Following on from the success of James Cornwall’s recent takeover at Opera Tavern, The Salt Yard Group will be welcoming upcoming chef, Selin Kiazim to Ember Yard on the 4th August.

Spitalfields pub opens the roof for summer afternoon and evenings with exceptional picnics and a Williams Chase Gin bar.

Time is ticking down to Hyper Japan at Earls Court next weekend 25-27 July. There’s obviously a lot to see, but most foodies will be hurrying past the hi tech and getting to grips with the food at Eat-Japan. It’s a rare opportunity to comfortably explore the country’s remarkable range of food and drink with expert guidance.

Angela Malik, a regular panellist on Radio 4’s The Kitchen Cabinet, has opened the doors to her new Ealing venture Modern Asian Deli.

For the past three years Forza Win could be found in many different places all over London. They’ve found an’al fresco’ spot in which they can cook and serve communal suppers to their hearts content, year round. It won’t stop them going exploring, but for summer 2014, they’re staying put.

Showing a mixture of calculated bravery, and a shrewd desire to stay on the right side of hip, the judges chose the crispy barbecued foie gras dish by Club Gascon’s Pascal Aussignac out of around forty dishes from London’s top restaurants

Still buying wine in the supermarket?  Impress guests with some wines sourced from somewhere a bit special and at good prices.

Detoxes, retreats, recovery programmes… call them what you like, you can pretty much guarantee that you won’t meet much meat embarking on any endeavour that’s designed to reset and revive you physically and spiritually. Unless it’s Kebab Rehab.

Clerkenwell continues to rise up and the architects and other grown up creatives who now both work and live in the area should keep this new and rather designer-stylish place busy.