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Top London restaurants adapting for the pandemic

Restaurants all over London are changing things up - either increasing delivery of their usual dishes, making new takeaway menus or transforming into grocery stores.

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Eating in: recipe for Oblix’s orzo pasta with mushrooms & truffles

Marcus Eaves, Michelin-starred and Executive Chef at Oblix at The Shard, has given us his recipe for the decadent orzo pasta with mushrooms and shaved truffles.
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Mac & Wild launch online butcher across the UK

Mac & Wild are already delivering ready made dishes around London but are now offering meat deliveries for people around the UK wanting to cook at home.

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Eating in: recipe for the creamiest haricot beans

Inês Neto dos Santos has given us her super easy recipe for creamy haricot beans as she nears her target on Kickstarter - raising funds to make her new...
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Top London restaurants adapting for the pandemic

Restaurants all over London are changing things up - either increasing delivery of their usual dishes, making new takeaway menus or transforming into grocery stores.
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Borough Market stays open to feed local community

Borough Market has shut down all hot food and drink stands but remains open for those who need essentials. They have also extended their delivery services for the rest...
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Food & drink masterclasses in the City of London

Masterclasses go far beyond simply learning how to make an espresso martini - now learn how to make pasta and even spot the difference between different kinds of oysters.
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Cocktails in the City: Discount Suit Company

To celebrate their sixth birthday, Discount Suit Company - a hidden basement bar on the border of Spitalfields and Aldgate - has launched a brand new cocktail menu.
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New Bar Douro restaurant comes to Broadgate

Bar Douro has officially landed in the Square Mile - making Broadgate its home as the area continues to develop into a leading London destination.
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The Ned’s uber decadent Sunday Feast

Each and every Sunday, The team at The Ned create a king-like buffet will all the top trimmings to bring people back into the Square Mile on weekends.
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Chef table experiences around the Square Mile

When looking for that perfect alternative dining experience, few compare to the luxurious chef’s tables scattered around London - here are our very favourites.
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The Omakase experience at London’s Sake No Hana

We never knew a meal could make us feel so calm and relaxed - not until we tried Sake No Hana's new Omakase experience in London's St James area.
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New mushroom menu at Somerset House’s Bryn Williams restaurant

To coincide with the launch of Somerset House's Mushrooms: The Art, Design and Future of Fungi, Bryn Williams is serving up a host of new dishes that celebrate mushrooms.
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The Square Mile’s top fine dining restaurants

The City of London is home to some of the very best fine dining restaurants in the Capital, each tailor made for treating yourself or that special someone.
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All the glitz and glamour of the Ivy Asia at St Paul’s

Visually, the Ivy Asia by St Paul's is stunning and the food and drinks are just as good looking. But sadly, not all the dishes taste quite as good...
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Fortnum & Mason’s Lunar New Year menu in the City

The Fortnum and Mason Bar and Restaurant in the Royal Exchange feels so very special at night. The covered courtyard is incredibly vast and detailed. Sitting in low cushioned seats...
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Ampéli arrives at Fitzrovia’s Charlotte Street

Ampeli, a new Greek and Middle Eastern restaurant on Charlotte Street, has opened its doors - serving up great grub and an even greater selection of wines.
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Sourced Market and Too Good To Go join forces to fight food waste

The London based urban food market, Sourced Market, and the world’s leading food waste fighting app, Too Good To Go, have now partnered to prevent perfectly edible food...
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Borough Market now delivering to Square Mile

The much-loved Borough Market has teamed up with tech and logistics business Good Sixty to create a new online market shopping experience which services the City of London.
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The City of London’s top Chinese restaurants

The Square Mile plays host to some of the very best Chinese restaurants in London, from luxury fine dining destinations to your more relaxed and homey interpretations.
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Flat Iron Liverpool Street to open with free beef giveaway

Flat Iron will be celebrating the launch of their new Liverpool Street restaurant by giving away free cuts of beef from a 28-month-old Wagyu on 23 January.
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Berber & Q Shwarma Bar’s Pita Party is back

Throughout January, Berber & Q Shawarma Bar has been holding its much-loved guest chef collaboration series in celebration of its signature stuffed pita.
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Stoney Street celebrates the best of British produce

Sustainable. Organic. Locally sourced. Seasonal. All these terms are thrown around a lot these days – even Pret will use them for their own marketing purposes. But it has diluted...

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Easter funding boost for St Bartholomew the Great church

A £10,000 National Churches Trust Cornerstone Grant will help fund repair of the Lady...
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19 more people sadly die of coronavirus at Barts Hospital Trust

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New Spitalfields Market traders donate produce

Traders at New Spitalfields Market have donated more than 40 tons of fruit and...
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City Hall heading for new virtual reality amid Covid-19 pandemic

City Hall could be heading for a new virtual reality, as a law passed...
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Mayor’s #LondonTogether shares coronavirus spirit

Has social distancing left you feeling isolated, even in a city as big as...
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Fire fighters to drive ambulances during coronavirus crisis

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Demand for wills up 76% as coronavirus ‘collectively focuses minds’

Coronavirus has prompted a 76% jump in the demand for wills in the last...
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Kings College London fast tracks £500k for coronavirus research

Kings College London is funding 30 projects studying the treatment and prevention of Covid-19...
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Londoners could hack three months lockdown but not six

Most Londoners feel ready for three months of coronavirus lockdown – but would not...
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Local Government and Arts Council England to support cultural organisations

The LGA, which represents councils in England and Wales, is collaborating with Arts Council...
By Ben Brown 4th April 2020
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