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Heathrow's Giraffe one of the world's best airport restaurants?

Information: 26 November 2013

American website Daily Meal has just released its list of the Top 35 airport restaurants around the world. We thought it might make interesting reading, particularly given the news a few weeks ago...

Real British hospitality - Russell Norman on his plans for the Ape & Bird pub on Shaftesbury Avenue

Information: 24 November 2013

(2/12 - Update - we've now been to the Ape and Bird - check out our Test Drive.) They brought us the joys of cicheti and Negronis when they introduced Londoners to the joys of a Venetian bàcaro with...

Hackney restaurant Raw Duck to be demolished

Information: 23 November 2013

They only opened their doors this summer but this weekend Hackney restaurant Raw Duck (an offshoot of Ducksoup in Soho) is facing imminent demolition. Seems that the nearby excavation for...

Source restaurant opens at Ransome's Dock

Information: 22 November 2013

(Updated 22/11 with soft launch details) Ever since the restaurant at Ransome's Dock closed this summer, Battersea residents have been waiting to find out who'll take over. Well Hot Dinners has the...

NYC's Blue Smoke chef heads to London to open Big Easy Covent Garden on Maiden Lane

Information: 21 November 2013

London is about to get another big new BBQ restaurant as Chelsea institution, Big Easy Bar.B.Q & Crabshack gets ready to open a new restaurant in Covent Garden's Maiden Lane early next year. The city's...

Wareing, Roux, Blanc, Caines and more all take part in this year's Mince Pie Project.

Information: 20 November 2013

We realise that quite a few people get a bit bah-humbug at this time of year but here at Hot Dinners, we are very excited about the onset of the Christmas season. And one of the reasons is the...

Clutch guilt-free chicken shop opens off Columbia Road

Information: 19 November 2013

Seems like the growth of chicken restaurants in London isn't slowing any time soon. Now a new one is destined to open just off Columbia Road before Christmas. Clutch bills itself as a guilt-free...

Rita's Dining returns in glory to Hackney

Information: 19 November 2013

When Rita's Bar and dining landed in Dalston last year, it was an instant hit - with its frozen margaritas (ooh, we just got that...) and the food, particularly the Southern Fried Chicken Roll and...

Wright Bros Spitalfields to open in Old Spitalfields Market

Information: 18 November 2013

We're very fond of Wright Bros Soho, so the news that they're about to take on their most ambitious restaurant to date came as music to our ears. And what a venture. They're taking over what was...

Giles Coren loves more London restaurants than provincial ones

Information: 18 November 2013

If you were off Twitter over the weekend, you may have missed the latest storm created by the Times restaurant critic Giles Coren. So what has Giles done this time you may be wondering. Has he...

Tommi's Burger Joint's monthly residency in Primrose Hill

Information: 15 November 2013

Updated 15/11/13 with new burger details Burger lovers in Primrose Hill won't have to go too far for their fix when Tommi's opens a residency at the Princess of Wales next month. The ongoing monthly...

Boopshi's schnitzel and spritz restaurant to open on Windmill Street

Information: 15 November 2013

Updated 15/11/13 with soft launch details It's all happening over in Fitzrovia as we get the exclusive on another place opening on Windmill Street this Autumn. Just down the road from Drakes...

Goodman to launch new lobster roll deli on Mayfair's Duke Street

Information: 15 November 2013

We're already fans of their steak restaurants and their popular Burger & Lobster chain, now Goodman are planning to launch another new concept. Their next restaurant on Duke Street in Mayfair will...

Lanes of London brings street food fusion to Park Lane

Information: 15 November 2013

You might associate street food more with East London but a new restaurant on Park Lane, Lanes of London, is aiming to bring it to a more moneyed audience. . Few details have been revealed about the...

Mark Hix plans Hixter chicken and steak restaurant for Devonshire Square

Information: 14 November 2013

Updated 14/11/13 with opening date and more menu details City workers will get an early Christmas bonus as Mark Hix has just announced plans to open Hixter, a huge new chicken and steak restaurant...

Jancis Robinson and Sager and Wilde appearing at London Wine Sessions

Information: 14 November 2013

November may traditionally be the month you think of easing back on the booze in preparation for the Christmas party season, but we've got one wine-fuelled date you should definitely put in your...

Martin Morales follows Ceviche with Andina in Shoreditch

Information: 13 November 2013

Updated 13/11/13 with opening date We've known for a while that Martin Morales – the man behind popular Peruvian restaurant Ceviche – was to open his second venue in Shoreditch. Originally expected...

Trying the truffle tasting menu at Daphne's

Information: 13 November 2013

Truffle season is upon us, and Hot Dinners decided to celebrate that in blowout fashion by heading to Daphne's in South Kensington. Head Chef Mike Brown always puts on a traditional truffle menu...

London restaurants launch Haiyan Aid to help typhoon victims

Information: 13 November 2013

One of the many things we love about the restaurant world is the generosity of the people working in it and the rapid reaction of people to the humanitarian crisis that's unfolding in The...

Heston Blumenthal to open Heathrow restaurant in Terminal 2

Information: 12 November 2013

In one hell of a coup for Heathrow Airport comes the announcement today that Heston Blumenthal will be opening a new restaurant at Terminal 2:The Queen’s Terminal in June 2014. The new restaurant -...

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