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What's this? The French are crossing the channel to bring their burgers to London? Big Fernand opened its first place in Paris back in 2012 and now has eight restaurants in France. But they're...

Fancy buying some bespoke chocolates for Valentines Day created by the likes of Jamie Oliver, Jose Pizarro, Eric Lanlard and Simon Rogan? And all in the name of a great cause? A group of top chefs...

Opening in Spitalfields, Blixen is an all-day restaurant coming from Clive Watson, one of the people responsible for opening the very popular Riding House Cafe. What you need to know about Blixen The...

Yes it's officially the year's most depressing day, according to a maths formula worked up by UK psychologist Cliff Arnall as part of a seriously successful PR campaign for Sky Travel many moons...

Expect some changes when you next head into Bonnie Gull in Exmouth Market. They've reworked the menu to be more of a small plates restaurant, changing the name to Bonnie Gull Seafood Bar in the...

In honour of the late, lamented Hammersmith Palais which was demolished in 2013, Draft House founder Charlie McVeigh is planning to create an homage as part of the newest addition to the Draft House...

They recently announced they'd be selling Japanese Kobe beef and now high-rise restaurant Sushisamba are putting aside an entire week every month to concentrate on the very, very exclusive beef.  It'll be...

Popup Italian supperclub Forzawin is all over 2015, breaking into the year with a theatrical new spin. As part of the Vault arts festival they've come up with Marco's - an evening where supperclub...

Award season is moving along nicely and the next round of restaurants to be celebrating are those who've received the higher number of rosettes from the AA. Of the 22 restaurants being given three...

There's been a lot of talk that EENMAAL, the pop-up restaurant for folk dining solo, was coming to London. It's now been confirmed that it'll hit Soho for two days at the end of January. The Dutch...

We were big fans of Arabica when it opened in Borough Market last year, so it can only be good news that they're going to start opening for breakfast. From 17th January the kitchen will serve up...

If you've been put off trying the much-lauded Barrafina Adelaide Street by the queues, you have a window this weekend to beat them. They're opening on Sundays from 18th January, so before the news...

Henry Harris has announced that Knightsbridge's Racine has closed its doors with an unexpected announcement today. It's been a restaurant much loved by chefs and London foodies for 12 years, but not...

Got a friend, colleague or loved one who's just gone down with the flu? Or perhaps you've succombed to the lurgy yourself? Well help is at hand. Not in the form of a nasty jab or foul tasting...

Updated 14/1/15 with additional dates Just when we thought we'd seen it alll, along comes this new collaboration between Dalston's Jones and Sons (at their Haggerston Trip Kitchen site) and...

Prima Doners, the Guardian's top-notch headline, sums up perfectly the folk recognised last night at the 2015 British Kebab Awards. As you might expect, London found itself covered in glory. Here...

It's Elvis's birthday today so what more timely news could we bring you than the launch of the Hound Dog (see what they did there?) at All Star Lanes. For the whole of January this special dog will be...

These little balls of cheesy goodness are our first must-have bar snack of 2015. They're the Comte choux buns currently being served up weekday evenings at the Lodge d'Argent. That's the...