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Edible toothpaste and cocktails in washing machine tablets at the Miss Jones pop-up

Information: 17 June 2016

A slightly bizarre pop-up is hitting town, all based on the fictional house (and home comforts) of the a Miss Jones. "Keeping Up With The Jones" is being sponsored by Whirlpool and Bang & Olufsen so you...

Crosstown Doughnuts start a Westfield pop-up

Information: 17 June 2016

Coming to Westfield Stratford next week, there's a new place to get your doughnut fix, as Crosstown land there for an eight-week pop-up. They're in the World Food Court on the 1st floor where you'll be...

Flat Iron returns to Shoreditch and they're bringing a huge spit roast too

Information: 16 June 2016

Hot Dinners Exclusive. Since originally popping up as a Shoreditch residency, Flat Iron have gone on to become very big indeed. Best known for their affordable steaks, they've been a big hit all...

The best dishes to try at Taste of London 2016

Information: 15 June 2016

There's something about the English season that you've gotta love - mostly it involves folk roaming around a field, muddy as hell, clutching something alcoholic and searching for food. Happily at...

El Celler de Can Roca is popping up in London's Hotel Cafe Royal this summer

Information: 15 June 2016

Forget heading to Spain this summer, it's coming to London instead. Hot on the heels of our story yesterday about Basque restaurant group Sagardi opening in Shoreditch comes news that the the chefs...

Calcutta Street, Bengali restaurant by Shrimoyee Chakraborty is heading to Fiztrovia

Information: 15 June 2016

Best known for setting up successful pop-up events cooking Bengali cuisine at home, Shrimoyee Chakraborty is now getting ready to open her first permanent spot, Calcutta Street, in Fitzrovia. There are two sides...

Petit Pois Bistro comes to Hoxton from the people behind Happiness Forgets

Information: 15 June 2016

A new French bistro has come to Hoxton backed by people with pretty impressive bar experience. They're the ones behind bars Happiness Forgets and Original Sin, Alastair Burgess and Chris Smith...

Basque specialist Sagardi comes to London with restaurant in Shoreditch

Information: 14 June 2016

It's that time of the year when you either have to have some sort of great foodie trip planned or avoid Instagram for the next few months. Happily there's something to make any homebody happy as a...

Massimo Bottura's Osteria Francescana takes the top slot at World's 50 Best 2016

Information: 14 June 2016

And so another World's 50 Best has been and gone. This year's list was announced last night in New York where the great and the good of the restaurant world gathered to hear who the risers and...

New bar Old St. Records comes to Shoreditch

Information: 13 June 2016

A new bar is heading Shoreditch-wards, taking over the spot left vacant by Café El Paso. It's coming from Rocket Leisure, best known for Venn Street Records and Northcote Road Records - so yes,...

Quesadillas hit Dalston Yard from Killa Dilla

Information: 13 June 2016

Heading to Street Feast at Dalston Yard this month? Watch out for a new trader Killa Dilla. It's the brainchild of Willy Leigh and Josh Whiting. The inspiration comes all the way from Utah which is...

Summer in the Square sees restaurants and bars take over Grosvenor Square

Information: 13 June 2016

A hugely popular event, the return of Summer in the Square is nearly upon us. It sees Grosvenor Square taken over by food and drink for a couple of weeks - and if you're thinking of heading down,...

Night Tales is coming back for the summer, this time in Hackney

Information: 10 June 2016

The v popular evening street food collection Night Tales is on the way back - but this time they're heading for a new location, Hackney Wick, taking over an old stone merchant and car scrap yard. And...

Bompas and Parr are opening a jelly stall in Harrods

Information: 10 June 2016

Known for all weird and wonderful installations, Bompas and Parr are going back to their roots with their next event at Harrods, which they're saying is the "world's biggest jelly stall". On the...

The new chef at P Franco is former Clove Club sous Tim Spedding

Information: 08 June 2016

A Hot Dinners exclusive Earlier this year, we popped along to check out chef William Gleave's cooking at P Franco, having heard some seriously great buzz about him on the London food grapevine. Now...

The J Sheekey Atlantic bar is coming with a new terrace for Summer

Information: 08 June 2016

Changes are afoot at the J Sheekey Oyster Bar - which is transforming into the J Sheekey Atlantic Bar. It's all to reflect a new menu that does a lot more than oysters... The most welcome section of...

Macellaio RC are opening a steakhouse and bakery in Union Yard Arches

Information: 08 June 2016

Italian steakhouse group Macellaio RC (whose steaks got a great review from Marina O'Loughlin) are about to launch their third London restaurant. Their next opening will be on Union Street in...

Blacklock puts on new cuts and pre-theatre booking for summer

Information: 08 June 2016

Every time we write a story about Blacklock, we end up VERY hungry - and this will be no exception. The Soho chop house has just added something new to the menu, a new range of specials - the daily...

Pitt Cue's Tom Adams and April Bloomfield are opening a farm and guesthouse in Cornwall

Information: 08 June 2016

A Hot Dinners exclusive - updated 8/6/16 with opening date Thanks to an eagle-eyed Hot Dinners reader, our attention was brought to one of the biggest restaurant news stories of recent times. Turns...

Lyle's is a new entry on the 51-100 section of the World's 50 Best list

Information: 07 June 2016

Huge congratulations to James Lowe and his team at Lyle's who have just been listed as a new entry in the 51-100 portion of this year's World's 50 Best list. The top 50 will be announced in a...

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