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Pizza Pilgrims launch their first pizzeria in Soho

Information: 09 July 2013

Recently Pizza Pilgrims seem to have been everywhere - from Taste of London to fuelling Stones fans (rather than stoned fans) at Hyde Park not to mention having their recipes in the Telegraph as...

Pizarro gets a new aperitivo bar and starts taking reservations

Information: 09 July 2013

It's all change down at Pizarro on Bermondsey Street. The chef is shaking things up with a host of innovations, the first of which is creating a new ‘aperitivo’ bar. Pop along any time from...

Action Against Hunger's Dream Team dinner at Hawksmoor has an impressive line-up

Information: 08 July 2013

For the past couple of years, Action Against Hunger has teamed up with Hawksmoor to pull together some mighty-fine talents into one kitchen to deliver a pretty special meal (we loved our visit a...

Tim Anderson launches Matsuri festival at Dalston Roof Park

Information: 08 July 2013

Updated 20\7\13 with weekend ticket info Pretty much anything chef Tim Anderson does seems A Good Thing - so when we heard he was behind the upcoming Matsuri festival in Dalston, we asked him to...

Shrimpy's launch grill guest chef dates for the summer

Information: 07 July 2013

The first of three guest chef dates down at Kings Cross's Shrimpy's starts today. Guests on My Grill kicks off with Rochelle Canteen's Margot Henderson, followed by Jeremy Lee on 21 July and Frank &...

Terence Conran opens second Albion at NEO Bankside

Information: 05 July 2013

Big news for the South Bank today as veteran restaurateur Terence Conran unveiled plans to open his second Albion restaurant there this summer. The rather brutally titled Albion NEO Bankside is so...

Burger Wars - Five Guys vs Shake Shack

Information: 05 July 2013

Two hugely popular American burger chains have come to the UK this week. We see how they stack out against each other.

Five Guys opens with queues round the block. Reading is next.

Information: 04 July 2013

So for those of you who haven't filtered out any talk of burgers on your Twitter timeline, it's been hard to ignore the opening of Five Guys. The US burger chain opened its first store in the UK in...

Luna Rossa reopens in Notting Hill with conveyor belt for Italian dishes

Information: 04 July 2013

Luna Rossa in Notting Hill, the latest place from the Made in Italy restaurant group, is set to re-launch in mid-July, and it has a rather special feature to entice Londoners through its doors. The...

Shoryu Soho goes permanent with larger restaurant

Information: 03 July 2013

Since April this year, Shoryu Ramen - who already have a popular Ramen joint on Regent Street - have had a separate pop-up on Denman Street in Soho that's been paving the way for the opening of...

Simon Rogan wins Best Chef and Best Restaurateur at this year's Cateys

Information: 03 July 2013

Britain's hospitality industry held its catering Oscars last night. The Cateys, run by trade magazine Caterer and Hotelkeeper took place at The Grosvenor House Hotel. Simon Rogan made it a double...

MasterChef finalist opening Marianne restaurant in Notting Hill

Information: 02 July 2013

Marianne Lumb has worked as a personal chef for years - cooking for a host of celebrities, politicians and business tycoons. Now she's opening her first restaurant in West London this autumn, she...

Marcus Wareing launches Gilberts Gin Garden in Kings Cross

Information: 01 July 2013

With the switch for Summer well and truly in the 'on' position, Hot Dinners are putting outdoor eating and drinking options right at the top of our lists. We were thus delighted to hear that The...

CUTS summer pop-up sees Forza Win team up with The Ginger Pig

Information: 01 July 2013

There may be all manner of pop-up food shenanigans going on around London this summer, but one starting up this month definitely looks like being one you should put in your diary. CUTS sees the...

KERB to kick off Saturday street market in King's Cross

Information: 28 June 2013

We've often envied those working near Kings Cross who can go to the Street Food Market KERB, as we've rarely managed to make it down during the day. However a new opportunity starts this weekend...

Shake Shack London coming to Covent Garden in July 2013

Information: 27 June 2013

[Updated 27/6/13 with more menu details and prices] It had been rumoured for a while that Danny Meyer was bringing New York's most famous burger institution to London - that time is almost upon us...

American craft beers come to Bodeans Tower Hill

Information: 27 June 2013

Sunshine, beer and barbecue on a balmy evening – even on a Tuesday, Hot Dinners wouldn’t pass up an opportunity to get stuck into this most summery of combinations. Which was why we were down at...

George Osborne's Byron Burger causes a storm

Information: 27 June 2013

A perfect storm of food meeting British politics broke this morning. The Sun published a story about George Osborne's 'fail' at a man-of-the-people tweetpic he'd posted showing him scoffing down a...

Byron launch Big B burger special for summer

Information: 26 June 2013

With no less than three new burger places opening in London next week, the onus is on existing burger joints to keep people excited about what they're offering. And Tom Byng, founder of Byron,...

Tamesis Dock hosts Riverboat Food Fest this weekend

Information: 26 June 2013

Streetfood events have bloomed all of a sudden over the past few weeks. We've been inundated with news of exciting new events including Truckstop - Streetfeast's Summer residency in Canary Wharf,...

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