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If you believe that small is beautiful, then Chinatown newcomer Baozi Inn might just float your boat. From the team behind Bar Shu, it combines tight surrounds with a compact menu of Beijing and Chengdu street snacks and miniscule prices to boot. There are noodles, salads and dumplings, not forgetting the baozi themselves - steamed buns filled with chive, radish or pork, at £1.20 a pop.
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Viva Verdi, Southwark
Over 100 years since Verdi's death, this stylish Southwark newcomer celebrates his music alongside the food of Parma (where a number of his operas were composed). Visiting sopranos serenade evening diners with much-loved arias while friendly staff serve up pastas and traditional wooden platters of cured meats (hand-sliced by a 1940s Berkel, pictured left) or full-flavoured cheeses. -
The Lawn at Fulham Palace, Fulham
Alfresco dining in London always carries a certain element of risk, but if you're going to take your chances, there are few better places to do it than at Oliver Peyton's new gaff, The Lawn at Fulham Palace. Quintessentially English, the seasonal menu offers the likes of chargrilled Cornish sardines, barbecued marinated chicken, watercress and red onion salad and Eton mess to finish.
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NEW BARS & PUBS
The Hoxton Pony, Shoreditch
At this slick newcomer, exotic liquors with organic fruit bases are served in witty teacups. There's an affordable wine list and a selection of draught ales, while those with hearty appetites will find East End grub fit for Mayfair palates (think tarragon jellied eels and chicken and crayfish pie) served throughout the day.
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FOOD & DRINK EVENTS
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Taking a bite of the Almeida
French restaurant Almeida has created a unique way of grabbing its diners' attention: by concocting an ‘edible menu’. Head chef Alan Jones has devised an ambitious seven-course menu where each course is dedicated to an initial of the Almeida’s name and each ingredient is presented in three different ways.
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Cookery Classes at The Greenhouse
Ever thought about making asparagus soup with wild garlic, milk mousse, chive flowers and mint espuma with crispy bacon? Probably not, but it’s typical of the refined dishes you can learn to create at The Greenhouse’s cookery classes, which take place on Saturday mornings at the Mayfair Michelin-starred restaurant.
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Tea with a Thai Twist
Try tea with a Thai twist at Belgravia restaurant Mango Tree. Its recently launched Thai High Tea is served daily from 3-5.30pm and, as well as a selection of herbal teas, guests can enjoy a food platter featuring curried vegetable puffs and coconut caramel cake.
London Michelin Stars
Wild Honey (pictured above) was among the several restaurants to be awarded a Michelin star this year. Click through to read all the news and for the full list of London Michelin-starred restaurants
BMW SQUARE MEAL AWARD
BMW Square Meal Award: The Walnut Tree Inn
Each summer the BMW Square Meal Award is given to the best restaurant outside London. This year the accolade has gone to The Walnut Tree Inn, a countryside restaurant that is neither gastropub nor fine-dining hotel. With simple, flavour-led cooking, it has seen a return to its glory days under the watchful eye of much-lauded chef Shaun Hill.
OTHER NEWS
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Bumpkin, South Kensington
COMING SOON (June 2008)... A second branch of popular Notting Hill hangout Bumpkin will open in September in South Ken. Matt Hermer, MD of the Ignite Group (whose portfolio includes Cocoon and Boujis), tells us: ‘It’ll be similar to the original in terms of design...
Alfresco Dining
Let's Go Outside
Romantics may talk of springtime in Paris but, as the weather warms up, few places are as exciting as our very own capital. Winter-weary Londoners take to the streets at the first sign of sunshine and, before you know it, every restaurant, bar and cafe with a few square feet of pavement space m…UK Restaurants
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