Clara's: New French and Italian bistro opens in Shoreditch with ex-Artusi chef Rochelle Hutchinson, formerly of the River Café, is general manager Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2025
Brooklyn Beckham brushes off family blocking drama with poignant post His younger brother, Cruz, accused Brooklyn of blocking his parents over the weekend Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2025
Via 13: A Contemporary Italian Lens Shapes How Restaurants Compete for Group and Corporate Dining in New York Via 13 illustrates how a focused culinary perspective can support a contemporary Italian restaurant and corporate use cases. International Business Times · Dec 18, 2025
Simpson's in the Strand will reopen in February, Jeremy King announces The restaurant, famous for roasted meats, silver service and chess, has been closed since 2022 Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025
3 top new shows I'd stream this week on Netflix and Prime Video (Dec. 15-21) This week’s TV lineup is packed with drama, thrills and laughs, including "Fallout" and "Emily in Paris." Tom’s Guide · Dec 15, 2025
‘Every chef should train here’: Turkish restaurant ranks fourth on list of London’s top food spots Enfield’s family-run Neco Tantuni, which specialises in Turkish street food, secured place among other Michelin-starred restaurants on Vittles 99-strong list The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2025
I ate 3,000 meals for my ‘best of London restaurants’ list – and I hope you disagree with it From pie-and-mash to the swank of a Michelin star, everyone has their own idea of what’s ‘best’. What’s yours, asks food writer Jonathan Nunn The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2025
‘Every Leon should be magical’: food chain’s co-founder on what went wrong – and how to fix it John Vincent on bouncing back after cutting branches, refreshing the menu, and staff learning from martial arts The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025
Roger Warren Evans obituary Barrister and social entrepreneur whose remarkable career ranged from immigration adviser to TV presenter and Labour councillor The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025
Leon to cut jobs and close fast food restaurants The 54-outlet chain was recently bought back by its co-founder, who says Leon must downsize as more customers work from home The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025
'I cook Michelin-star food on Christmas Day – here's what I've learned about creating exceptional dinners' Hélène Darroze, chef patron at The Connaught in London, shares her top advice for creating stand-out dinners, from prep to service Woman & Home · Dec 10, 2025
Messy Lunch: Gizzi Erskine announces 'chaotic' new food show fuelled by rockstars The new show is co-presented by journalist Leonie Cooper, who first made her name at NME Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025
OPINION - Italian restaurants are now too good for Jamie Oliver to pull off a comeback — he orchestrated his own demise The first Jamie’s Italian was a tremendous restaurant, but that was 17 years ago, in a different time, says Josh Barrie Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025
Guinness opening £73m London brewery venue this week The Guinness business said it will make four permanent beers from the site in Covent Garden but this will not include the famous Irish stout. Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025 Extracting hangovers from beer: inside Budweiser owner’s ‘nolo’ brewery in south Wales AB InBev unveils its ‘de-alcoholisation’ annex at Magor site as demand for once ‘lousy’ low- or no-alcohol beer rises
The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2025 A Melbourne bakery found TikTok fame, before trolls began harassing its young staff. How the owners responded went viral Montmorency Bakehouse decided to tackle online harassment head-on, asking viewers to ‘please stop with the thirsty comments’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025 Jamie Oliver to relaunch Italian restaurant chain in UK six years after collapse Celebrity chef will start with branch in London’s Leicester Square, backed by Prezzo owner Brava Hospitality Group
Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025 Jamie Oliver revives Jamie's Italian restaurant chain six years after its collapse The once popular high street restaurant chain is making a comeback
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2025 Jamie’s Italian set to make high street comeback years after collapse The chef said it is ‘incredibly important’ to return to the UK high street
Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025 Jamie Oliver to relaunch Jamie’s Italian in UK next year The chef said it is ‘incredibly important’ to return to the UK high street, six year’s after the chain collapsed.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 UK’s small brewers call for chancellor to think again on business rates Trade group tells Rachel Reeves her property tax changes threaten the survival of community pubs
Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025 Harden's restaurant guide: London cleans up in prestigious top 100 list, though top spot won by Moor Hall The capital also stood out for its high number of restaurants charging more than £250 per head
Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025 Brewers urge rise in price of real ale as Gen Z drives cask revival Camra says that higher duties and soaring overheads are already making pub trips unaffordable
Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2025 Wetherspoons bids to open new pub next to busy central London train station The pub chain wants to run the bar on the Strand until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays
Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2025 All the Gail's branches in London as bakery chain looks to open 40 more in England With scores of bakeries dotted across London, here’s a list of where you can find your local