Lockdown

  • KFC are reopening some branches for delivery - updated again!

    kfc reopens for delivery under lockdown

    Updated 23/4/20 with more branches

    During Lockdown, the KFC Twitter account has been busy encouraging devotees to have a go at their own homemade fried chicken (look for the #ratemykfc hashtag). Presumably, this is to help people get over the fact that all of the KFC restaurants were closed.

    But now,

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  • Cornerstone is selling its salmon pastrami and trout ham

    cornerstone selling its own cured fish

    This weekend, Hackney restaurant Cornerstone had its second birthday. But as they're currently closed for business, it was a bit of a quiet affair, marked only with a post on Instagram by chef and owner Tom Brown.

    While the restaurant itself is closed, clearly Tom wants to keep busy so he's been making his 'sea-cuturie' cured salmon and trout available for pick up from his restaurant. The salmon pastrami and chalk stream farm

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  • Chefs at home - London's chefs are cooking for themselves during lockdown (24 April)

    what london's chefs are cooking during lockdown

    Looking for inspiration during lockdown? With chefs at home rather than in their restaurant kitchens, many of them are showing just what's possible to knock up in your own home. We've picked five of the best examples we've spotted on Instagram from the past week.  

  • Patron are launching their Maison Patron delivery service

    maison patron delivery service

    Poor old Patron barely got a chance to open its second restaurant in Highbury before the shutters came down for lockdown. So we're pleased they've managed to sort out a new home delivery service at both their original Kentish Town restaurant and the new Highbury location.

    The Maison Patron menu does sound

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  • Nando's is getting Aitch and Jesse Lingard to do Insta cookalongs

    nando's celebrity lockdown cookalong

    You've got to hand it to Nando's - they're exceptionally good at making the most of their huge fanbase. And while they're closed due to the Lockdown, they've enlisted some A-list support for their food.

    From this week they'll be getting singers, rappers and sports stars to cook their favourite Nando's dishes on the restaurant chain's Instagram feed. Singer JGrrey starts the six part series this Thursday, having a go at PERi-PERi chicken

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  • London's Chinatown keeps its spirits up by getting chefs and restaurants to share recipes

    London's chinatown campaign during lockdown

    London's Chinatown has certainly been one of the city's hardest-hit areas by Covid-19, having seen its business decimated weeks before the official lockdown started.

    So it's good to hear about a new campaign to keep at least the spirit of the place alive, until we can visit again. #BringingChinatownHome is all about allowing Londoners to explore, take inspiration and enjoy Chinatown without leaving their living room.

    To

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  • Arabica's new Mezze To Your Door service includes DIY falafel and more

    arabica launch new delivery service mezze to your door

    We've made no bones about how much we enjoy the food at Arabica. So much so that if we're not popping into their King's Cross restaurant, we're grabbing stuff to go at their deli in Selfridges (obviously all of this pre-lockdown).

    So we're quietly thankful that they've joined the growing ranks of restaurants offering a delivery service. Once a week they'll be sending out everything from falafel kits to mezze meals for

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  • Klose & Soan from Winemakers Deptford kick off food delivery

    Klose & Soan from Winemakers Deptford kick off food delivery

    One thing we've noticed since the lockdown began is that dining at home is becoming more and more interesting as restaurants devise new dishes and ways to deliver them into the hands of punters. If you've been feeling left out of this in South East London, then you'll be pleased to know that the latest to make this move are Klose and Soan, in charge of the food at Winemakers in Deptford (and with their own

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  • On the Pass by Warren's sees the Cornish butcher selling London restaurant meat to the public

    warrens on the pass cornish butcher

    The closure of London's restaurants has had a huge impact, not least on the top quality food producers supplying the industry. But now one butcher in Cornwall has come up with a genius idea for boosting business.

    Philip Warren, down in Launceston, has been a byword in butchery excellence for many years. More recently it and the farms it works with, have built up a strong business supplying top London restaurants. However, the lockdown has

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  • Chefs at home - London's chefs are cooking for themselves in self-isolation (17 April)

    what london's chefs are cooking during lockdown

    Looking for inspiration? With chefs self-isolating at home, many of them are showing just what's possible in your own kitchen. We've picked five of the best from the past week.  

  • Jackson Boxer's Orasay is now delivering to Londoners

    jackson boxer's orasay restaurant starts home delivery service

    Over the past few weeks, Jackson Boxer has been tormenting foodies by posting pictures of sandwiches he's been doing at his restaurant Orasay for lucky regulars.

    But now, he's extending the joy. He's just started a new delivery service whereby you can order all manner of deliciousness delivered to your door.

    "I change the menu every day based on what I feel like cooking, but not a total overhaul,"

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  • Farang launch their new Larder service with meal kits, ready meals and more

    farang launch new larder service

    Over in Highbury, top Thai restaurant Farang has an interesting new offering during Lockdown. With just the one chef - owner Sebby Holmes - in the kitchen, they've launched Farang Larder this week.

    As the name suggests they'll be offering a range of food, drink and meals to fill up your store cupboard and fridge.

    There are five recipes kits. Choose from red, green, jungle and massaman curry kits or Miang for Days - which has everything

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  • Test Driving the Patty & Bun lockdown DIY burger kit

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    Have you been missing Patty & Bun? They've just released their DIY burger kit, so we took on the task of making the perfect Patty & Bun burger from home. 

  • Chefs at home - London's chefs are cooking for themselves during lockdown (11 April)

    what london's chefs are cooking during lockdownLooking for inspiration? With chefs self-isolating at home, many of them are showing just what's possible in your own kitchen. We've picked five of the best from the past week.  

  • Eat and cook with other Londoners at The Deli Cat - a virtual supper club

    Deli Cat virtual supper club

    Online wine tastings, where you try wine (sent to you in advance) from the comfort of your own homes, have been around for years. But the current Lockdown has encouraged food and restaurant folk to try something similar.

    The Initiative are a hospitality group behind various openings in London's burgeoning food market scene. Now they're running a weekly event where chefs and folk stuck at home can still eat together.

    The Deli Cat

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