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Former Fat Duck head chef and sommelier open Trivet in London Bridge. Executive head chef Jonny Lake and master sommelier Isa Bal join forces for their first London restaurant.

Bermondsey’s culinary credentials are hotting up, and joining Angela Hartnett’s new venture in the area is Trivet, the first London restaurant from Jonny Lake, former executive head chef at The Fat Duck, and master sommelier Isa Bal…

 

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Halloween chills and thrills at The London Edition hotel. Join Dior’s Kim Jones, Georgia May Jagger, Nick Grimshaw and others aboard the cursed HMS Berners for an immersive dinner experience…

Prepare for fright night, as the Cursed Voyage of HMS Berners sets the chilling Halloween theme at The London Edition hotel’s Berners Tavern…

 

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A gourmet truffle shuffle at London’s Orrery restaurant. Sartoria’s acclaimed Italian chef Francesco Mazzei joins Orrery’s Igor Tymchyshyn in his Marylebone kitchen to create a fungi-themed feast

White truffle season has begun and to celebrate Italian chef Francesco Mazzei of Mayfair’s Sartoria, Islington’s Radici and Battersea Power Station’s Fiume restaurant will join chef Igor Tymchyshyn in the kitchen at Orrery…

 

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Chef Peter Sanchez-Iglesias aims for a third Michelin star at Decimo The chef opens his first London restaurant at The Standard hotel

Chef Peter Sanchez-Iglesias of Bristol’s Michelin-starred Casamia and Paco Tapas today opens the doors… “I’m combining my Spanish roots with my research into and fascination with Mexico, where I was massively inspired by the completely new, yet familiar flavours,”

 

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Hélène Darroze reopens her restaurant at The Connaught The chef tempts guests with a refreshed menu and contemporary setting conceived by French interior designer Pierre Yovanovitch

During the summer months, chef Hélène Darroze has been reimagining her two-Michelin-starred eponymous restaurant at The Connaught, which reopens today with a refreshed menu and interior.

 

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A delectable new confectionery department at Fortnum & Mason. A chocolate- and candy-filled mecca where you can try before you buy.

Friday sees the launch of Fortnum & Mason’s new confectionery department – an immersive 220sq m space located on the ground floor of the iconic London department store, which will be filled with 500 varieties of sweet treats…

 

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New York’s Contra restaurant pops-up at The Conduit. Contra’s chef-proprietors Jeremiah Stone and Fabián von Hauske Valtierra are hitting London for a two-day residency…

Hip restaurant Contra is bringing New York fare to Mayfair this month, as its award-winning chefs take up residency at The Conduit for a two-day culinary pop-up on September 29 and 30…

 

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A whisky-themed Highland fling at Links House The Scottish five-star hotel will host a four-day experience coinciding with the Dornoch Whisky Festival

Scotland’s five-star Links House hotel has created a four-day experience (October 25-28) during the Dornoch Whisky Festival, which celebrates the distinctive characteristics of its local drams....

 

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A fresh summer menu at Murano. The Mayfair restaurant will be serving a new menu based on seasonal ingredients in Augustn…

Like the rest of London this summer, the à la carte menu at Angela Hartnett’s Michelin-starred restaurant Murano is taking a break for the month of August, replaced by a special menu that makes the most of the season’s ingredients.… 

 

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London’s culinary scene hots up with new restaurant Nutshell. The contemporary Iranian restaurant opens its doors in Covent Garden.

Nutshell – the modern Iranian restaurant, which staged a pop-up in London’s Brick Lane last year – has found a permanent home in Covent Garden...