Sarah Ardell

A chips & gravy pop-up is opening in Spitalfields but this isn't any old chip shop job, this is Canadian poutine - chips topped with cheese curds AND gravy. The pop-up won't just serve up the classic poutine either, with a Calgary Rodeo Stampede version (with fries, ox cheek, corn, gouda and maple BBQ gravy),…

Sweet Cheesus! A whole festival of cheese is taking over Islington Farmers Market - yes it's gonna become a cheese street! The Poutinerie, Mac To The Future and The Cheese Truck are just a few of the cheesy street food traders pitching up, with the likes of Cropwell Bishop, Bianca Mora, Fen Farm Dairy, Blackwoods Cheese and…

You probably got super jel when you heard that Amsterdam was opening the world's first avocado restaurant, well avo' look at this... it's finally coming to London. Yes Avobar is set to open on Henrietta Street in Covent Garden this summer, and you can expect all sorts of avocado dishes on the menu including avo hot cakes,…

Victoria's Chinese restaurant A.Wong was awarded a Michelin star last year (and it's no surprise with their 10 course Taste of China menu...), and now Andrew Wong has confirmed the details of his new site in Bloomberg Arcade. Kym's, the name of his parents' restaurant before it become A.Wong, will open in September and it'll…

Ladies and gents it's time to get suited and booted, Bourne & Hollingsworth are taking over Bedford Square for a summer garden party. Teaming up with Chap Magazine, the very British affair will include Olympiad games, live music and B&H cocktails. Of course not wanting you to ruin that frock, the Olympiad games are done in true chap…

Two days, eight traders, one bucket. Oh yes, it's time to tick getting greasy fingered by eight different birds off the bucket list. Kerb is taking their favourite birds off the street and bringing them together for 'The Bucket List'; the ultimate fried chicken adventure. Taking over West Side Canopy at Kings Cross, Kerb is rounding…

After a string of successful pop-ups, the London Shuffle Club is back and this time it's for good. The perm spot in Shoreditch will be home to floor lanes, including an outdoor lane for walk-ups. There'll be a changing menu of cocktails and craft beer on offer alongside a range of wood-fired pizzas made in-house...and…

For one night only some of Britain's top chefs will join a selection of London's best traders as Auction Against Hunger takes over Borough Market. This year's menu will include dishes from the likes James Lowe (Lyle's), Adam Handling (The Frog), Anna Hansen (Modern Pantry), Nieves Barragan Mohacho (Sabor), Hakkasan, Smokestak, Chantelle Nicholson (Tredwells), The…

What's better than refreshing ice pop on a hot day? A boozy ice pop of course and that's exactly what Poptails by LAPP is doing. With flavours like Spritz, Limon Colada and Whisky Sour (as well as non-alcoholic ones like Berry and Passion) it's the tastiest way to keep cool this summer. We caught up…

Barry's is going to new heights and so could you. Booting out the tourists, Barry's Bootcamp is heading back to the London Eye for a fitness class like no other...an intense 45-minute HIIT workout in the sky. With all proceeds going to Stand Up To Cancer, not only is this a rare opportunity to work out…

Hands up if you like getting SWEATY! Lululemon are returning to Tobacco Dock with Sweatlife and this year the yoga and fitness festival is spanning two days. The jam-packed event will include fitness classes from Frame, Heartcore, Kobox ,Psycle, UN1T and Xtend Barre, as well as a ton of yoga sessions led by the likes of…

If like us you're slightly obsessed with Japanese food, you'll be pretty excited to hear that Europe's largest Japanese food hall is now open in Westfield (the one in Shepherd's Bush). The Japan Centre Group and Cool Japan Fund has taken over a 17,400 sq ft space to open Ichiba, with a HUGE food court with…