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For the last few years, Hot Dinners has been rather chuffed to have been picked by the Evening Standard as one of their 1000 most influential folk in London. But no longer (sob). This year's list is...

In case it's escaped your notice, the team behind MEATliquor have just released their first book. We have to say it's quite an impressive tome, steering well away from your average cookbook, taking...

Brixton is already a London favourite when it comes to eating out, brimming with fairylit wine bars, cosy pubs and a massive array of rough-n-ready or slightly more upscale restaurants, sheltered...

There's a rather impressive line-up of chefs heading for Shoreditch next month to participate in a two day event called Game. As you might have guessed from the name, it's a celebration of the...

Mayfair's about to get a swanky new pizzeria, courtesy of Russian restaurateur Mikhail Gokhner. Bocconcino Pizzeria will open at 19 Berkeley Street next month, serving wood-fired pizzas and freshly...

108 Brasserie (formerly 108 Bar and Grill) is just coming out from a complete makeover, and with a new name too. The 108 Bar and Grill has been transformed into what they're aiming to be "truly...

Riverford, best known for their organic food deliveries, have also previously held London pop-ups as well as running their own Riverford Field Kitchen at their farm in Devon. But now they're...

It's probably best known for having once belonged to Madonna's ex, Guy Ritchie. But now under new management, the Punchbowl in Mayfair is reopening with a new look and menu.

As regular readers will know, Hot Dinners hails from Islington where we are always on the look out for new restaurants and bars opening locally (alhough we're always ready to hear from you about new...

A big success last winter, Night Tales is coming back to Shoreditch in November in the run up to Christmas, with lots of street food and bars putting in an appearance. 

10/10/14 - Updated with soft launch details. If you like a bit of history with your pint, then the reopening of Crocker's Folly in St John's Wood will be of interest. Built in 1898 as the palatial...

News reaches us of a new pop-up brunch restaurant in Kensal Rise as Tahini gets ready for a two week daytime stint in The Shop in Kensal Rise. It's being run by Josh Talmud, who was previously at...

So the movers and cocktail shakers of the bar world met in London tonight to hear which of them had secured a place in the World's 50 Best Bars list. London did extremely well, not least with the...

It's one of life's great pleasures to sit, sipping strong cocktails in opulent surroundings and the Beaufort Bar at the Savoy is right up there with the best of them. But now they've got a new trick to...

The man behind Assunta Madre brings another of his popular restaurants to town. This time it's a Sicilian restaurant in Notting Hill that has outposts the world over.

The latest roaming pop-up to settle down is Southern American cuisine specialists The Fat Bear, who begin a long-term residency at the Rising Sun next week. You'll have seen them pop-up in Soho...

We are only now recovering from what can only be described as a cake coma following the launch party for Trine Hahnemann’s new book, Scandinavian Baking this week. The event was held at the...

Every year Frieze Masters, the contemporary art event in Regent's Park, lines up some top restaurants to entertain potential art buyers. This year they've got a particularly good trio lined up. Bocca...

Popular gastropub The Paradise in Kensal Green has been hosting a series of supper clubs and events by high profile foodies and chefs, and this month, the irrepressible pastry maestro Eric Lanlard...

We like to think of ourselves as fashion forward here at Hot Dinners. Which is why we're all over the new Jimmy Choo tea launching at the Berkeley next week. The new seasonal makeover for the...