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[Updated 24/9/12 with soft launch details] It's no secret that we're fans of Hawksmoor - their steaks are legendary, their bars brilliant and the service is second to none. So when the news that...

Chef and food writer Gizzi Erskine has announced a series of 'K-town' dining events at Concrete, Shoreditch, from 10th -12th October. Held across three consecutive nights, K-town will see a bit of...

Been stuck at your desk all week and eager to hit London's foodie scene over the weekend? Well if you missed our tweets alerting you to the presence of uber-chef Thomas Keller of Californian...

Edwin’s, a restaurant and wine bar serving Lyonnais and regional French dishes alongside a 100% French wine list is set to open next month in the heart of Shoreditch on Phipp Street. The restaurant...

Sabrina Ghayour has been having great success running her supperclubs for Persian and Arabesque food in North London. Indeed, Hot Dinners has been and can attest that they are well worth the visit...

Husband and wife team Sam and Sam Clark opened Moro on London's Exmouth Market back in 1997 and it's since become one of those cornerstone London restaurants, like St John, that everyone loves. Ever since we...

She's the founder of the London Restaurant Festival as well as the city's best known restaurant critic, so it's particularly apt that Fay Maschler, and her sister Beth Coventry (chef at The Wells in...

It may be getting a little chillier out there, but that hasn't stopped a new rooftop market opening near London Bridge today. Taking up residency in the Skyroom, which Bonnie On Sky and the London...

The chef season at Benares has attracted some big-name chefs over the past few months, with the most recent mash-up between Atul Kochhar and Jose Pizarro proving to be a particularly big hit. Now...

North London steakhouse Garufa in Highbury (recently mentioned in our Best Neighbourhood Restaurants in North London feature) is expanding with a second restaurant, this time in central London...

[Updated 20/9/12 with hotel location details] Now this is going to be interesting. Channel 4 have just released details of their latest commissions, one of which will see Gordon Ramsay working...

Another pop up is making its way south of the river for the last gasp of Summer. Roti Chai, the Indian street food restaurant in Mayfair which we rather liked, is coming to the South Bank to take...

Nightclub owner Guy Pelly first shot to fame with his first club Mahiki which he opened in 2005 and which quickly became the party venue of choice of Britain's young royals. A close friend of Prince...

Guy Pelly, the man behind Mahiki and Chelsea nightclub Public is about to open a huge Mexican bar and restaurant on Sloane Square. Tonteria, which he'll open with fellow nightclub entrepreneur Marc...

It was one of the first proper rooftop places to eat and drink when Shoreditch took off, now the Boundary Rooftop bar and grill is going to have a fresh look when it reopens in early Spring 2013. The...

The end of summer is upon us - but there's still time and just enough sun for a few more outdoor pop ups. The first one we have news of today is the welcome reappearance of the Cloudy Bay Shack. This is...

[Updated 12/9/12 with opening date and more menu details] Big news from the team behind Terroirs, Brawn and Soif - Hot Dinners hears that their next restaurant will be taking over the Green Man &...

Burgers have had it good for a while, but there's a new trend in town that's rivalling them for new openings. Restaurants focused on chicken have been steadily increasing in popularity, although...

[Updated 12/9/12 - All the restaurants are now open for soft launch - with 50% off food till Saturday evening] Come September, City workers will have an absolutely massive new food and drink venue...

Hot Dinners popped down (or rather up) this morning to join some of the industry’s top chefs and restaurateurs at the newly opened Duck and Waffle restaurant on the vertigo-inducing 40th floor of...