Hot New York chef Marcus Samuelsson is bringing his Scandified soulfood joint Red Rooster to London with a double opening in May. Red Rooster Shoreditch will be in The Curtain hotel and members’s club, with the adjoining Rooster Taqueria serving Mexican-inspired breakfasts, tacos and cocktails. Born in Ethiopia, Samuelsson was adopted by a Swedish family and grew up […]

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Here’s a smokin’ hot new addition to London’s Bankside – Porky’s BBQ spot, specialising in American-style smoked meats, opened its second site in Globe Walk on 6 June. The restaurant uses a traditional Memphis grill and Oklahoma smokers to slow-cook American barbecue dishes, such as dry-rubbed ribs and tips, smoked over hickory wood and served with Porky’s homemade […]

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If – after recent openings like One Sixty Smokehouse, Q Grill and Avenue – you still haven’t had your fill of the cuisine du jour, you’ll be really pleased to hear a new American pop-up is coming our way. Ruby Jean’s Diner will kick off a run of residencies at The Royal George in Charing Cross Road […]

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