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1235 Donuts is moving from Columbia Road to the Lockhart

Information: 08 May 2014

Just when we were thinking of making a trip to Columbia Road to try out Lockhart chef Brad McDonald's doorstop business 1235 Donuts, we hear they're moving the business West. For a while Brad and...

Ox heart and deviled kidneys - Eating with the Chefs on the St John family meal

Information: 08 May 2014

If you've ever wondered what the chefs and waiters in your favourite restaurant had for their lunch, then a new book out by Phaidon has the answer. Eating with the Chefs by Per-Anders Jörgensen goes...

Shack Corn Dog hits Shake Shack London for the first time

Information: 08 May 2014

This, my friends, is the Shack Corn Dog, coming to a Shake Shack near you (OK - so the only one near you in Covent Garden). On for a brief period only, between 23 May and 1 June it's a beef hot dog...

London Wine Sessions 2014 features Sager + Wilde, Lyle's, Mayfields and more

Information: 07 May 2014

If you love food and you love good wine (who doesn't?), then get your Google Calendars up because we have a red hot event you'll want to diarise. The second Wine Sessions is taking place in Hackney...

Chiltern Firehouse is Tatler's Restaurant of the Year 2014

Information: 06 May 2014

While Hot Dinners were ignoring vertigo and pressing our noses up against the window in the Shangri-La Shard doing the traditional "where's my house?" motions, across town there was another...

Shrimpy's outdoor bar and grill opens in King's Cross for summer with Kimchi hotdogs and more

Information: 06 May 2014

With Summer only just round the corner, Shrimpy's in King's Cross is reopening its terrace and adding something new to the menu too. They're kicking things off on the concourse with kimchi hotdogs, frozen...

Wright Bros Soho launch new Surf Boards for speedy lunches

Information: 06 May 2014

This little beauty is a Surf Board - a new lunchtime offering from Wright Bros Soho. Aimed at those among us who can't skip out for three hour lunches, these combos of seafood, salads and side...

St John Bakery Rooms to open on Maltby Street

Information: 06 May 2014

Hot Dinners Exclusive. One of the great lures of Maltby St Market is getting there early enough to ensure you walk away with a stash of St John's legendary custard doughnuts. Following the opening...

New and upcoming restaurants - May update

Information: 02 May 2014

It's time for another round up of the movers and shakers on our exhaustive new and upcoming restaurants list. As you all know, dates are changing all the time and the amount of new restaurants being...

Retro 90s menu at 90s prices on offer at Randall & Aubin

Information: 02 May 2014

Payday may have only just been and gone, but you'll be glad to know about the new Retro menu at Randall & Aubin later in the month when you're not feeling so flush...

May Fair Kitchen to open at the May Fair hotel

Information: 02 May 2014

A Hot Dinners exclusive Eagle-eyed Mayfair workers this morning may have spotted something new about the May Fair Hotel. New awnings have just gone up on the hotel for a restaurant they're unveiling later...

Singleton Whisky holds night market with Hix and ForzaWin

Information: 02 May 2014

This sounds like a pretty good evening out. For one night only Singleton are running a night market dedicated to single malt whisky. The Singleton Whisky Night Market takes place on Thursday 15 May,...

Ben's Canteen heads for Earlsfield

Information: 01 May 2014

Ben's Canteen has been a big hit in Battersea, not least because of its Scotch Eggs and the sausage rolls which recently came top in the 2014 Sausage roll-off. Now they're heading further south as a...

Benito's Hat launches Roy Hodgson burrito for World Cup

Information: 01 May 2014

We're six weeks shy of the World Cup so to get you in the mood here's a burrito beauty which is the work of London chain Benito's Hat. The Roy Hodgson inspired bur-ROY-to is a limited edition offer...

Pitt Cue Co and Outlaw's in Cornwall swap restaurants

Information: 01 May 2014

We've been hearing murmurings that Pitt Cue Co will be bringing their van to an new location soon. While we're waiting to get more info on that, we've had news of a restaurant swap they'll be doing...

Stax Carnaby kicks off with The Crawfish Boil pop-up

Information: 30 April 2014

If you can't wait until Bea Vo opens her new restaurant Stax Carnaby, then you might want to book for her popular Louisiana-style Crawfish Boil which is popping up at the Carnaby site for four days...

Dragonfly microbrewery opens up at the back of Acton's George and Dragon

Information: 30 April 2014

The George & Dragon in Acton, an Acton mainstay that hails from the 17th century, is completely revamping what used to be its dining room into a microbrewery and the menu's getting an overhaul too. 5...

Tube strike misery leads to food and drink offers

Information: 29 April 2014

Planning on waiting for the crowds to subside before you brave the return journey tonight? A lot of London's restaurants and bars are hoping you'll do just that and some are even coming up with...

Gulls' egg season hits London - here's where to eat them

Information: 29 April 2014

The gulls' egg season is upon us and if you want to enjoy the delights of this shortest of seasonal treats you'll have to be quick - it ends in just four weeks time. Here are a few places we know of...

A first look at Jason Atherton's City Social

Information: 29 April 2014

Jason Atherton's next restaurant is almost upon us. The word from those who have been to the friends and family soft launches is already very promising and now Hot Dinners has been given a first...

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