Pizza

• Santa Maria's Brentford Pizzeria is in a car showroom

  

  In today's "I'm sorry - what?" news we have intel on a brand new Santa Maria outlet - which has opened in a car showroom. Yes, they've set up their Brentford Pizzeria right in the heart of Duke of London which sells classic and luxury cars. Don't fancy a Jaguar E-Type? Can we interest you in a margherita instead?

  At the moment, it's for delivery only, but there will be seating for up to 30 inside once regulations relax.

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• The Connaught is serving up black truffle pizzas to go

  

  During lockdown, the Maybourne Hotel group - The Berkeley, The Connaught and Claridge's - have been busy supporting London's key workers with drive-through coffee stations and accommodation. But their bars and restaurants have been closed off to the rest of us.

  Now, things are changing. Over at The Connaught, they've just launched one of their restaurants on the premium delivery service, Supper. Jean-Georges at The

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• Homeslice are back, serving up pizza for delivery from Marylebone and Shoreditch

   

  13/5/19 - updated with Shoreditch details.

  The next restaurant to return from lockdown is Homeslice pizza - starting with Marylebone and following up with Shoreditch. They're open for both delivery and collection, setting up shop on Supper and Deliveroo.

  It's a limited menu as they've adapted for social distancing rules - so here's what you can expect:

  • Margherita -
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• Test Driving the Pizza Pilgrims Frying Pan Pizza Kit

  

  If you don't have a pizza oven but you really want piping hot great pizza at home, this DIY frying pan pizza kit from Pizza Pilgrims is definitely worth a go.

• Laboratorio Pizza brings Neapolitan pizza to Great Portland Street

  Trained up under Massimo Bottura, Neapolitan born restaurateur Ivan Simeoli's pizzeria is all about the correct ingredients.

• Miguel's Pizza offers pizza by the slice from One Pound Meal's Miguel Barclay

  

  We've already written about Adrian Martin's Wildflower, which is opening in the new Buck Street Market development in Camden, but that's not the only big opening that's coming to the new market. Joining him will be

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• Jessie Ware and Yard Sale team up for a new special pizza

  

  They've already teamed up with Loyle Carner and next up for Yard sale is a special pizza with Brit Award and Mercury Prize-nominated artist Jessie Ware. It's coming out just as her new cookbook hits shops, which is itself inspired by the hugely successful podcast (which she does with her mum) Table Manners, which has boasted Ed Sheeran and Nigella Lawson as guests. 

  The pizza's based on

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• Pizza Pilgrims is opening a pizzeria and pizza academy in Camden

  

  The next Pizza Pilgrims is something of a departure. Yes, there will be the usual top-notch Neapolitan pizzas, but this Camden opening will also be home to a fully-fledged Pizza Academy.

  All of which means that alongside the traditional pizzeria will be a space that's designed to help people get into a hospitality career. It's aimed at the young, ex-homeless, ex-offenders or

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• L'Antica Pizzeria Da Michele comes to Soho's Old Compton Street

  

  Pizzeria L'Antica Pizzeria Da Michele is opening their second London restaurant in Soho - and you can expect the same huge (and hugely popular) Neapolitan pizzas from the original. Plus fried pizzas if carbs just aren't enough...

• Santa Maria opens A Slice of Blue pizza pub in Clapton

  A team-up between the founders of Santa Maria and Firezza, this is bringing pizzas, beer and music under one roof in Clapton - creating a new-style pizza pub in the process. 

• Pizza Pilgrims and The Cheese bar team up for the 5-cheese La Fonduta

  

  Pizza Pilgrims do have the habit of putting on specials that look particularly tempting and this latest collaboration is no exception. They've teamed up with The Cheese Bar (the people behind the wonderful Pick & Cheese) and as you can imagine, a very cheesy pizza is the

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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. 

• Flat Earth's plant-based pizzas are back at The Plough in Homerton

  After a successful pop-up at The Hive last year, Rich Baker and Sarah Brading's Flat Earth is back with plant-based pizzas using sustainable ingredients. Last year they were first runner up in the 2019 Sustainable Lifestyle Awards best restaurant of the year - and now they're opening at The Plough in Homerton for a long-term residency. 

• Zia Lucia are bringing their pizzas to Aldgate East

  With restaurants in Islington and Hammersmith already, Zia Lucia have won many fans for their pizzas - available in four types of dough from vegetable charcoal to the more traditional. This sees them heading to the City with their third pizza restaurant. 

• Yard Sale are going vegan - but not just for January

  

  It is - as they say - Veganuary, when you're encouraged to go fully plant-based for a month. But Yard Sale Pizza are going one step further. They already have one popular vegan pizza on the menu - now they're adding three more as permanent additions. 

  The new pizzas are: 

  • American Hot - Tomato sauce, vegan mozzarella, vegan pepperoni (which they've created themselves) & guindilla chillies
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