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• Eleven Madison Park's Daniel Humm is taking over at Claridge's with Davies and Brook

  This sees Daniel Humm take over the main restaurant at Claridge's. With his Eleven Madison Park regularly touted as one of the very best restaurants in New York (not to mention topping the World's 50 Best list), the expectations for this London opening are sky-high.

• Claridge's have a Christian Louboutin Christmas train carriage in their lobby for cocktails and bar snacks

  

  For their tenth annual Christmas tree unveiling, Claridge's have completely outdone themselves. This year, the tree - designed by shoemaker to the stars Christian Louboutin - comes complete with a festive train carriage you can dine in.

  The Loubi Express takes up the section of the hotel's lobby under the stairs. Looking for the world like something you'd see an animated Tom Hanks welcoming you aboard, the

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• Waiter suspended at Brown's Hotel after asking Emma Thompson for a selfie

  

  It's been a bad few days for a senior waiter at Charlie's at Brown's Hotel in Mayfair this week. According to The Sunday Times, having approached diner Emma Thompson for a selfie and been turned down, the waiter was summarily

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• Madera at Treehouse London will be a Mexican restaurant with amazing views

  Taking over the old Saint George's Hotel by the BBC's Broadcasting House, on Langham Place is the American Treehouse hotel group and they've brought in the high-end Mexican restaurant group to open high-rise restaurant Madera at Treehouse London.

• Test Driving Decimo - classy high-rise dining in King's Cross

  

  He already has a Michelin star in Bristol and now Peter Sanchez-Iglesias has arrived in London, with the flagship restaurant Decimo at the top of The Standard hotel in King's Cross. We went down to check it out. 

• Test Driving Seabird - What's that in the sky? London's hottest new restaurant.

  

  We head up to the 14th floor of the Hoxton Southwark and fall hopelessly in love with this high rise seafood spot where the decor is pure Miami but the vibe is all London.

• Test Driving Charlie's at Brown's hotel - a return to classic dining

  Adam Byatt has taken over the restaurant at the classic Brown's hotel in Mayfair with Charlie's. Seasonal dishes and some favourites from Trinity are on offer - we went down for a look.

• First look: Hélène Darroze at The Connaught reopens after 10th birthday makeover

  

  Two months after closing for a major refurbishment to coincide with the restaurant's 10th birthday, Hélène Darroze at The Connaught has now reopened with quite the new look.

  Hot Dinners popped down for a preview dinner at the weekend to check out the work of Parisian design team Pierre Yovanovitch Architecture d’Intérieur and to try out Helene's new menu for the restaurant.

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• Albie is The Hoxton's Southwark's all day dining restaurant

  Southwark's hip new Hoxton hotel may be going big on its rooftop seafood spot, but it also has this buzzy ground floor all day dining restaurant with a plant-based focus.

• Test Driving Wild Honey St James - Anthony Demetre makes a successful move to Pall Mall

  

  Anthony Demetre transfers his much-loved Mayfair restaurant along the road to St James. The good news is it's survived, and indeed thrived from the move.

• Mama Shelter comes to London, opening in Hackney

  

  Originating in Paris, Mama Shelter has spread throughout the world and has finally landed in London too. If you're unfamiliar with them, they're best described as cut-price accommodation with a bit of party central downstairs, all from the family that co-founded Club Med. We stayed in the Paris Mama Shelter earlier this year and found it to be a very handy base in the

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• Test Driving Theo Randall at The Intercontinental

  

  In our ongoing series of celebrating London's classic restaurants, we went to check out Theo Randall at the Intercontinental on London's Park Lane.

• Test Driving Isla - Adam Rawson goes coastal at The Standard

  Adam Rawson has not one but two restaurants at The Standard hotel in King's Cross. We check out the coastal cuisine at Isla.  

• The Prince Akatoki London hotel sees luxury Japanese group take over The Arch London

   

  Following a £3m makeover this Marble Arch Hotel is being transformed into a luxury property where the restaurant and bar are promising a full Japanese experience.

• Isla and Double Standard in King's Cross are Adam Rawson's restaurants at The Standard London

  The huge Standard hotel comes with not one, but two ground floor drinking spaces. Run by ex-Pachamama chef Adam Rawson, there will be Isla (focusing on British coastal cuisine) and the more British pub/dive bar Double Standard.