/14 with dishes and opening date The original Barrafina in Covent Garden is one of Soho's most revered (and hard to get a seat at) restaurants. We've long been watching the development of the...

To be honest, when we first had someone tell us about 'musubi' we hadn't an earthly what they were. Happily the folk behind Broadway Market stall Mr Musubi were only too pleased to enlighten us -...

To tie in with the release of Chef - Jon Favreau's new movie about a chef quitting his job to start up a food truck business and rediscover his passion for cooking - London's Patty&Bun have come up...

Hot Dinners popped along to a screening of Chef this weekend and caught up with writer/director Jon Favreau afterwards who had some interesting things to say about how chefs view critics. As a...

Updated 7/6/14 with photo and opening date London has had its fair share of rotisserie chicken joints and with Nando's having such obsessive fans it's a brave person who steps into the fray with a...

Footballers are pretty keen on opening restaurants. There's Gary Nevile and Ryan Giggs' Cafe Football in Westfield Stratford (which is a LOT better than you'd expect). Rio Ferdinand owns the...