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In just two hours from London you could be relaxing at this Welsh retreat enjoying its standout restaurants 

We went over to Madrid to take in the pop-up of Chicago's Alinea - and proceeded to cover as much of the city as we could in a couple of nights...

After going to a LOT of other parties, it was time for Hot Dinners to throw our own one. We think it went rather well....

Want to cook a professional standard Sunday roast? They'll show you how.

A LOT of new restaurants opened in London in 2015 - which means plenty of new private dining spaces opened up too. We've picked some of the most interesting spaces from 2015 worthy of any party planner's notice.

Here at Hot Dinners, we LOVE this time of year. The countdown to Christmas has well and truly kicked off and that brings with it the best thing of all - Christmas themed dishes and snacks. Restaurants, sandwich shops and more go a little bit mad in the pursuit of the best festive food.  We've...

Made famous by Agatha Christie, this is one of the world's most iconic train journeys - so what is it really like to be on board?

Grant Achatz's mantlepiece - if he has one - must be groaning with awards. His Chicago restaurant, Alinea, has won a lot of them in the decade since it opened. It's picked up three Michelin stars along the way, bobbed in and out of the Top 10 of the World's 50 Best list (currently at 26) and,...

We popped out to the countryside to see what's happening at Raymond Blanc's Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons. Got a big celebration coming up? Or just want to really, really treat yourself? Then this is the place.

At last: something to brighten those cloudy, chilly days: the joy that is Chocolate Week is back in town - with enough events, tastings, special restaurant menus and drinks to keep you going all week long. 

We check into Claridge's, one of London's most prestigious hotels, to try the whole package from dining in Fera to tea on the terrace.

Five restaurants took up our Smoky Mary challenge - now it was time to decide on the ultimate Bloody Mary....

The results are in! Here are London's new Michelin stars for 2016.

Cocktails in The Cub Room, a ride in the hotel Daimler - we'd happily move in let alone check into The Beaumont.

From Guernsey butter and Spanish jamon to French shellfish - here's how to do a Euro foodie tour with someone else doing all the hard work.

With fabulous natural produce and jaw-dropping scenery, a foodie road trip around rural Wales is a feast for all the senses.