Residency

  • Dollars is the latest Rondo residency, bringing American sandwiches to the Hoxton

    Dollars is the latest Rondo residency, bringing American sandwiches to the Hoxton

    The Hoxton's Rondo La Cave has been home to some interesting pop-up kitchens of late - we were impressed by their last residency Chet's.

    But as Chet's winds down, it's time for a new residency, and this one is all about sandwiches. Once again they're

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  • Mondo Sando pops up at The White Horse in Peckham

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    Having built a name for their top-tier subs in Camberwell, sandwich slingers Mondo Sando are doubling up. They're just about to open a second South East London residency, this time at The White Horse in Peckham.

    The lockdown-born business will serve up a new roster of sarnies, alongside an extended menu of dishes using the pub's charcoal grill.

    The all-day dining residency will also feature yakitori skewers, merguez

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  • Goila Butter Chicken will be Carousel's first long-term residency

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    If your game was really good during lockdown you might have been lucky enough to try a delivery from Goila Butter Chicken. Mumbai-based celebrity chef Saransh Goila has - and these are their words - "single-handedly turned butter chicken into a religion in India". His secret? Apparently it's hiking up the tomato to dairy ratio as well as plenty of smoke. The chicken in question comes from Yorkshire's Herb Fed farm and he

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  • The Ethical Butcher kicks off a residency at Hackney's Spurstowe Arms

    The Ethical Butcher kicks off a residency at Hackney's Spurstowe Arms

    They've popped up at the pub before in the guise of Ground Burger, and now The Ethical Butcher is back for a full residency at The Spurstowe Arms in Hackney. 

    The Ethical Butcher, as the name gives away, has a specific focus on the highest ethical standards of meat production. So that means meat that's outdoor-reared, with minimal intervention,

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  • Ace Pizza takes over the arches at Five Points Brewery's Hackney taproom

    Ace Pizza takes over the arches at Five Points Brewery's Hackney taproom

    After taking over the food at Five Points' Pembury Tavern Pub, Ace Pizza are gearing up for another Five Points residency - this time at the Mare Street taproom under the arches. They've been popping up there from time to time, but this will now be an

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  • SSAW Collective and Newcomer Wines team up for a Spring residency in Dalston

    SSAW Collective and Newcomer Wines team up for a Spring residency in Dalston

    A promising new pop-up is landing at Dalston's Newcomer Wines for a spring alfresco menu. SSAW Collective (Spring Summer Autumn Winter) is a community of growers and makers focused on ethical and seasonal produce, while Newcomer itself focuses on an all organic, biodynamic and natural wine list. 

    Lulu Cox, former sous at Rochelle Canteen and head of SSAW

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  • The much-lauded Hot 4 U land a long-term residency at The Plough in Homerton

    The much-lauded Hot 4 U land a long-term residency at The Plough in Homerton

    They kicked off as a delivery-only kitchen near the beginning of Lockdown 1.0 and just as we emerge from Lockdown 2.0, Hot 4 U are getting their own place. They're starting a long-term residency at The Plough in Homerton, so if you're yet to try them, now's your chance. 

    If you need catching up, Hot 4 U are Eddy Tejada (ex-St John and Silo) and Matthew Scott (ex-Head

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  • The Rogues London duo are popping up at Hackney Coffee Co

    The Rogues London duo are popping up at Hackney Coffee Co 

    With restaurants reopening on 2 December (we hope), there's news of a brand new residency from Rogues London to look forward to. The team, Freddie Sheen and Zac Whittle who originally met at Galvin La Chapelle, have recently popped up in Parlour at Kensal Rise (including a lockdown delivery service) and now they'll be taking over Hackney Coffee Company in the evenings and brunch at

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  • Edu bring their Spanish burgers to The Spit and Sawdust in Bermondsey

    Edu bring their Spanish burgers to The Spit and Sawdust in Bermondsey

    You may have seen them before at Flat Iron Square. Now Spanish burger merchants Edu are about to kick off a new nearby residency, settling in Bermondsey pub The Spit and Sawdust. 

    They call their offering "Mixto" being a mix of Spanish and international cooking. Burgers coming to the pub will be:

    • The Spanglish Burger: 25 days aged beef patty, sherry pickled red
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  • Satsu is the new residency to watch at Homerton's The Gun

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    A promising new residency has launched at The Gun in Homerton (sister pub to The Compton Arms) and yes, you can still visit even though Tier 2 status is imminent. 

    Called Satsu (that means ‘murder’ or ‘kill’ in Japanese - a play on The Gun's name), it's from Reece Moore (Four Legs, Dabbous, Texture and Bao), Jenny Phung (pop up Ling Ling’s) and James Shepherd (ran Haggerston cocktail bar, Shep’s).

    The menu is pitched as "Western dishes are subtly

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  • Chef Tom Cenci kicks off evening residencies at Stoney Street in Borough

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    Honestly, we were pretty gutted when we heard that chef Tom Cenci's Loyal Tavern was to become another restaurant victim of Covid. So it was cheering news to learn this week that Cenci is back behind the stoves again.

    This time he's running a three-month residency at Stoney Street in Borough Market. The restaurant had

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  • Carousel returns to Marylebone kicking off a new series of residencies

    Carousel returns to Marylebone kicking off a new series of residencies

    After shutting down back in March, rolling residency restaurant Carousel is back in action in Marylebone. They've just launched a new series of residencies throughout October. You'll have a chance to see what some chefs have been working on, preview an upcoming restaurant and there's even a chef from overseas.

    Here's who's on duty:

    Thomas Straker - now until 3 October:

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  • Jack Whitehall is bringing a decadent Foodslut residency to Tower Bridge

    Jack Whitehall is bringing a decadent Foodslut residency to Tower Bridge

    You may know Jack Whitehall more from his standup or Netflix shows with his dad, but he also has a blog called Foodslut. That site specialises in " Brat extends its popup at Climpson's Arch

    Brat extends its residency at Climpsons Arch

    27/8/20 - updated with details of an extended residency

    After being without Tomos Parry's excellent Brat restaurant for a few months - it returned in two different incarnations. 

    Over the past month, one of the huge successes of post-lockdown pivoting has been the Brat x Climpson’s Arch residency. It saw Parry going back to his roots as he had previously been in the kitchen there

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  • Jay Morjaria is opening his restaurant JAE as a residency at Dalston's Untitled

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    His 'plant-forward' food was enough to win him a £500,000 stake on TV's Million Pound Menu. Now chef Jay Morjaria, is going to be showcasing that winning talent at his new Dalston residency, JAE.

    Having popped up with JAE at various spots across London over the past year or so, this new weekend slot at Untitled will be a semi-permanent base for Morjaria running every Thursday to Saturday night. 

    The menu focuses on

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