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- Written by Catherine Hanly
If you're the kind of food obsessive who likes to extend their passion to what they do on their holidays, you might be interested in the line-up for the new P&O cruise ship Britannia.
Launching this year, the new ship has a distinct food focus and they've persuaded an impressive number of chefs and food folk to come on board for cookery lessons in their dedicated cookery school with 12 statio…
Read more: Mary Berry, Nathan Outlaw and Antonio Carluccio head up chefs on board Britannia
- Written by Catherine Hanly
You wouldn't expect Rosewood London to do things by halves, and the introduction of a new weekend market at the hotel in March is a case in point. The weekly market, open every Sunday in their courtyard is billed as the "only dedicated Slow Food & Living Market in London".
There'll be more than 30 stalls - selling a mixture of food, drink and lifestyle products, and the food and drink line-up…
Read more: Rosewood London launches new Sunday Slow Food & Living market
- Written by Gavin Hanly
9/2/15 - Updated with soft launch information and more.
King's Cross is slowly becoming one of these best places in London for food and drink (something of a minor miracle if you consider what it was - like in the area less than a decade ago). And now the latest to join in is Vinoteca, taking prime place at One Pancras Square.
It'll be the fifth, and largest, site for Vinoteca and it'll be open…
- Written by Felicity Spector
Imagine the agony of having a seriously ill child - a child who needs vital treatment in hospital. Then imagine how much worse it would be if you had nowhere to stay nearby. If you had to risk splitting the family apart to stay with your child. That's where the Sick Children's Trust comes in - and they're launching an appeal to raise £100,000 by urging us to get baking for the cause.
What's it all…
Read more: Edd Kimber and Paul A Young help launch the Big Chocolate Tea Party
- Written by Catherine Hanly
Possibly the most glamorous yard sale is taking place next month when The Ivy sells its contents in a massive charity auction at Sotheby's. The restaurant, which is closed until May while it undergoes a total reburbishment, is putting all manner of iconic items and artworks into the sale.
Highlights include the restaurant's cocktail shakers, the top table complete with linen and table service (for…
Read more: The Ivy sells off its contents in a Sotheby's charity auction
- Written by Catherine Hanly
Just in time for London Fashion Week, comes the launch today of the Matthew Williamson afternoon tea at Balthazar. For £25 you'll get a selection of sarnies (smoked salmon, crab with tarragon mayo etc) then an assortment of cakes and desserts inspired by the designer's spring/summer 2015 collection, including Pistachio and Kirsch Macaroon and Pecan Praline Millefeuille.
If you'd like to add a cock…
Read more: Matthew Williamson afternoon tea launches at Balthazar
- Written by Catherine Hanly
The shortlist for the inaugural GQ Food & Drink Awards has just been released and London is, as you'd imagine, pretty well represented in the final line-up, taking up 31 out of a possible 48 places The categories, whose winners will be announced at an award ceremony in April are as follows (out of London shortlisted contenders are italicised):
Best Restaurant
- Café Murano
- Gymkhana
- L’Enclume
- Re…
Read more: London leads in the shortlist for the GQ Food & Drink Awards
- Written by Gavin Hanly
Updated 5/2/14 with opening date and soft launch info.
We're partial to a bit of BBQ at Hot Dinners so news of Bó Drake a new East Asian BBQ restaurant coming to Soho perked us right up.
The 60 seater restaurant is opening on Greek Street (taking the place of Disiac) and will be combining British seasonal produce with an emphasis on smoked cooking methods, as well as the more traditional sweet a…
- Written by Catherine Hanly
We're massive Game of Thrones fans here at Hot Dinners, so forgive us if we go into geek overload at the prospect of All Men Must Dine – a pop-up restaurant which kicks off in London. It's being done to promote the release of the show's fourth season on Blu-ray™ and DVD.
TV company HBO has teamed up with The Wandering Chef (the folk behind The Little Yellow Door) to create what they're describing…
Read more: Game of Thrones pop-up London restaurant promises meal fit for a king
- Written by Gavin Hanly
4/2/15 - Updated with soft launch details.
Set up by former Hawksmoor veteran Gordon Ker, Blacklock is coming to Soho in early 2015 with a big focus on charcoal grilled skinny chops. He's been inspired by everything from "Joe Beef in Montreal, roadside shacks in Portugal and the US to the Turkish Ocakbasis off the Kingsland Road."…
