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The Theobalds Road institution gets a grilling…or, at least, a deep frying.

Thou shalt have a fishy… This morning, workers at the Heron tower on Bishopsgate took delivery of the huge aquarium that will dominate the building’s reception area and turn it into the ideal shooting location for the next Bond villain’s headquarters. Measuring 12m long, 2m …

In some sense, this post is redundant. The Mechanical Aquarium closed yesterday and sold out long ago. But such was the beauty of this kinetic installation that we feel duty bound to share the wonder, even if you can’t now experience it first hand. Local …

Photography by Chris Osburn Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, right? Well, sneaking into the swelling ranks of London supper clubs and underground restaurants is the Stolen Supper Club, eager to flatter the hell out of the culinary world’s most celebrated restaurants and chefs. …

132. Jaws! The River Thames was once so polluted that it harboured little life. Now, the river is said to be so clean that many species of creature are said to lurk in its depths. Over the years reports of whales have made national news. …

The Environment Agency are releasing 750 fish into south-east London rivers today and tomorrow (we do hope they’ve got scarves and little flipper mittens on). Chub and dace are going into the Pool and Ravensbourne, and crucian carp and tench are finding a new home …

122. What do you get if you cross a carp with a monkey? In episode 98 I spoke of the purported ‘mermaid’ brought to London in 1822 by a Captain Eades. Eades exhibited the fraudulent freak which turned out to be nothing more than a …

One of London’s finer fish & chip shops was gutted yesterday by a fire that ripped through the building. The Sea Shell of Lisson Grove, in Marylebone, caught fire at around 5.30pm, while diners were still at their tables liberally applying their tartar sauce. Mercifully, …

Will this video be the downfall of up-market fish restaurant Nobu? You may have seen the hoo-ha in the press about the Michelin-starred restaurant, which continues to serve blue fin tuna despite the species’ endangered status. A high-profile campaign that counts the likes of Stephen …

98. The London Mermaid The case of the London mermaid is classic folklore. Here was an alleged creature, brought to the capital by a Captain Eades, who purchased the specimen in 1822 from fisherman in Holland, who claimed they’d obtained it from Japanese anglers. Eades …