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Where to eat gulls eggs in London

Information: 10 May 2013

The blink-and-you'll-miss-it season for gulls eggs has just started and London's chefs aren't hanging about when it comes to getting it on their menus. They can only be collected by registered...

Soho Joe expands with rotisserie chicken restaurant Cookhouse Joe

Information: 10 May 2013

Soho Joe is best known for its pizzas on Dean Street, but now they're expanding to nearby Berwick Street with a new rotisserie chicken restaurant. Called Cookhouse Joe, the restaurant is currently...

Auction Against Hunger raises £100,000

Information: 09 May 2013

We can't tell you how honoured and humbled we've been to be part of Auction against Hunger. Eating out in London as much as we do, their laudable aim to end child hunger feels like the most relevant...

VOC Punch House transforming into VOC Grill

Information: 09 May 2013

The VOC Punch house, a cocktail bar in King's Cross, is undergoing something of a transformation. The bar - created by Fluid Movement (also behind Purl) is adding a new grill right behind the...

Harry Gordon's bar opens at Selfridges

Information: 09 May 2013

New openings on the food and wine front continue over at Selfridges with news of changes to the Wine and Cigar Shop and a new bar. The revamped shop is now the biggest Wine and Cigar range that...

Breakfast Club comes to Clapham

Information: 09 May 2013

The Breakfast Clubs are huge hits wherever they open and we can expect the same reception when they go south of the River later this month. Fans will find the offering at the new location familiar -...

Sonoma Rising wine night at The Rotary Room

Information: 09 May 2013

Often left in the shadows behind its brasher, more famous Californian wine country cousin of Napa Valley, the wines of Sonoma County at the top level are 'World Class' according to wine writer Zeren...

Cottons Rhum Shack opens at Boxpark in Shoreditch

Information: 08 May 2013

If the British summer doesn't put in an appearance (again) then a trip to Shoreditch to work your way through the rum collection at Cottons Rhum Shack will at least put you in a summery feelgood...

Unity Kitchen Cafe to be first to open in the Olympic Park

Information: 08 May 2013

Updated 30/7/13 with opening date News reaches Hot Dinners of the first food spot to open in the Olympic Park. Unity Kitchen Cafe, one of four permanent cafes and four permanent kiosks across the...

Courvoisier roof terrace opens at Harvey Nichols for the summer

Information: 07 May 2013

With the warm weather finally here, a whole host of rooftop bars are getting ready to open their, er, roofs to thirsty Londoners. Last week, we reported on Dalston Roof Park which has just re-opened...

Dalston Roof Park reopens for the summer

Information: 03 May 2013

Warmer weather making you wish it was festival season already? Head along to the Dalston Roof Park Rooftop Bar, now opened for the summer on top of an east London gallery, where you can relish the...

Streets of Spain festival at the Southbank Centre

Information: 03 May 2013

Kicking off today, the Streets of Spain at the Southbank Centre sees world famous Barcelona food market, La Boqueria, setting up shop by the river. Spanish wine brand, Campo Viejo is behind the four day...

The 10 Cases bistro to open wine store and tasting room

Information: 03 May 2013

The 10 Cases bistro in Covent Garden is set to expand their operation by opening a wine store and tasting room next door to their Endell Street restaurant. The wine store will aim to build upon the...

The Happenstance bar is coming soon to St Paul's doorstep

Information: 02 May 2013

Good news for city drinkers. We've heard some exclusive details about The Happenstance, the next Drake and Morgan bar (who are behind the Anthologist and the Parlour, among others), opening in June...

Fields Bar & Kitchen to open in Lincoln's Inn Fields

Information: 02 May 2013

You may not know that Lincoln's Inn Fields is London's biggest public square, but a new restaurant and bar will be making the most of its surroundings when it opens there this summer. The Fields Bar...

Colbert scoops Tatler Restaurant of the Year

Information: 01 May 2013

To the Langham Hotel last night to the annual Tatler Restaurant Awards, which cunningly positions itself for the day after the Worlds 50 Best announcement so loads of chefs are still in town. The...

World's 50 Best Restaurants 2013 - the UK chefs' reactions

Information: 30 April 2013

Hot Dinners caught up with the chefs of the two UK restaurants in the World's 50 Best Restaurants list for 2013 last night, and it's fair to say they were both, very, very happy. Brett Graham, Head...

Bush Hall Dining Rooms opens in Shepherds Bush

Information: 30 April 2013

West London entrepreneurs Charlie Raworth and Emma Hutchinson already run two local businesses in Shepherds Bush - Bush Hall and The Music House for Children. Now they're adding a restaurant to...

World's 50 Best Restaurants 2103 list is leaked as Spain ousts the Danes

Information: 29 April 2013

There's always a lot of talk in the run-up to the announcement of the World's 50 Best Restaurants list about who will be No 1. And this year, more than a few were predicting a shake up in the...

The Pearson Room comes to Canary Wharf

Information: 29 April 2013

[29/4/13 Updated with opening date and soft launch details] Canary Wharf continues to attract interesting new openings, with The Pearson Room opening later this month Situated overlooking Canada...

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