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Our guide to outdoor dining in the City of London

The City of London's restaurants and bars are ready to accept guests again as they transform their al fresco dining spaces for an easing of Covid restrictions.

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Dining in: Home by Nico’s Vietnamese DIY meal kit

April's Home by Nico DIY meal kits bring a taste of Vietnam to your dinner table in London with punchy, vivid flavours and fresh, balanced ingredients.
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Our guide to outdoor dining in the City of London

The City of London's restaurants and bars are ready to accept guests again as they transform their al fresco dining spaces for an easing of Covid restrictions.

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Chef Danny Jack’s new sustainable spring meal kit

To celebrate the arrival of spring in the UK, chef Danny Jack has launched a brand-new menu box using only the very best in-season and organic produce.
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Townsend launches new ‘The Weekender’ meal box

Townsend, the modern British dining room located within the Whitechapel Gallery, has just launched The Weekender, a new set menu kit made for trips away.
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London’s best DIY meal kits made just for Easter

We are a little over cooking at home all the time. That's why we are so obsessed with all of these special DIY meal kits which will make Easter...
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HotBox and BOB’s Lobster collaborate for new at-home box

HotBox and BOB’s Lobster have come together to create a collaborative at-home meal box in support of The Passage, a charity that supports homeless Londoners.
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Borough Market launches meal box subscription service

Borough Market is launching a massive range of fresh produce and special occasion meal boxes available on subscription, along with three new gift hampers for foodies across the UK.
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Borough Market & Plan Zheroes deliver over 200,000 meals worth of surplus food

London’s Borough Market is celebrating its successful partnership with zero food waste charity Plan Zheroes, as they mark 500 collections of surplus food since 2014.
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Eating in: Bar Douro’s new Em Casa meal box

Bar Douro is shipping out 5-course meals across the UK, bringing authentic Portuguese cooking into people's homes as well as plenty of great wine and port.
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London’s very best Mother’s Day DIY meal kits

Treat your mum to something special this Mother's Day by ordering her one of these DIY meal kits - get around cocktail deliveries, afternoon teas & Michelin-starred feasts.
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Galvin La Chapelle’s at-home Mother’s Day kits

Galvin La Chapelle, the Michelin-starred French restaurant in Spitalfields, has created a special Mother's Day DIY kit for those wanting to treat their mum's this year in lockdown.
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Why we are obsessed with the new Biryani Empire meal kits

Gunpowder restaurant has launched its new delivery service – Biryani Empire - serving up biryani pies alongside a bunch of traditional Northern Indian dishes.
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Eating In: the luxury DIY meal kits from Lyle’s

Lyle's, the modern Michelin-starred restaurant in Shoreditch, is smashing out some of London's very best DIY cooking kits which are made for truly treating yourself during lockdown.
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Why Eat Out to Help Out won’t be enough to save UK hospitality

Luke Davis, CEO of IW Capital, and owner of Rockwater, discusses why investment is needed to help hospitality businesses survive the impact of continued lockdown.
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Dirty Bones & Sauce Shop’s Valentine’s brunch kit

This Valentine's Day, London's Dirty Bones, Sauce Shop and Ketel One Vodka have all teamed up to create the ultimate saucy and spicy DIY brunch kit.
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The new sustainable meal kit from British chef duo

Eco-Chef Tom Hunt has collaborated with Chef Danny Jack to launch a plant-based and zero waste 'Regenerative Menu Box' from his new cookbook Eating for Pleasure, People & Planet.
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Eating in: new DIY pasta kits from Officina 00

We tried out a few of Officina 00's new DIY meal kits, eating up all the incredible fresh pasta they make in their restaurant - topped with the only...
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Celebrate Lunar New Year at home with one of the City’s top Chinese restaurants

In celebration of Lunar New Year, we’ve compiled a list of our favourite Chinese restaurants in the City of London which will deliver their grub right to your home.
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Eating in: Smokestak’s new DIY cooking kits

Smokestak created a whole series of DIY meal kits last year, and they have now perfected the art of delivering smoked meats, deserts and cocktails all over the UK.
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Mac & Wild’s Burns Night meal kits and virtual party

Mac & Wild, the Scottish culinary masters of the Square Mile, have created a whole new Burns Night meal kit for 2021 - including their haggis burgers and tacos.
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Best cocktail kit deliveries from the City of London

Square Mile bars and restaurants are sending cocktail kits all over the country, doing what they can to stay afloat while helping us get through another lockdown.
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Yauatcha’s at-home New Year’s Eve party experience

To celebrate the end of the disastrous 2020, the City of London's very own Yauatcha is delivering Cantonese feasts, cocktail kits & hangover essentials across the Capital.

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