Jo Aspin

2 months ago | chattingfood.com | Jo Aspin

Tasty openings and plate-licking news from the world of restaurants across the UK. Here's our February 2025 hottest restaurant picks. Lucky Cat BishopsgateMove over Duck & Waffle, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants open Lucky Cat by Gordon Ramsay this month at 22 Bishopsgate, London’s tallest office building this February.Got vertigo? Skip this paragraph as the 60th-floor restaurant will officially be the highest place to eat high-end Asian-inspired menu food with 360’ views of the city.

2 months ago | chattingfood.com | Jo Aspin

An Indian all-day cafe and bar has opened right by Westgate Shopping Centre in Oxford. Is it worth the hype? Features editor Jo Aspin takes a bite. Having relocated from London to Oxford a couple of years ago, I am well-versed with the Dishoom brand. The Shoreditch site is mine and my mother’s go-to for chai and (a) chaat so news of their sister brand Permit Room coming to Oxford was a pretty big deal for this modest-sized city.

Jan 20, 2025 | chattingfood.com | Jo Aspin

Marylebone has welcomed a new addition to the plant-based dining scene in London. I ventured out on a January mid-week evening to see if the opening hype was justified. I brought along my veteran veggie friend Becs, as I wanted to see if she would give KIN her stamp of approval (she did!). KIN Restaurant can be found on Foley Street, a charming little spot among the streets behind Oxford Circus.

Jan 10, 2025 | chattingfood.com | Jo Aspin

Welcome to 2025 peeps. If your new year resolution is to eat out more, then tuck in your napkin and dine on this. Jo Aspin rounds up the hot new restaurant openings and food news in London and beyond. Row on 5Photographer: Brigita MawtusSet to be one of the most exciting high-end restaurant openings this spring, Row on 5, a new flagship restaurant from Chef Jason Atherton and executive Chef Spencer Metzger, is now in motion at No.5 Savile Row.

Jan 10, 2025 | chattingfood.com | Jo Aspin

Yolk sandwich shops in London are giving away £1 coffees on Monday (13th Jan) to celebrate the launch of their Brew Club – a new coffee subscription service for the capital. Yolk has nine stores across Central London: Canary Wharf, London Bridge, New Street Square Chancery Lane, Soho, Broadgate, Strand, London Wall Liverpool Street, Victoria and New Oxford Street so if you’re in London town, plot your nearest and head for a bargain pick-me-up to kick off your week.