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- Drinks, dinners and dancing at Grind’s newest base in Clerkenwell
Next month, Grind will return to its spiritual home in East London bringing with it a fresh menu, pink velvet booths and those espresso martinis.
Following the cafe chain’s unstoppable run of successful openings in central and East London, Grind will be making the move into late night dancing and drinks with an updated menu when it opens its sixth branch in Clerkenwell in
... - Smokestak are opening their first restaurant in Shoreditch
24/10/16 - updated with opening date
If you've been to Street Feast and tried SMOKESTAK's amazing food - you'll know just how big a deal it is that they've announced their first restaurant opening in Shoreditch.
The whole thing is the brainchild of David Carter, who used to run front of house at Gordon Ramsay at Claridges and Roka. In fact Hot Dinners can lay claim to being pretty much the
... - Shikumen's third restaurant will be at the O2 centre on Finchley Road
Here's good news for anyone in North London who loves decent Chinese Food. Shikumen (who have two branches already in Shepherd’s Bush Green and Ealing) are now opening their third restaurant at the O2 centre on Finchley Road. Expect to find their legendary dumplings on the menu - Fay Maschler called their Xiao Long Bao 'superb' - along with a range of new dishes devised for this opening.
On the robata they'll be grilling dishes like Beef with Crunchy Chilli,
... - Kalimera greek street food sets up permanently at Camden Market
You may have spotted their street food at markets across town from Angel to Broadgate, but now Greek food folk Kalimera are settling down. They're opening their first permanent spot in Camden Market.
Owner Télémaque Argyriou is the real deal - even the organic olive oil, used in his company's cooking comes from his own family’s small farm in Sparta (the new Camden spot will have the oil to buy too).
Food-wise, expect to see their own version of the classic
... - Judy Joo brings a second Jinjuu to Mayfair
The original Soho Jinjuu, the Korean restaurant from Judy Joo has been such a hit that a second is now on the way to Mayfair. This new space will continue her interpretation of Korean street food - with a few new dishes added too.
Those new dishes include:
- Joo’s Hoe Dup Bab (slices of raw and fresh seafood with signature Korean dressing)
- Barbecued skewers – Iberico pork or prime rib-eye steak –
- Neil Rankin is opening Temper in Soho
21/10/16 - updated with soft launch details.
Following up his successes at Smokehouse and Bad Egg, Neil Rankin is getting ready for his next venture, Temper. This time, he's setting up shop in Soho, and as expected you can expect a big focus on meat.
What we know so far is:
- It's in Soho, round the corner from Yauatcha
- There will be a big focus on meat (the name refers to the process of tempering meat) and
- Jason Atherton's Temple and Sons is coming to the City
It's been almost too long since the last Jason Atherton opening, so it's time to bring news of his next and it's right opposite one of his other restaurants, City Social (albeit on a slightly lower floor). This time it's a very British grill restaurant. Temple & Sons. Here's what we know:
That name comes from the heritage of the building. Palmerston House was previously there and was named after
... - Pomona's will be a slice of West Coast flavour in Notting Hill
It's been a while since we've seen a menu with so many desirable-sounding dishes on it as Pomona’s, a new West Coast/Cali-style restaurant and bar opening this winter in Notting Hill.
From "sweet potato toast, avocado, labneh, lime and cilantro gremolata" to "shredded kimchi and lardo toast" and "caramel croissant and prune pie with crème Anglais" it reads like a dream. That may be down to chef Gareth Sanderson's extensive travels along the West Coast of
... - Multi-million ‘department store of dining’ Kitty Hawk to arrive in EC2
Big things are afoot in Finsbury Square, where’s it's just been unveiled that there’ll be a new multi-million development calling itself the ‘department store of dining’.
Imagine an all-under-one-roof experience. The Kitty Hawk, courtesy of Wright and Bell, will be open from 7am until midnight and is intended to cater to just about every kind of food and drink need there is.
“We’re bringing together a dynamic mix of drinking, dining, working and retail
... - Anne-Sophie Pic's La Dame de Pic is coming to London's Four Seasons
Next year, luxury accommodation giant Four Seasons will open another fantastically slick London hotel, and the star of the show will almost certainly be its new French restaurant, La Dame de Pic.
Operating out of a stunning Grade-II listed building near Tower Hill Street, the restaurant will be the first British foray of the triple-Michelin-starred Anne-Sophie Pic. One of the very few female chefs in existence who’ve been awarded three Michelin stars,
... - Honey and Smoke is the new restaurant from Honey and Co
Now this one slipped right under the radar. Alerted by a mention by Fay Maschler in the Standard, we bring news of a new restaurant from the people behind Honey and Co - Honey and Smoke. This Middle Eastern grill is already open on Great Portland Street. We blame us being late to the party by being distracted by our New York trip, but as with all good news, better late than never!
The menu is a combination of
... - Shoreditch Platform: Come for the workspace, stay for the cocktails
It’s not often you hear the words work space and cocktail bar in the same breath. But this September, they’ve come together in a new bar and dining concept at Shoreditch Platform.
The workspace is designed by the same architect who did some of Ottolenghi’s stunning interiors, including NOPI and its amazing mirror bathroom. Shoreditch Platform has a trendy graffiti-inspired black and white theme that’s more than a bit Shoreditch-esque. Access
... - Healthy, relaxed dining-to-go with Flavour Garden in Fenchurch
A new casual organic eatery is coming to Fenchurch Street, complete with stamp cards that’ll reward customers with special offers, discounts and ‘random acts of kindness’. Yes, really.
Menu items will include raisin and carrot curry, slow cooked beef in wine gravy and salmon cakes. Naturally, all food on offer will be organic, sustainable and ethically sourced. There’ll also be a range of cold pressed juices, or if you’re feeling less saintly,
... - Zelman Drinks late night bar is opening at Finsbury Park
17/10/16 - updated with opening plans
There's been a fair bit of end-is-nigh-ing in Finsbury Park when it became known that local live music venue The Silver Bullet was closing. But we're MUCH more interested in what's coming in its place. It's been bought by the people behind Goodman and will open as Zelman Drinks.
Hot Dinners caught up with Goodman operations director Dave Strauss who told us that they want to open a
... - Indian luxury chain Jamavar to make British debut in Mayfair
Upmarket Indian institution Jamavar will make its British debut this November, when Michelin-starred chef Rohit Ghai heads up its new Mayfair branch.
Jamavar London’s menu will be curated by Rohit, who was former top brass at Gymkhana, and follows a six-week research mission to India. There’ll be established dishes from its sister restaurants in India, such as lobster neeruli, sindhi gosht and coconut payasam. The
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