London food

London food

The tiny bakery is serving up a range of goods, like traditional twisted donuts (kkwabaegi) topped with cinnamon sugar or pistachio, for 1.50 that you don't see many other places around town. The salad sandwiches fillings like egg & potato and fried chicken served in a sweet doughnut-like roll are not to be missed, and you'll also want to pick up some of the bulgogi croquettes if they have them too.

June Fest 2026 Running from Friday, May 29 until Saturday, June 7 in Newbridge in Co Kildare is June Fest 2026. The festival has a staggering 40 community events on offer, including music, dance, exhibitions, history, crafts, talks, workshops and much more. Festival highlights include the Newbridge Festival of Dance in Newbridge Town Hall on Saturday, May 30; Picnic in the Park at the Liffey Linear Park and a night of live music at Market Square on Sunday, May 31 and a family fun day on bank holiday Monday, June 1, on the Main Street in Newbridge with Comic Con in the Town Hall.

Gardaí from Sligo/Leitrim will host a recruitment open evening on Friday next, May 29th at the Landmark Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon from 6- 9pm. Gardaí are extending an invitation to the public, to attend the open evening in relation to their current recruitment campaign.

There is only one rail route in Britain offering views of both the west and east coasts from a regular local train, and that's the line from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh. For the east coast, look out for Cromarty Firth away to the right as the train approaches Dingwall, about half an hour after leaving Inverness. Later, you have good views of west coast sea lochs as the train runs down to the Atlantic coast at Kyle.

Following this, the area was cordoned off to the public for a period of time by Gardaí to conduct a technical examination and investigation of the area. The area has since been re-opened by gardaí and has been cleared for public access. As investigations are ongoing, Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the altercation, or who may have dashcam footage or other recordings from the area around the time of the incident.

Mriya, or 'dream' as it translates in English, opened on Chelsea's Brompton Road in August 2022 - just six months after Russia launched a invasion of the country. Its mission was to provide culinary and emotional sustenance for homesick Ukrainians, as well as to keep the struggles of the conflict in Ukraine on the agenda.

There's a certain kind of salon visit where you go in holding your phone out with a bunch of reference images and come out looking vaguely in the right direction. And then there's STIL. You leave looking like the picture. The actual picture. Well, maybe not the model's face, but the hair style at least...

It really is exceptional, because of its range of stalls, personalities and demos, and because you also get a glimpse into the world of the ever-inspiring Allen family (I desperately want an outbuilding purely for fermenting and making sourdough, a la Darina). Weekends such as this are becoming more and more popular, and they're undoubtedly a fun and great way to try a range of cuisines, but you don't have to go to a food festival to enjoy decent festival food.

The cut in VAT, from 20% to 5%, will run from 25th June through to 1st September and applies across the UK. The cut will apply to admission tickets for families to a range of attractions, including the cost of children's meals at the venues, but only applies to venues and events where children are included in the tickets. So parents/carers can take children and get a discount, but adults without children will pay the full rate.

Floden is thought to be an early type of Ashkenazi Jewish pie linked to the German word Fladen, meaning flatbread or pie. Related recipes appear in Jewish food traditions from the early Middle Ages, often using simple fillings such as fruit, cheese or honey.

Bournemouth beach is also favoured for being one of the warmest and most swimmable patches of coastline in the UK. At this classic British seaside, you will find a promenade and footpath that takes you to Hengistbury Head to the east and Sandbanks to the south, arcades, ice-creams, and everything else you want at a beach. Underneath its famous cliffs, the spot is undeniably popular in the summer months, but, as the Blue Flag notes, it is very clean and well-managed.

We loved walking around the island and eating oysters, even if we did nearly get stranded on a broken bridge, had to wade through the sea to the other side, and then make a mad dash back to the car before the high tide swallowed the only road off the island.

Empire Empire, a 'disco-themed' Indian restaurant in Notting Hill, is eyeing up a second location. The All Saints Road joint, which opened in 2023 and specialises in Punjabi cuisine, was awarded a Bib Gourmand - Michelin's accolade for affordable fine dining. Judges praised the restaurant's butter chicken, adding: 'You'd be a fool to overlook the terrific King Prawns Kadhai Masala - a prime demonstration of the kitchen's skill with flavours.'

Next weekend, we have the joy of celebrating First Communion in the Parish. The First Communion Mass will be celebrated in Poulfur at 11.30am on Saturday 2rd May and the Mass of Thanksgiving takes place the next day, Sunday 24th May in Templetown at 11.30am. Refreshments will be served after the Mass of Thanksgiving in Templetown Church. Thanks to the Parish Pastoral Committee in organising this. Please keep the girls and boys in your prayers.

After five years of having their warehouse on site, the pair are moving it to a new location, freeing up a load of space to expand their retail offering - and that's exactly what they plan to do with Etc.Paper.

CCTV footage showed him lying across the car while his friends took photos. He then began eating his takeaway from the bonnet before kicking the vehicle twice and ripping off a wing mirror, leaving it unusable for five days.

Koya is one of our fave Japanese restaurants in London; besides being one of the best places in town for udon, we keep coming back for its donburi, tempura and Japanese pickles. And now we're teaming up with Koya City to help you create your own Japanese pickles like a pro.

Any meeter greeter who says: "Please sit anywhere you like," rather than the oft herding of two women to a tiny table beside a toilet, kitchen or screaming baby, is on to a winner with me. And, as I keep on saying, a smile, a bit of charm (even smarm), adds a considerable sweetener to the pot. Happily, we were in receipt of both on our visit to La Vespa, a new Italian restaurant in Castle Market - an atmospheric almost plaza-like cut-through between South William and Drury Street, leading on to the Victorian George's Street Arcade and ultimately South Great George's Street.

The problem has appeared on the progress screen, which charts an order's progress from inception to greasy nirvana. Something is trying to escape the kitchen, but luckily, Windows Defender Firewall is there to save the day. Sadly, there's no way for the waiting customers to clear the message, but it's unlikely to interfere too much with the fryers or griddles. Instead, it's just something new on the screen (and arguably better than the maddening sight of a telephone order leapfrogging your place in the line).

My most exulted sighting came as I drove out of upper Dovedale when, from the corner of my eye, I caught a blanket of gold running over the slope. The flowers held the foreground before the eye travelled onwards to Sheen Hill in Staffordshire. We overuse the word carpet, but in this instance it was appropriate. Each bloom was about the same height as all its neighbours, and if you eliminated gaps in colour by getting down face to face with the flower heads, then the whole land was turned into a single glorious sunshine hue.

When Nancy's opens in London Bridge in June, a 'Lady Luck' negroni cart will be roaming the room, allowing anyone who puts their faith in fate to choose their drink with a roll of the dice. Fortunately, whether you roll a six or a one, there are no losers in this game (as long as you're a negroni lover, that is). Selected serves range from a classic negroni to one with a chocolate twist served with a Terry's Chocolate Orange slice, as well as 'The Rosé', made using mezcal, sloe gin and a touch of absinthe.