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The food world turned out in force last night to celebrate the opening of Bruno Loubet's new restaurant Grain Store at King's Cross. Hot Dinners spotted Raymond Blanc and Pierre Koffmann pottering...

We're not talking about breaking into the tuck shop or scoffing down lashings of ginger beer, but an upcoming event at Upstairs at Ten Bells definitely has a whiff of the midnight feast about it. In...

[Updated 12/6 with chef details] One thing we've noticed in our Coming Soon list is that the vast majority of restaurants are opening in East London, and now we're seeing a push further east with a...

It's outdoor food festival season again and there's one coming to the South Bank (near Tower Bridge) that we'd definitely recommend based on previous visits. Rioja Tapas Fantasticas is a celebration...

It's no secret that Hot Dinners appreciate a lot a bit of wine when dining out, so we're pleased to see that Tom Harrow, aka Winechap has announced the launch of 'The Contemplation List' at...

It's a big week for Yo Sushi! Hot on the heels of their iTray - a heli-waiter gadget and completely genius PR notion (whoever came up with that one's a keeper) comes the YO! Burger. For the patty...

London's restaurant world turned out in force last night for the annual Too Many Critics evening organised by Action Against Hunger. The premise is simple: critics swap places with chefs for a...

Heading to see the Stone Roses at Finsbury Park tonight or tomorrow. Well as this is very close to Hot Dinners' manor - may we suggest a few of the following food places: Dotori - top Korean spot,...

The burger craze seems to be never ending - if anything, it seems to have kicked up a notch in the last few months with more restaurants getting in on the action. The latest to descend on Covent...

London's high-rise dining scene continues to grow with a new player entering the field as the next London skyscraper, 20 Fenchurch Street (apparently nick-named the "walkie talkie" because of its...

Almost five years on from his opening the first Jamie's Italian in Oxford, Jamie Oliver is about to launch a new sibling range of trattoria restaurants, starting with Richmond. Jamie's Italian...

Honest Burgers, one of London’s most popular burger restaurants last week announced a third site in Camden. Hot Dinners caught up with Tom Barton, co-founder of Honest Burgers to find out about...

Updated with our first impressions and a new gallery. It's all go at Hawksmoor Spitalfields bar where they've been playing around with the menu and changing the layout so the bar has its own...

Like a foreign exchange trip, only without the weepy phone calls home, the Frith Street Exchange will see the chefs of Barrafina and Koya swapping kitchens over the next two weeks. On Wednesday 12th...

Updated 5/6/13 with menu details and opening hours The people behind popular Soho spot Duck Soup are planning to open their second restaurant this Summer. Rawduck, an offshoot of Ducksoup, will open...

Every year, one of Action Against Hunger's most anticipated events is Too Many Critics, where some of the UK's top restaurant critics and food writers take on cooking duties for a night. This time,...

Soft launch details below Lockhart bills itself as an upscale Southwest American kitchen featuring flavours from States like Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico while using British seasonal ingredients. It's the...

News of yet another new Islington opening reaches us today as we hear that the second De Beauvoir Deli will be opening there soon.The original has proven a hit on Southgate Road and their second...

Soft launch details below. The Royal Quarter cafe is the latest restaurant to come to Victoria, an area of London that's been going through a fair bit of improvement recently. This addition is from...

(31/5 - updated with soft launch details - see below) Time Out loved it, AA Gill really didn't but La Bodega Negra continues to pack them in on Soho's Old Compton Street, regularly popping up in the...