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Soho Shebeen Irish Bar pops up in London for five days of revelry

Information: 28 October 2015

If the very fact of evenings drawing in and Christmas approaching makes you want to start carousing in earnest, then one approaching pop-up should be just the thing for you. Hitting Soho next month, The...

Selin Kiazim's first restaurant Oklava comes to Shoreditch

Information: 26 October 2015

Updated 26/10 with soft launch details. Since leaving Kopapa, Selin Kiazim has become a bigger and bigger name with a series of very successful supperclubs while searching for a place of her own...

Gunpowder Indian kitchen comes to The City

Information: 26 October 2015

We've news on a new restaurant opening in the City, serving "home-style" Indian dishes. It's called Gunpowder and is just around the corner from Spitalfields Market. It's run by Harneet Baweja, an...

Perilla kicks off a four month long residency at Platform 1 in East Dulwich

Information: 26 October 2015

Earlier this year, Perilla launched a very successful successful (but short) series of supperclubs - Polpo's Russell Norman called it "the best pop-up I have ever been to". And now they're coming...

Dan Doherty's Chefs of Tomorrow is popping up at Druid St Market

Information: 22 October 2015

If Druid St Market isn't firmly on your radar (and if it isn't, what manner of foodie ARE you?) then reason to put it top of your list comes with the news of a series of pop chef spots hitting the...

Hawker House is back for winter - landing in Canada Water

Information: 22 October 2015

Following a very successful stint last Autumn and Winter, Hawker House is back, bringing Street Feast insite for the winter, along with some of its top street food traders - and some new faces too. This...

Le Bab brings gourmet seasonal kebabs to Kingly Court in Soho

Information: 22 October 2015

There's another addition on the way to the host of new restaurants that have been arriving in Kingly Court. This time, it's the turn of the kebab as Le Bab is aiming for a "kebab renaissance"...

The Martell Club Gascon dinner (and how to try some of it yourselves)

Information: 21 October 2015

Given how innovative Club Gascon's chef Pascal Aussignac's dishes always are for Taste of London - it wasn't a hard decision to accept an invite to a special dinner he was putting on last week. The...

Scotch Egg Challenge 2015 winners are Holborn Dining Room and Princess Victoria

Information: 21 October 2015

Twenty two Scotch Eggs. That's an awful lot of Scotch Eggs. This was the daunting, yet glorious prospect at this year's Scotch Egg Challenge, involving chefs from some of the country's best...

Fancy some finger-licking pheasant?

Information: 21 October 2015

With all the spurious National Weeks we have flying around it's not surprising that a London pub chain has taken it upon itself to launch its own such week. This is how National Pheasant Week came...

Ex-Viajante chef Leandro Carreira set to take the helm at Climpsons Arch

Information: 21 October 2015

With somsaa now firmly on their way to opening their first permanent restaurant, Climpsons Arch has announced Portuguese chef Leandro Carreira as their next resident. The chef, who comes via the...

Get down to Zucca in Bermondsey now - it's closing at Christmas

Information: 20 October 2015

It's often rated as one of the top Italian restaurants in London (and good value too) so it's a huge surprise to hear that Zucca in Bermondsey is closing just before Christmas. Hopefully it won't be...

Beer and kebabs from Camden's Daughter in Kentish Town

Information: 19 October 2015

Already a popular venue in its own right, Camden Town Brewery is expanding. They're getting ready to open a new sister venue called Camden's Daughter. It's all about the kebabs. They say they'll be...

Selfridges launches the Forest Restaurant & Cabin Bar on the roof

Information: 19 October 2015

The restaurant on the roof has easily been one of Selfridges most successful endeavours in the last few years with Vintage Salt, Le Chalet and Q Grill all being big hits. Now they're changing things...

Is Ferran Adria opening a restaurant in London at The Café Royal?

Information: 19 October 2015

Updated 01/12/15 - We now have confirmation of a 50 day residency by Albert Adria. As you might imagine, we hear our fair share of rumours and gossip here at Hot Dinners. Some of it pans out, some of...

Palomar, Max's Sandwich Shop & more lead Observer Food Monthly Awards 2015

Information: 15 October 2015

It's that time of the year again, as the food awards season comes to a close with one of our favourite (and often one of the starriest) ceremonies, the Observer Food Monthly Awards. This year, some...

The new Waitrose in King's Cross comes with a wine bar attached

Information: 15 October 2015

If you're in the King's Cross area and in need of a quiet drink, there's a new place that's just opened. It's the massive new Waitrose near Granary Square and it has a wine bar tucked away at the...

45 Jermyn Street by Fortnum & Mason takes over from The Fountain

Information: 15 October 2015

Updated 15/10/15 with new image and opening date There's a new restaurant from Fortnum & Mason on the way, and it's taking the place of the Fountain brasserie that's been open for 60 years - so it's...

German Gymnasium gets ready to open in King's Cross from D&D

Information: 14 October 2015

Updated 14/10/15 with opening date No, it's not some kind of new fitness craze, this is the latest restaurant from D&D that's opening in King's Cross. It's absolutely huge, as anyone who crosses...

Jun Tanaka's new restaurant is The Ninth in Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia

Information: 14 October 2015

Jun Tanaka is coming back with his own restaurant. Previously best known for his Pearl in Holborn and with the Street Kitchen business with Mark Jankel (which is doing very nicely) this is his...

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