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Check-on open The Pearl above the Dead Doll's House in Hoxton

Information: 02 April 2014

News reaches us of another pop-up that's grown roots as Check On settles down with a restaurant above the Dead Doll's House on Hoxton Square. Check On are George Craig ("singer, Burberry model and DJ/club...

Auction Against Hunger 2014 kicks off with tickets for Street Feast event

Information: 02 April 2014

Update 2/4 - tickets are now on sale Last year Hot Dinners was very proud to be a part of Auction Against Hunger, set up by Ben Maschler in aid of Action Against Hunger. That auction raised over...

Kurobuta Japanese pub to open in Marylebone

Information: 01 April 2014

We first heard about Kurobuta opening in July of last year. Since then, Scott Hallsworth, the former head chef of Nobu and recently Wabi London, has run an extremely successful preview of the...

Jason Atherton reveals City Social at Tower 42 details

Information: 01 April 2014

Updated 1/4/14 with details of dishes We've known for a while that City Social was on the way, taking over the Tower 42 restaurant that used to be Rhodes 24 and then became an interim Anthony...

Westminster Council plan to crack down on London's restaurant queues

Information: 01 April 2014

There's been much talk about London restaurants, no bookings and queues over the past week or so - particularly responding to articles in both the Guardian and The Times. But that may all be coming to an...

Mode restaurant launches a restaurant in chapters in Notting Hill

Information: 01 April 2014

If we're not hearing about new restaurants, the next biggest thing seems to be restaurant revamps. Now we hear about MODE, a new restaurant coming to Notting Hill that's taking things a bit further...

When Mac Met Cheese opens in Bayswater

Information: 31 March 2014

You may have encountered the talents of When Mac Met Cheese at various pop-ups and market stalls around town over the past few years. Now they're stepping things up a notch with a three month...

Foxlow launches the Elvis Presley ice cream sandwich

Information: 28 March 2014

Once again the people behind Hawksmoor and Foxlow come up trumps with a dish that stops you in your tracks. Although hopefully not quite like the permanent stop that The King came to after eating...

Coffee Dogs opens for business on King's Cross Southern Square

Information: 28 March 2014

Just opened at King's Cross and hitting the hotdog and doughnut trend square on is Coffee Dogs. It's the brainchild of the folk behind Fine Burger Co and you'll find it wrapped around a ventilation...

Enoteca Super Tuscan plans weeklong celebration dedicated to Tuscan Wine

Information: 28 March 2014

Enoteca Super Tuscan founder Nick Grossi has announced its first ‘Super Tuscan Wine Week’ due to be held at the Spitalfields restaurant and wine bar at the end of April. The event will showcase a...

Gordon Ramsay buys former Aubergine site at 11 Park Walk Chelsea

Information: 28 March 2014

When news broke yesterday that Gordon Ramsay had paid £1.2 million for a Chelsea restaurant site, it was interesting for two reasons. First, the fact that El Gordo would be opening his third...

Fera at Claridges by Simon Rogan opening in May

Information: 27 March 2014

Updated 11/4 with booking details. It would be fair to say that the opening of Simon Rogan's restaurant at Claridge's is the most-anticipated London restaurant opening this year. We've had some...

Koya launch new "BackBench" tasting menu

Information: 27 March 2014

Koya, Soho's favourite udon noodle bar is getting a special new menu to celebrate its fourth birthday. Chef Junya Yamasaki's BackBench set menu is specially designed to let him go "beyond the...

Tony Conigliaro introduces new bar food menu at 69 Colebrooke Row

Information: 26 March 2014

Bar supremo Tony Conigliaro has been turning out some amazing cocktails from his diminuitive bar at 69 Colebrooke Row in Islington for five years now. But the one thing the bar has lacked has been a...

Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley reopens after redesign as MARCUS

Information: 26 March 2014

Updated 26/3/14 with new images and menus He's known for being one of the most exacting and demanding chefs in the business, so when Marcus Wareing announced he was undertaking nothing less than a...

Blackfoot on Exmouth Market to start serving weekend brunch

Information: 25 March 2014

We had a cracking (or should that be crackling) dinner at Blackfoot when it first opened and at the time thought what a brilliant place it would be for weekend brunch. Now, lovers of all things...

Red Dog South brings BBQ to Clapham

Information: 24 March 2014

London's BBQ trend is showing no signs of slowing down as American restaurant Red Dog Saloon is about to head south with a new restaurant in Clapham called, appropriately, Red Dog South. The current Hoxton...

GB Pizza Co to open their first London branch in Exmouth Market

Information: 24 March 2014

Updated 24/3 with soft launch details. Already hugely popular in Margate, where their pizzas earned them a Runner-up prize for Best Cheap Eats in the 2013 Observer Food Monthly Awards, GB Pizza Co...

One Kensington to open on Kensington High Street

Information: 24 March 2014

Updated 24/3/14 with menu details and picture We're intrigued by a new opening coming up in Spring from the group responsible for Tamarind and Imli Street. They're launching One Kensington - a...

Breddos announce residency at Trip Kitchen in Haggerston

Information: 21 March 2014

Mexican streetfood duo Breddos have announced that they will be taking over Trip Kitchen, Haggerston from 11 April 2014. The residency, which will run for a minimum of six months, is being held at...

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