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Here's how to eat at the First Dates restaurant

Information: 21 February 2017

If you (as Hot Dinners most definitely are) a fan of TV show First Dates and have ever wondered what it might be like to be on the show, then we can reveal a relatively pain-free way of finding out...

Hot Pot comes to Chinatown with lobster hot pots and more

Information: 21 February 2017

What: Hot Pot In a nutshell: Asian Hot Pot cooking in Soho Summing it all up: Pick your favourite ingredients, add a broth and start cooking your food in front of you. That's what's coming to Soho...

Chai Thali delivers Indian street food and cocktails to Camden

Information: 21 February 2017

What: Chai Thali In a nutshell: All day Indian street food in Camden Summing it all up: With 150 covers, this sizeable new restaurant and bar will be dishing out street food from the subcontinent, plus frozen...

Chicago Rib Shack serve up at Soul Store West in Kilburn

Information: 20 February 2017

What: Soul Store West In a nutshell: Ribs and music in North London hotel Summing it all up: There's a hotel, diner and cocktail bar coming to Kilburn and Chicago Rib Shack are supplying the food...

The Gibson celebrates their first year with new cocktail and locally sourced bar menu

Information: 20 February 2017

The Gibson, one of the hottest bars of 2016, is celebrating its first year in operation with the launch of a new cocktail and food menu.Going well beyond the standard crisp and nuts route, The...

Heston's Hinds Head in Bray is getting a big revamp

Information: 20 February 2017

The Fat Duck isn't the only Heston hosted hostelry in Bray, there's also the very highly rated (and considerably more affordable/ easy to get into) The Hinds Head. And now we hear that changes are...

Altitude-rich drinking and dining at Canary Wharf’s Bōkan

Information: 19 February 2017

Updated 19/2/17 with soft launch details. When it comes to pairings, there’s little that can beat cocktails combined with a glam London skyline view. Now, those who’re after a spot of wining and...

The Five Pork Burger is back at Hawksmoor

Information: 17 February 2017

After having seen the above photo, it's pretty much the only thing we want to eat now. It's the majestic Five Pork Burger that's now back on the menu at Hawksmoor Seven Dials. And all that pork...

Bea Vo is opening Famous Flames - a burgers and wings place in Camden

Information: 17 February 2017

17/2/17 - Updated with soft launch details Hot on the heels of all the new places opening in Camden Market comes news that Bea Vo will be opening her next restaurant in that neck of the woods...

High tea with a difference pops up on the roof of Selfridges, with wastED London

Information: 17 February 2017

What: wastED London at Selfridges In a nutshell: Afternoon tea using ingredients that’d otherwise end up thrown away Summing it all up: The Rare Tea Company joins forces with some of London’s tops...

London in the Sky returns or a third year of dining 100 feet up

Information: 17 February 2017

17/2/17 - updated with the full line-up Those who like their meal with a serious view may rejoice, for London in the Sky is back once more, in July next year. Hanging from 100 feet in the air, the...

Balans Soho Society is opening in Clapham

Information: 17 February 2017

Updated 17/2/17 with soft launch details What: Balans Soho Society In a nutshell: Classic British all-day dining with an upmarket twist in Clapham. Summing it all up: Luxury and high society is the...

Head to East Dulwich’s La Bonne Bouffe for your fix of French delicacies - including snails

Information: 16 February 2017

What: La Bonne Bouffe In a nutshell: Snails, confit canard, steak frites and more typical French delights in south London. Summing it all up: La Bonne Bouffe is bringing an all-French menu and...

Tratra from Stéphane Reynaud takes over the Boundary basement in Shoreditch

Information: 15 February 2017

What: Tratra In a nutshell: French chef Stéphane Reynaud opens his first UK restaurant in Shoreditch Summing it all up: Shoreditch’s Boundary hotel will see a revamp of its entire basement, taken over...

Joe Allen celebrates its 40th year by serving burgers in the open

Information: 15 February 2017

Covent Garden institution Joe Allen is celebrating its 40th year of serving hungry Theatreland punters with a special Birthday menu, which will feature a burger for the first time ever. Yes, they've had a...

Le Bun comes to Brick Lane and celebrates with free truffle cheeseburgers

Information: 15 February 2017

Only recently extending their Dalston residency, Le Bun are now coming deep into the heart of Shoreditch, setting up their van on Brick Lane. So you can expect their burgers with a very French touch to...

Barrafina's Head Chef Nieves Barragán Mohacho plots departure for solo project

Information: 14 February 2017

So this IS news - today we heard that the two key folk at Barrafina are leaving the group at the end of the month to pursue their own project. Nieves Barragán Mohacho, who has been Head Chef of...

Burger & Beyond and Other Side Fried join forces for Soho residency

Information: 14 February 2017

What: Burger & Beyond and Other Side Fried In a nutshell: Burgers meet fried chicken in Soho Summing it all up: The two street food vendors are teaming up for a three-month residency at Dirty...

All day local spot Meet District to open on Peckham's Queen's Road

Information: 14 February 2017

What: Meet District In a nutshell: Brunch, dinner and local beers in Peckham Summing it all up: An airy new dining establishment will be opening on Queen's Road SE15 this March, headed up by a local...

Darjeeling Express comes to Carnaby with a permanent spot in Kingly Court

Information: 13 February 2017

What: Darjeeling Express In a nutshell: Indian sharing platters from supperclub gone permanent. Summing it all up: She's had lots of success with her pop-ups and residencies and now Asma Khan is...

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