Food and Drink
First ever Pizza Express to close as chain culls 73 outlets
Woking Pizza Express is safe.
Eating Out(side) To Help Out: Dinner at Vermuteria, King’s Cross
The Great Outdoors programme returns to King’s Cross, showcasing excellent al fresco restaurants
SMOKESTAK introduces new ‘4for10’ Eat Out To Help Out menu
As well as re-opening with a 60-seat terrace, one of London’s best barbecue restaurants has introduced a new menu, offering four dishes for £10 throughout August.
‘#LoveChinatown’: a new campaign in support of Chinatown London
The new campaign hopes to welcome people back to the area, reigniting people’s love for the tastes, culture and community that make Chinatown London what it is today.
Ombra re-opens with a new pastifico and deli sideline
One of London’s best Italian restaurants, Ombra has re-opened for normal service, continuing to operate its successful deli and pastifico introduced at the beginning of lockdown.
More than 22,000 restaurant jobs slashed so far in 2020
It represents a 95.4 per cent increase on the 11,280 job losses reported during the whole of 2019.
Manteca, one of Soho’s most exciting new restaurants, has re-opened after four months
Opened last year, following a successful pop-up, Manteca is a strong addition to London’s parade of accessible pasta-centric restaurants.
Annual ‘cost of a pint’ research reveals the cheapest place to buy a beer in Britain
Dundee revealed as the cheapest place to enjoy a pint in Britain, followed by Swansea, Sunderland and Stoke.
The London Essence Company launches new travel-inspired cocktails
The London Essence Company has launched three new cocktails in collaboration with mixologist Pritesh Mody and taste psychologist Greg Tucker intending to “bring to life the flavours of South Africa, Mexico and Thailand”.