Mark Hix has launched a fair few ventures in the last few years, but one of them has caused more trouble than the others. His project at the Tramshed in Shoreditch has been beset by planning problems and at one time looked like it wasn't going to happen at all.

But now, everything seems to have been Read more

Adam Byatt's Trinity restaurant in Clapham is a South London favourite, and he's now expanding to nearby Abbeville Road with Bistro Union.

The kitchen will be run by head Chef Karl Goward. He's worked at St John Bread and Wine from its launch and before that in NYC at Soho House and the hugely popular Read more

Is the Force strong with you? Then you might be interested in a charity dinner being lovingly themed around a certain sci-fi film series. A group of London food bloggers, including MiMi Aye (meemalee.com), Gail Doggett (onemilliongoldstars.com), and Dan Kingston (foodurchin.blogspot.com) will hold a Read more

What can you tell me about Dabbous?

The restaurant is named after its chef, Ollie Dabbous, who was Head Chef at Texture and began his career with Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir au Quat Saisons (who has been a big supporter of this new restaurant). He's also spent time working at the Fat Duck, Noma and Read more

Splitting opinion in the food community like a oyster, Tom Aikens' Chelsea restaurant has recently opened with a brand new facelift. Hot Dinners went along to check out whether this particular comeback kid could really pull it off.

What can you tell us about Tom Aikens?

Having been closed since summer Read more

With pop-ups literally popping up all over the shop in London, it's sometimes hard to work out which are the ones you really shouldn't miss. One this week in Shoreditch - Nine French Place certainly looks as though it fits that bill.

The chefs are Daniel Morgan, who's worked at Maze and The Square, Read more

Lucky old East Londoners, they're always getting some hip new cafe or restaurant that sounds right up Hot Dinners' street. The latest opening we've heard of is Tuck Shop which will open on Dereham Place in Shoreditch in May.

The chef is Australian Magnus Reid who has most recently been working in the Read more

The influx of American chefs to London may soon see the tide turn in the other direction if a story in this weekend's Telegraph has any merit. It seems that Heston Blumenthal is now in talks to open a restaurant in Manhattan.

Blumenthal featured in the paper over the weekend as writer Matthew Norman Read more