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Stuff We Liked - Scarfe cards, Irish fish and chocolate, salted caramel doughnuts and more...

Information: 02 November 2014

It's time again for another round of Stuff We Liked - a general round-up of the things we've been talking about on Twitter, Instagram, facebook and more. This week there's doughnuts for bonfire...

Seven new London pubs in Michelin's 2015 Pub Guide

Information: 01 November 2014

Michelin has just released its Eating Out In Pubs Guide 2015 and several London pubs are gracing the guide's pages for the first time. They are, in no particular order: Parlour in Kensal Rise Russell...

Burger & Lobster open Smack lobster roll deli in Mayfair

Information: 30 October 2014

This Autumn really is the season of lobster with no less than three lobster restaurants opening their doors in London within a two week period. The second (the first was Lobster Kitchen while Lobster Shack opens...

Shake Shack join up with Massimo Bottura for a one-day-only special burger

Information: 30 October 2014

If we're honest, we're happy any day to make a deliberate detour that gets us a Shake Shack burger, but an upcoming special will definitely be worth crossing town for. On 9th November, they're...

Cafe Pistou Provençal restaurant comes to Exmouth Market

Information: 30 October 2014

30/10/14 - updated with opening offer. A new cafe specialising in Provençal cuisine is coming to Exmouth Market, with a bar and plenty of outside seating too.

One Two Five Church Street events space and drinking den to open in Stoke Newington

Information: 30 October 2014

30/10/14 - updated with opening date. The folk behind Clerkenwell pub the Blacksmith and Toffeemaker, Matt Rix and Marc Dalla-Riva, are branching out northwards with a new place on Stoke Newington...

Grilled cheese sandwiches come to Brixton's Salon

Information: 29 October 2014

We do love a grilled cheese sandwich or three here at Hot Dinners, so we warmly greet the news that a new range has arrived at Brixton's Salon. The sandwiches feature Brick House sourdough bread,...

Q brings winter BBQ to Canary Wharf with Q on Ice

Information: 29 October 2014

Not happy with taking over the roof of Selfridges for Christmas, Q Grill are also going east to Canary Wharf for a new pop-up restaurant - Q on Ice. They're in for the long haul for winter, starting a 17...

Selin Kiazim takes over Carousel for three week residency

Information: 29 October 2014

Following on from Giorgio Locatelli's pizzeria, the next chef to follow him into central London residency spot Carousel is Turkish-Cypriot chef Selin Kiazim. It's the latest place for the former...

Pennethorne’s Cafe Bar coming to Somerset House

Information: 29 October 2014

Following the opening of Sky Gyngell's Spring, Somerset House is about to open another cafe and bar in the same New Wing, which is named after the 19th century architect who designed the area where the...

Draft House gets ready to open Birdcage on Columbia Road

Information: 28 October 2014

The latest from Charlie Mc Veigh's Draft House group is another departure from the norm, much like their recent Bump Caves. This takes a bit of that and a bit of the Draft House to create Birdcage, opening...

Clove Club is Best Restaurant at the 2014 London Restaurant Festival Awards

Information: 28 October 2014

Last night saw some of the stars of the London restaurant scene honoured in the 2013 London Restaurant Festival Awards. The awards took place at The Magazine Restaurant at the Serpentine Sackler...

Mitsuhiro Araki's sushi restaurant The Araki to open on New Burlington Street

Information: 28 October 2014

Updated 28/10/14 with menu details and opening hours If you like sushi you'd better be prepared for world-class table wrangling. The news is out that world renowned Sushi Owner-chef Mitsuhiro Araki, whose...

YBFs take over the menu at Tate Modern's 6th Floor Restaurant

Information: 27 October 2014

More room with a view dining on the horizon this Autumn as the YBFs (Young British Foodies) take over the 6th Floor Restaurant at Tate Modern on Friday and Saturday evenings throughout November. Diners will...

Le Bun comes to the Three Compasses in Dalston with Le Bun Social

Information: 27 October 2014

Fresh from a brunch residency at The Old Bengal bar in the City, Le Bun have their next residency lined up, this time taking over Dalston pub The Three Compasses. There, they'll launch Le Bun...

Jamie Oliver to open pub and restaurant in King's Cross

Information: 27 October 2014

King's Cross continues to be one of the busiest parts of town for new openings. And now we hear that Jamie Oliver is getting in on the act. The TV chef's plans for a new pub and restaurant in King’s Cross...

Wine coolers, Champagne, popcorn and more - stuff we liked

Information: 26 October 2014

We're back with our semi-regular stuff we liked - a round up of the things we've been talking about on Twitter, Instagram, facebook and more. This week there's Propercorn, Champagne from Aldi and a...

Daniel Boulud cooks up Normandy cuisine at Bar Boulud London

Information: 25 October 2014

For the next few days Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud is over in London cooking at Bar Boulud London. Boulud is in town serving up a personal menu to mark the occasion featuring dishes from his...

Duck & Waffle celebrates two years (and a cookbook) at the top of the City

Information: 24 October 2014

High-rise dining in London has come a long way in the past few years and the restaurant that is arguably still leading the way is Duck & Waffle, with chef Daniel Doherty at the helm. It just...

Alain Ducasse protégé takes over The Grill at the Dorchester

Information: 24 October 2014

It had been long rumoured that Alain Ducasse was expanding his empire at the Dorchester and taking over their Grill Room, and today more details became clear. The Grill at the Dorchester will be run...

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