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Chefs gather at The Connaught for Helene Darroze's Galette des Rois party

Information: 21 January 2014

The Connaught hotel last night played host to pretty much the greatest gathering of foodies in one place since the OFM Awards. The bar was crammed with chefs and restaurateurs all there to celebrate...

Kimchinary pops up at Catch bar on Kingsland Road

Information: 20 January 2014

Having conquered the likes of KERB, Feast and Street Feast, street food trader Hanna Soderlund of Kimchinary has shelved the wind and rain and headed inside to Catch on Kingsland Road for a three...

Ginger Pig launches new limited edition Bacon scotch egg

Information: 20 January 2014

Like most London foodies we're partial to the odd scotch egg or 10 (see our report from last year's Scotch Egg challenge), so news that Ginger Pig were coming out with a new one certainly merited...

New and upcoming London restaurants update - week ending 17th Jan

Information: 17 January 2014

As all our Hot Dinners readers know, our Coming Soon page and the accompanying New Restaurants page are all you'll ever need to keep up to date with the latest openings in town. Things are changing...

New dishes in London's restaurants for January

Information: 17 January 2014

A gorgeous gallery of pictures showing what London's chefs have just added to their menus

Bones rotisserie restaurant opens on Kingsland Road

Information: 17 January 2014

We were all buzzing earlier this week about new Kensington opening Dirty Bones. However another skeletally-monikered restaurant has also flung open its doors this week. Opening VERY under the radar...

Bob's Lobster goes indoors for winter with Bob's & Co

Information: 15 January 2014

Their van has already been a huge success, but now that the days are a wee bit colder, Bob's Lobster have come indoors for the winter, setting up a residency at the Rising Sun pub in St Paul's...

Sam's Brasserie in Chiswick comes up with 5:2 diet menu

Information: 15 January 2014

Well it was only a matter of time before an enterprising restaurateur decided to get in on the popularity of the 5:2 diet. Sam Harrison from Sam's Brasserie in Chiswick has come up with an ultra low...

Dirty Bones brings hot dogs and cocktails to Kensington Church Street

Information: 14 January 2014

Up until now a look at new openings in London over the past year would reveal a distinct East/West divide in terms of the type of establishment. To the West, there be gastropubs, salad spots and art...

Greenhouse in Mayfair awarded four AA rosettes

Information: 14 January 2014

It's not just Hollywood where the awards season has kicked off this week - here in the UK, the AA Guide has just announced its new rosettes. Just one restaurant in the UK rose to four (out of five)...

The Brackenbury returns to Hammersmith as a brand new neighbourhood restaurant

Information: 13 January 2014

Twitter was abuzz before Christmas about the return from the ashes of a beloved neighbourhood favourite in Hammersmith, The Brackenbury. Much like the recent-ish return of another London favourite,...

Details revealed for £15m Biblioteka restaurant in St James

Information: 10 January 2014

There's nothing like an exuberant, budget-no-issue, new restaurant project to get us excited. So when news broke earlier this week that Leonid Shutov, the restaurateur behind the...

Michelin-starred chef Alyn Williams teams up with Clockjack Oven

Information: 09 January 2014

Alyn Williams is best known for his fine dining restaurant at The Westbury Hotel in Mayfair, but since December he's also been consulting on the menu at rotisserie joint Clockjack Oven in...

The Rib Man, Grillstock and more come to the Blues Kitchen's Rib Festival

Information: 09 January 2014

London’s taste for BBQ and grilled food appears to be unstoppable. So it can only be a good thing that The Blues Kitchen in Camden is planning a series of pop-up events as part of the Rib Festival...

Trullo gets a New Year revamp

Information: 09 January 2014

As Islington locals might have noticed, the very popular local restaurant Trullo is going through a big revamp at the moment. We caught up with Trullo's Tim Siadatan to find out what we can expect...

New York chef Brad McDonald takes over at the Lockhart

Information: 08 January 2014

8/1/14 - Updated with relaunch offer. Things are changing at the Lockhart near Marble Arch, where former NYC chef Brad McDonald has been brought in to take over the kitchen. McDonald had been...

Five big restaurants to look out for in 2014

Information: 07 January 2014

2014 already looks to be just as busy on the new openings front as 2013, with our Coming Soon list getting bigger by the day. So, as the first restaurants of 2014 get ready to open their doors...

Upcoming London restaurants update - week ending 3rd Jan

Information: 03 January 2014

As all our Hot Dinners readers know, our Coming Soon page and the accompanying New Restaurants page are all you'll ever need to keep up to date with the latest openings in town. Heading into 2014,...

Giaconda Dining Rooms transform into La Giaconda

Information: 03 January 2014

The Giaconda Dining Rooms have long been a favourite of many in London and went through a big revamp towards the end of 2012. Now they're revamping again, and becoming La Giaconda Cafe, Bar and...

Kensington Place launches FISHBone pop-up restaurant

Information: 03 January 2014

There's a new gourmet fast-food pop-up coming to Kensington. February will see neighbourhood fish brassiere Kensington Place transform its private dining room into a pop-up restaurant called...

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