Author: RESET team

  • October in food: The 8 brand new restaurants and bars we can’t wait to book

    London’s October dining calendar is looking particularly busy, with new restaurants opening everywhere from Canary Wharf to Shoreditch. Some familiar names are expanding, while others are making their London debut, bringing everything from Japanese-Peruvian cooking to Persian breakfasts and British roasts. Whether you’re after somewhere new for a midweek dinner or planning your next big…

  • Review: Stefania is old-school Italian cooking, dolled up for Notting Hill

    Stefania is a new Roman-Italian restaurant in Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill, from chef Diego Reali, whose original Stefania restaurant is in Kuala Lumpur. Named after Reali’s mother, the restaurant draws on his family’s Roman cooking traditions, with recipes passed down through four generations. The menu covers handmade pasta, Roman classics, seafood and meat, with one…

  • World Heart Day: 8 things you probably didn’t know about your heart + how to keep it healthy

    Your heart is doing quite a lot for you, considering you probably don’t think about it that often. It beats roughly 100,000 times a day, pumping blood around your body while you get on with work, workouts, dinners, drinks and everything in between. And while heart health can sound like something to worry about once…

  • Could prebiotic oral care be the secret to a healthier smile? New to the UK, The Smilist thinks so

    Paris-based oral care brand The Smilist has landed on UK online shelves, swapping peroxide for prebiotics on the theory that a brighter smile starts with a healthier mouth, not a bleach job. What is The Smilist? he Smilist was created by three people who came at oral care from completely different angles: François Bonnat, a…

  • Raymond Blanc brings a taste of France to PAUL with two new autumn sandwiches

    The celebrated French chef has teamed up with PAUL Bakery on two limited-edition baguettes, bringing roast beef, Brie and a generous dose of French flavour to lunchtime. There are few things the French take quite as seriously as good bread, so a collaboration between Raymond Blanc OBE and PAUL Bakery feels like the perfect fit.…

  • The Orientalist brings three Mid-Autumn cocktails to London bars – this week only

    Mid-Autumn Festival is coming up this Friday, 25 September, and The Orientalist Spirits is marking it with a three-day cocktail collaboration across three London bars. From 24-26 September, Opium Bar in Chinatown, Kioku Sake Bar at Raffles London and As Above So Below in Stoke Newington will each serve a cocktail created for the occasion,…

  • An inside look at The Pem, Romy Gill’s new modern Indian restaurant

    After six years away from a permanent restaurant kitchen, Romy Gill MBE is back. And for her return, the chef, broadcaster and cookbook author has taken over The Pem at Conrad London St. James, bringing her deeply regional take on Indian cooking to Westminster. Open from today, 17 September, the restaurant marks a new chapter…

  • Irish brand Poco Beauty is now available in the UK, and we’re truly impressed

    Poco Beauty has crossed the Irish Sea. The three-year-old skincare and make-up label has struck an exclusive UK partnership with Selfridges, going live online and across the store’s four sites in London, Manchester and Birmingham. It’s the brand’s biggest retail move to date, following a UK direct-to-consumer launch back in June. What is Poco Beauty?…

  • Here’s how London bars are celebrating Negroni Week 2026

    Pumpkin spicy latte, who? Negroni Week is back next week, from 21–27 September 2026, so it’s time to raise a glass and celebrate our favourite three-part nectar of gods. The annual celebration, founded by Imbibe and Campari in 2013, sees bars and restaurants around the world serve the classic Negroni alongside their own takes on…

  • The best functional drinks to try – and why they’re top of our shopping list

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    Who knew all you needed to stay functional was a drink? If you’re new to functional drinks, they’re usually canned (often sparkling) drinks infused with ingredients like electrolytes, magnesium, vitamin C or adaptogens. They’re designed to give you more energy, help you calm down, or even support your gut health – depending on the brand.…