It may never have lived up to its cathedral-like setting under the railway arches but Vinopolis has been a Borough Market institution since 1999, so news of its impending closure is certainly sad. The wine tour and tasting venue, along with its restaurant Cantina Vinopolis (where food was always rather secondary to wine buffery), will […]
Following in the footsteps of pop-up maestro Carl Clarke (who opened oriental-influenced chicken spot Chick’n’Sours earlier this year) chef Brett Redman has launched a new yakitori restaurant on Dalston’s Kingsland Road. Jidori – a 40-cover venture named after premium-grade Japanese poultry ‒ opened on Friday 4 December with a 50% off food soft launch (dinner only). Specialising in […]
Another week, another seven day stint raising the profile of a product we’re already well aware of. This time round it’s National Doughnut Week (9-16 May). To honour this humble, yet delicious, food we’ve rounded up our favourite 10 places to get sweet and savoury rings in the capital. In the immortal words of Homer […]
When it comes to top wine producing countries England doesn’t yet rival France or even Germany. But vineyards in old Blighty are now producing enough vintages to warrant an entire week in their honour. English Wine Week takes place from Saturday 23 – Sunday 31 May and in celebration Borough Market’s Roast will host two wine dinners on Tuesday 26 […]
Now that the warm weather has finally arrived what better way to start the day than enjoying a Levantine-inspired breakfast? Harden’s has teamed up with “friendly” and “buzzy” Borough Market newcomer Arabica Bar & Kitchen to offer one lucky reader and their guest the chance to sample the restaurant’s brand new breakfast/brunch menu. Choose two […]
The average Marathon runner will burn between 2,900 and 3,500 calories as they negotiate the 26.3 mile Virgin London Marathon course on 26 April 2015. With energy levels low, runners will need to recharge their batteries. Here’s a few places the stoic (some might say down-right masochistic) bunch of pavement pounders can get a free […]
Following the success of Shoreditch, Soho and Holborn Grind, the team behind the coffee shop chain are set to open their fourth site, London Grind. The cafe – the group’s first foray into proper food – will open later this month (February) in London Bridge. On the menu: brunch dishes such as poached eggs with quinoa and Datterini tomatoes, and one-pan eggs with […]
Borough Market fixture Brindisa will celebrate a decade of serving tapas this year. To mark the occasion the restaurant group, which now has four sites, is to offer customers a week of Spanish feasting at the prices of 10 years ago. From 13-19 October, Brindisa’s top 10 tapas dishes – padron peppers, chorizo, garlic chilli prawns, tortillas, […]
Morgans Hotel Group – named after the New York boutique hotel established by the legendary Ian (Studio 54) Schrager 30 years ago – has launched its first Mondrian hotel outside the US. Where? London, of course. The Mondrian London arrived at Sea Containers House on the South Bank in August, with its restaurant opening on 30 September. The […]
Mark Hix will open his second Hixter restaurant on 30 July. Serving up the trademark ‘whole roast chicken or steaks to share’ that Hix pioneered at The Tramshed in Shoreditch, this latest outpost will be located in the basement of a one time Victorian tin box printing factory on Bankside. The new site, close to […]
