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Restaurant Eats Out: We trawl London for the best seafood dishes

For Restaurant magazine's latest Eats Out tour we tasted some of London's most exciting seafood restaurants.

London restaurant introduces £1k 'golden hello' to address ‘toxic’ chef shortage

London restaurant Gauthier Soho has introduced a £1,000 ‘golden hello’ for new recruits, plus up to another £1,000 in monthly expenses, to tackle what chef-patron Alexis Gauthier says is the ‘toxic’ shortage of chefs in the capital.

Parisian noodle specialist Yen chooses the Strand for UK debut

Parisian soba noodle specialist Yen is launching in London this November.

Jamavar team confirms November opening for Dabbawala

The team behind Jamavar has confirmed that its new Indian restaurant Dabbawala will open in Mayfair this November.

The Freemasons and Elystan Street amongst winners at AA Awards

The Freemasons at Wiswell and Phil Howard’s Elystan Street restaurant in Chelsea have been honoured at the AA’s annual award ceremony, which marks the release of its 2018 guidebooks.

David Muñoz and Chef Tong on their Golden Week collaboration

Three Michelin-star Spanish chef David Muñoz has teamed up with Hakkasan executive chef Tong Chee Hwee to create a menu for Golden Week.

Manchester's Mackie Mayor market to open in October

The team behind Altrincham’s Market House food hall are to launch their second larger project in Greater Manchester next month.

Deliveroo to invest in 'dark kitchens' roll-out

Deliveroo has raised £284m ($385m) in new funding to help roll-out its ‘dark kitchens’ to more locations in the UK and overseas.

Softly does it: how restaurants are improving their soft drinks

As more and more people turn away from alcohol and sugary drinks, restaurants are having to up their game in the softs department.

Back to front: how tech is building better communications between back and front of house

Tech companies are helping restaurant groups streamline operations and promote better communications between front and back-of-house teams

Latest openings: Serge et Le Phoque

“A new story in a new environment”- Hong Kong favourite Serge et Le Phoque opens in The Mandrake Hotel.

UberEats to continue in the capital despite Uber's loss of London licence

UberEats, the food delivery arm of Uber, is expected to continue to operate in London following the news today that the company’s private hire operator licence in London would not be renewed next month.

A third Boxpark is opening... in Wembley

Pop-up mall Boxpark is coming to Wembley next year.

Rola Wala to go global with its Indian streetfood brand

Indian street food concept Rola Wala is set to make its international debut after signing a franchise deal to launch in the Middle East.

Homeless charity fundraise StreetSmart returns in November for 20th birthday

Homeless charity StreetSmart has announced the launch of its 20th annual campaign, which will see top chefs and restaurateurs ask diners to contribute a voluntary £1 at the end of their meal to the cause.