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Zomato restaurant guide launches in London

Zomato, South Asia's largest restaurant and night-life guide has made its way to London, launching its London section both on the web (http://zomato.com/london) and mobile. Headquartered in New Delhi, Zomato entered the Middle East market in 2012 with the launch of its Dubai section in September 2012 and has quickly expanded to Abu Dhabi and Sharjah in the UAE, and Colombo in Sri Lanka and now Doha in Qatar. Continuing its aggressive international expansion, Zomato has now entered Europe with London as its first market...

Martins Cafe

We stumbled upon this artisan coffee purely because of the packaging. The colours, the retro appeal and the robots! We think they’re all so lovely you’ll want to buy the lot just to display the boxes!...

The Cake Awards

11th February saw the launch of The Cake Awards to find and celebrate the very best British cakes. From the finest tea room slice and grandest hotel fancies to the myriad varieties on the shelves of supermarkets, bakery shops and retail food chains across the country, The Cake Awards are the only awards dedicated to recognising excellence in cake...

A 'monthly' delivery!

In a year where monthly food subscription boxes are growing, here’s another little gem we’ve found. Expect to see all manner of different things like this cropping up throughout  the year!

There’s not too much needed in the way of description for Le Parcel except to say that it’s a delivery of monthly necessities for the fairer sex! Ladies, never be caught out again because Le Parcel will always deliver.

Clever thinking though – let’s face it, it’s something that’s going to occur monthly whether we like it or not!...

Valentine's Day Dining Trends

According to a new survey released by OpenTable , the world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations, restaurants are poised to be busy with diners celebrating love not only on Thursday, February 14, but on the weekend following Valentine's Day.  OpenTable diners also indicated that they plan to celebrate love in a big way with a projected check average of $139, which is 63% more than the typical OpenTable check average of $85 per couple.  The survey results also provided a peek into dating habits and trends related to the busiest holiday for dining out...