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Lobster Kitchen to launch in Fitzrovia

Information: 20 October 2014

It seems that London can't get enough of lobster at the moment - with a new lobster restaurant heading to Fitzrovia next month. Lobster Kitchen is co-founded by Abigail Tan and Valeria Cinaglia and, as...

Roka Aldwych takes over Aldwych House as the chain's largest restaurant to date

Information: 20 October 2014

Updated 20/10/14 with opening date and reservations information It's a big year for Arjun Waney and Rainer Becker's Roka micro-chain. In Spring, they opened their smallest restaurarnt Roka Mayfair,...

The Ledbury and Rasoi make the Top 10 in this year's Sunday Times Restaurant List

Information: 19 October 2014

The annual Sunday Times 100 Top Restaurants is out today and, from a London perspective, the news is that it's the first list where fewer than half (47) are London establishments. The list, drawn up...

Tom Sellers to open The Lickfold Inn in Sussex

Information: 17 October 2014

His Bermondsey restaurant Story made headlines when it won its first Michelin star just five months after opening. And now chef Tom Sellers is hoping to take that excitement out to the country with...

Nigella, The Ledbury and Sabrina Ghayour among winners of The OFM Awards 2014

Information: 17 October 2014

London was party central last night. Across town from the Evening Standard's Influentials party, another key date in the foodie diary, the Observer Food Monthly Awards were taking place. As ever,...

Evening Standard reveal their most infuential Tastemakers list

Information: 17 October 2014

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...

MEATliquor to team up with Pizarro and Bone Daddies for special burgers

Information: 17 October 2014

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...

Preview for the inaugural Brixton Flavours food festival

Information: 16 October 2014

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...

British game dinner at Lyles attracts foreign talent

Information: 16 October 2014

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...

Russian restaurant chain Bocconchino to open on Mayfair's Berkeley Street

Information: 16 October 2014

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 to re-open in Marylebone after complete refurb

Information: 15 October 2014

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 settles in Islington with Riverford at the Duke of Cambridge

Information: 13 October 2014

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...

Mayfair's Punchbowl reopens after a huge makeover

Information: 13 October 2014

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.

Sawyer and Gray café opens in Islington

Information: 13 October 2014

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...

Crocker's Folly reopens as gastropub in St John's Wood

Information: 10 October 2014

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...

Night Tales returns to Shoreditch for Winter

Information: 10 October 2014

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.

Brunch restaurant Tahini popping up in Kensal Rise

Information: 10 October 2014

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...

London's Artesian Bar wins World's Best Bar for third year in row

Information: 09 October 2014

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...

Savoy's Beaufort Bar makes their bar menu a pop-up

Information: 09 October 2014

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...

Piccola Cucina Sicilian restaurant to open in Notting Hill

Information: 09 October 2014

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.

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