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Events and Things To Do

What to get up to in London this weekend

From newly opened restaurants to 430 year old plays getting a new revival, heres everything to do in London this weekend

Restaurants

How Jamie Oliver became the Teflon chef

Close to losing it all when his empire collapsed, Jamie Oliver is back with a new restaurant, cookery show and book. Cass Farrar hears how he did it

Restaurants

September’s hottest openings, from Bébé Bob to The Watermans Arms

From giant wagyu meatballs to blinis cooked tableside, Ben McCormack has the hottest September openings to book for the month ahead

Restaurants

Jimi Famurewa on Swiss Butter: Steakhouse as weird as it is boring

This place is powerful — powerfully dull, that is, says Jimi Famurewa

Restaurants

Chelsea Italian Azzurra to celebrate food of Sicily and Amalfi Coast

Restauratuer David Yeo has created a ‘boat-to-table’ experience

Events and Things To Do

London Wine Festival: More than 200 vineyards promised at debut event

In an industry often geared towards older drinkers, the new wine festival will focus on a younger audience

Food + Drink

How fast food got posh, from truffle mayo Morley’s to KFC omakase

A tenner for anyone who had Morley’s fried chicken dipped in caviar on their 2023 bingo card

Restaurants

West African restaurant Chishuru reveals opening date for new site

Chishuru won countless plaudits after launching in Brixton in 2020, but closed last October

Restaurants

David Ellis on 64 Goodge Street: Paris’s best bistro… is in Fitzrovia

Stylish, sexy and civilised, this new French bistro is a triumph, says David Ellis

Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Josh Barrie at Tiroler Hut: A den of schnapps, strudel and oompah

All hail 85-year-old Josef Friedmann and his raucous Austrian enclave

Restaurants

Michel Roux Jr: Le Gavroche has not been a job — it’s been my life

Michel Roux Jr tells David Ellis why he’s all at sea as he closes his historic Mayfair restaurant

Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Hannah Crosbie’s pick of London’s best basement bars

Warm beer in an overcrowded pub garden? No thanks, says Hannah Crosbie

Restaurants

Historic restaurant The India Club to close after more than 70 years

The India Club has long played an important role in nurturing relations between India and the UK

Food + Drink

Josh Barrie’s dishes that can do one: Chicken tenders

A chicken tender is what you get when junk food is recklessly and wrongly elevated

Events and Things To Do

Women’s World Cup 2023: Where to watch the final in London

It may not be the Jules Rimet, but the Women’s World Cup trophy will still be gleaming, and could be coming home. Here’s where to watch all the action in London

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Restaurants

A fond farewell to Le Gavroche, the restaurant that started it all

Michel Roux has announced Le Gavroche is closing early next year. A landmark on the British culinary map, Mike Daw takes a look back at a titan of London restaurants

Restaurants

Let the game begin! Where to eat grouse in London

Grouse, the sort of ultra-seasonal, quintessentially British ingredient beloved of chefs, is back in season. Ben McCormack tucks in

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Nigella Lawson shares her favourite cookbook

Good luck getting hold of the domestic goddess’s best-loved tome

Restaurants

Where to eat and drink during the Notting Hill Carnival

Europe’s biggest street party is hungry (and thirsty) work. There’s street-food galore, or try your luck in one of these restaurants

Restaurants

Mo Farah to speak at charity supper in support of Not for Sale

The M group has raised £350,000 to help the fight against modern slavery, as Mo Farah to speak on his own experiences with trafficking

Food + Drink

Aunt Bessie’s flavoured beers are now available at Morrisons

The resounding success of the Aunt Bessie’s Northern Monk Jam Roly Poly and Custard Pale Ale last year served as the inspiration for the new flavours

Restaurants

David Ellis reviews Chung’dam: Insulting tips policy ruins this Korean

A dull meal at this well-regarded Korean barbecue speaks to an off night, says David Ellis. But the shenanigans with the service charge..?

Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

Josh Barrie at The Nipperkin: Pretence is mercifully kept to a minimum

In testing circumstances, other bars fall to the classics. The Nipperkin needs no help with ingenuity, says Josh Barrie

Events and Things To Do

Rematch: Get ringside for the night Ali changed the world

A new immersive show recreates the brutal Ali-Foreman fight in 1974 Zaire. David Ellis hears how history was made in the ring

Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

The Hope: Unassuming south London pub named one of the best in Britain

The accolade is especially impressive given The Hope was threatened with closure before being saved by locals

Restaurants

New plush restaurant is promising ‘dining to vibing’ in Knightsbridge

Behind a copper door in Knightsbridge, guests will be taken on a ‘timeless journey’

Events and Things To Do

Jimi Famurewa names London’s top under-the-radar African landmarks

From Ridley Road Market to 805, a restaurant where John Boyega took Harrison Ford for Nigerian feast, Jimi Famurewa has nine hotspots that tell the story of African influence in the capital

Restaurants

All smiles: Laughter-powered restaurant livens up Edinburgh Fringe

Edinburgh is home to the UK’s first laughter-powered sushi conveyor belt

Restaurants

Rotisserie chicken joint from Bob Bob Ricard team to launch in Soho

Bob Bob Ricard is celebrating its 15th birthday with a new ‘baby’ restaurant

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