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Ramen has been one of many trends to hit London this year and the latest play to offer it up to Londoners is Bone Daddies in Soho. Australian chef Ross Shonhan, former Head Chef of Zuma London and...

[Updated 17/10/12 with Farringdon launch date] Burger and Lobster has been a massive success since it opened in Mayfair last December and recently rumours had been growing that a new venue was in...

UPDATE - we took an early look at Patty & Bun. Burger entrepreneur Joe Grossman, founder of the roving pop up 'Patty and Bun', has just announced plans to open a 30 cover restaurant off Wigmore...

We've had the opening of the John Salt (previously known as Keston Lodge) on Upper Street in our diaries for quite a while now. And it's on our radar not just because it's our neck of the woods, but...

The North Circular and Santa Monica Boulevard have a lot in common. They're both streets. Well, that's it really but for four hours today a side street off the distinctly unlovely carriageway that...

Hot Dinners sits down with Eric Chavot to hear his plans for his return to the London restaurant scene with Brasserie Chavot at The Westbury

The London Restaurant Festival has come to a close for another year, which means it's time to give out the prizes to the best in show. The winners gathered at the revamped Vinopolis by Borough...

Jesse Dunford Wood's had great success with the Mall Tavern in Notting Hill (which we loved on a visit last year) and the recently revamped Stag in Hampstead. Now he's turning his attentions to a...

We love a good nosh-up in aid of a good cause, so we had to get behind the idea of DiscoBistro. It's a one-off event - marking the launch of Dinmill.com, a new social dining enterprise - where 30...

George Hammer, the man behind Aveda, L'Occitane and the Sanctuary, and Tony Zoccola of the East Dulwich Deli have joined forces to launch the GrEat British, and all-day restaurant opening on North...

As if Korean-style wasn't already a huge thing with Psy's Gangnam Style topping the charts, it's also fast becoming a big thing in the London foodie world. TV chef Gizzi Erskine cooked up a storm at...

Fresh from nabbing 61 out of 100 places in this year's National Restaurant Awards earlier this week, London's also played a blinder when it comes to the international bar scene. At the World's 50...

Food writers and chefs flocked to Portland Place last night for the launch of Phaidon's beautiful Faviken book, hosted by the Ambassador of Sweden at her residence. Hot Dinners spotted Observer Food...

October is upon us. The weather is set to ‘grey’, you can’t leave the house without a brolly, and it’s still dark when you have to drag yourself out of bed in the morning. All in all, there’s not...

Last night's National Restaurant Awards saw Brett Graham's The Ledbury pick up the top slot in their 100 Best Restaurants for the third year in a row. The awards are decided by the 150-strong...

His jamon stall's already one of the key draws at Maltby Street Market and now Chuse Valero of Tozino is expanding with the opening of Bar Tozino in one of the arches there. Hot Dinners grabbed some...

London night market Street Feast has ceased its nocturnal wanderings and found a permanent spot to trade from. They'll be opening up at Hackney Down Studios from Friday 21 September. Roughly 16...

It's that time of the year when men's minds turn to wondering what manner of fanciful facial appendage they'll be growing next month. That's right - it's nearly Movember. This global movement held...

Do you sometimes feel that waiters don't make enough of a song and dance when they deliver food to your table? Then a new five day installation at Netil House may be just the thing for you. The...

Looks like business is booming in Knightsbridge as Marcus Wareing prepares to open the doors of his restaurant at the Berkeley hotel for lunch on Saturday for the first time in four years. Wareing will be...