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The opening of Jamie's Italian was one of 2009's big Canary Wharf success stories.

Jamie Oliver's restaurant in Churchill Place has seen Wharfers queuing round the block since it opened last August, attracted by its low prices and good quality food.

BOOK
Stirred But Not Shaken, by Keith Floyd
Sidgwick & Jackson £18.99
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Booze-soaked memoirs of television's original maverick cook, laced with humour, sadness and plenty of rollicking tales.

ITALIAN
Carluccio's, Reuters Plaza
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Christmas Italian-style at one of Canary Wharf's most popular restaurants and not a turkey in site.

Its working day usually finishes as the first banker or broker settles in behind his Canary Wharf desk but Billingsgate Fish Market is as important to the British food industry as its neighbours are to the world of finance.

But how often do those captains of commerce venture across West India Dock to stock up on the bounty of the deep?

If you are stuck for the inspiration to serve up something a bit different to turkey and goose this Christmas one of London's best chefs might have the answer.

Michelin-starred chef Richard Corrigan recently added an unusual offering to his restaurant's bill of fare - squirrel.

Canary Wharf has seen a glut of new restaurants opening in recent weeks but one Michelin-starred chef decided against moving to the area.

Atul Kochhar, who has a Michelin star for his Benares Indian restaurant in Mayfair, was poised to open in the Park Pavilion in Canada Square before the credit crunch made him change his mind.

MODERN EUROPEAN
The Parlour, Park Pavilion
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Funky bar/restaurant proves to be a popular newcomer in the heart of Canary Wharf.

Canary Wharf will be turning Japanese from this week and for Rainer Becker, the culinary mastermind behind Roka, it's a cuisine the area has been crying out for.

Roka is the Japanese word for a meeting place where food and drink is shared with friends and the new restaurant opened today.

The Canteen restaurant chain celebrates all things British, boasting a menu packed with the nation's favourites.

Canteen has gone from strength to strength since its first outlet opened in Spitalfields just four years ago. Chef Cass Titcombe spoke to The Wharf about Canteen's arrival in the area.

There was a surfeit of celebrity chefs in Canary Wharf this week with Jamie Oliver and Rick Stein both here to promote their latest cookbooks.

While Oliver had Wharfers in a stew as they queued to meet him on Tuesday, laid-back Stein was here the day before to chew the fat with The Wharf about the whole TV cooking phenomenon.

He is famously passionate in his crusade to bring good food to the masses and Jamie Oliver has brought his message to Canary Wharf with his new restaurant.

Jamie's Italian officially opened its doors in Churchill Place yesterday and the chef spoke exclusively to The Wharf about it.

Television cooks all have their own particular schtick, whether it's potty-mouthed ranting, barely concealed sexual innuendo or just a propensity to get hammered on screen.

For Ainsley Harriott, presenter of BBC's Ready Steady Cook, that means being possibly the most cheerful man currently on the telly.

Ainsley Harriott will be bringing a taste of summer to Canary Wharf on Monday.

The popular television chef, famed for his barbecue recipes, will be signing copies of his latest book, Just Five Ingredients, at Waterstone's in Jubilee Place Mall.

She's the Queen of Leon and her restaurant chain has taken the foodie world by storm.

Just over four years ago chef Allegra McEvedy, along with friends Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent, opened the first Leon restaurant in Carnaby Street.

Christmas is looming and most Wharfers will be contemplating cooking a turkey with all the trimmings.

But the year's biggest meal often ends up as the year's biggest nightmare with overcooked vegetables, dried meat and overheated tempers.

He has reduced aspiring chefs to quivering jellies and made mincemeat of his television rivals but the tables will be turned on Gordon Ramsay when he heads up a festive food show next month.

The multi-Michelin starred chef will be the main attraction at "Taste of Christmas", a celebration of yuletide fare at Excel between 4-7 December.

One of Britain's top chefs still thinks there is an appetite for eating out, despite the economic situation.

Gary Rhodes was in Canary Wharf yesterday and he had some words of comfort for foodies who finding fine-dining difficult to justify.