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Shuk take home the top prize at the 2022 Croquetas Challenge

Information: 01 June 2022

A sign that the London restaurant scene is fully getting its post-lockdown mojo back again came last night with the return of the annual Croquetas Challenge. Last held in 2019, the event hosted by...

Patty & Bun bring burgers to Notting Hill

Information: 01 June 2022

Burger slingers Patty & Bun have reached two digits with their latest opening - the newest in Notting Hill will be their 10th restaurant in London They've opened on Portobello Road (taking over from a...

The Scotch Egg Challenge is back for 2022

Information: 31 May 2022

Updated 31/5/22 with list of competitors It's been three long years since we last had the pleasure of a Scotch Egg Challenge but the much fought over title is back after a pandemic lull. Now...

Bus Stop BBQ returns to Fulham for one weekend only

Information: 30 May 2022

Back during the dark days of lockdown and early pandemic days, many people impressed with their ability to get new creations off the ground while still sticking by the rules (unlike certain people...

A Stranger Things pizza pop-up has appeared in London

Information: 27 May 2022

The wait is finally over as the latest series of Stranger Things has finally arrived (well, the first half of it anyway). A big launch from Netflix usually sees them putting on an event or two in...

Carousel brings US burger bar Lucky Buns to London for a long-term pop-up in Fitzrovia

Information: 25 May 2022

If you’re in the mood for burgers or have ever encountered Lucky Buns while on your travels in Washington DC or Baltimore, then you’d best get to Carousel Fitzrovia next month, because the US burger...

Islington is home to Mother Clucker’s new fried-chicken restaurant

Information: 25 May 2022

Get your chicken puns ready, Mother Clucker is setting up a restaurant in Islington, having previously found fame as a street-food truck in 2013 and then a UK-nationwide delivery service in 2021. You...

The Rooftop at One Hundred Shoreditch is the latest roof for drinks and views

Information: 24 May 2022

With rooftop bars suddenly becoming destination de rigueur for Londoners eager to make the most of spring weather (or perhaps everyone just read our recent feature), comes news of another that has...

Le Cordon Bleu launches its first London restaurant: CORD

Information: 24 May 2022

25/5/22 - updated with new opening plans If you’ve not heard of Le Cordon Bleu you must have been living in some kind of cryogenic culinary time capsule. The famed culinary arts and hospitality...

The Little Scarlet Door brings the house party to Soho

Information: 24 May 2022

24/5/22 - Updated with launch details They've opened little yellow, blue and orange doors around town and now the same people are bringing The Little Scarlet Door to Soho. It's part of the big...

Compton Restaurant is opening in the old Modern Pantry space

Information: 23 May 2022

We've already had the news that The Modern Pantry is making a return to London - but what about its original location? We had previously thought it was becoming a co-working space/property agency...

Chet's sees LA's Night + Market chef come to London for a Thai meets Americana pop-up

Information: 20 May 2022

Night + Market has become something of a big thing in LA - and now the chef behind it is bringing elements of it to London for the first time. The original Night + Market has seen its share of...

Shiok! will be TV chef Cherish Finden's new patisserie in Bishopsgate

Information: 20 May 2022

She's best known to TV audiences as the oh-so-exacting judge from Bake Off: The Professionals. But now Cherish Finden is realising her dream of opening her first standalone patisserie in London. SHIOK!...

Myungrang's Korean hot dogs are headed for Angel

Information: 19 May 2022

19/5/21 - Updated with the opening date Hot off the back of the huge success that Bunsik has had in Charing Cross with its corndogs, we now have the Korean giant Myungrang Hot Dog heading our way...

Gladwin Brothers to open The Black Sheep in Wimbledon Village

Information: 19 May 2022

19/5/22 - Updated with the opening date There was some concerned murmuring in Wimbledon Village when much-loved French restaurant The White Onion announced its closure on Instagram just last week. The...

Mezcalito Mexican bar and restaurant comes to Newington Green

Information: 19 May 2022

18/5/21 - Updated with the opening date They've been popular in Chelsea (they even got a visit from Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston) and now Mexican restaurant and bar Mezcalito is heading to...

Chatsworth is popping up at Sotheby's with a Jubilee menu

Information: 18 May 2022

Here at Hot Dinners we've long been thinking we'd love to do a trip to Derbyshire to visit Chatsworth (the alleged inspiration for Jane Austen's Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice). But it's a fair...

Provisions on Holloway Road is bringing back its wine bar

Information: 18 May 2022

Not seen since the heady pre-Pandemic days, popular North London cheese and wine store Provisions has decided to bring back its wine bar. For three nights each week the Holloway Road shop will...

The Tamil Prince is a new Islington pub from ex-Roti King team

Information: 18 May 2022

The people behind Tamila in Hackney, Chef Prince Durairaj and Glen Leeson (both ex Roti King), are heading to Islington for their next opening - The Tamil Prince. They're taking over what used to be...

Lina Stores expands its pasta empire to The City and Marylebone

Information: 18 May 2022

18/05/21 - updated with Marylebone opening date Fans of Lina Stores, the distinctive pistachio-green pasta restaurant and deli, are being rewarded with a couple of new openings. First up (and open...

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