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A veritable brigade of chefs turn out for Helene Darroze's Galette du Rois party at the Connaught

Information: 22 January 2013

Well it was wall-to-wall chefs and restaurant folk at the party last night at The Connaught to celebrate Helene Darroze's Galette Du Rois - the cake baked in celebration of The Epiphany. Squeezed...

Michael Winner former critic for the Sunday Times dies

Information: 21 January 2013

Michael Winner, film director and longstanding restaurant critic for the Sunday Times has died aged 77. Winner, whose column Winner's Dinners, ran for 19 years, published his last restaurant review...

Kimchi Cult popup at the Black Heart pub in Camden

Information: 21 January 2013

If you're still on a health kick for January look away now. Because the popular Korean streetfood peeps at Kimchi Cult have just kicked off a month long residency at the Black Heart in Camden. So if...

Oblix restaurant from the people behind Zuma to take over 32nd floor of the Shard

Information: 17 January 2013

Among 2013's most anticipated new openings are those in the massive column of steel and glass that's now towering over London - the Shard. Plans for the restaurant from Rainer Becker and Arjun Waney...

A tale of two pies - Piebury Corner and Tapping the Admiral

Information: 15 January 2013

While everyone else around us seems to be counting the calories and steering clear of the demon drink, you can rest assured that here at Hot Dinners, we haven't lost our eye for a carb-loaded meal...

Dabbous awarded three AA rosettes

Information: 15 January 2013

Congrats to Ollie Dabbous and his team this morning with the news that Dabbous has been awarded three rosettes by the AA Guide. It's the only London restaurant to be included in the new awards of...

The Five Fields fine dining restaurant opens in Chelsea

Information: 14 January 2013

It isn't often that a superhot new restaurant opening almost sneaks up on us - but The Five Fields threatened to do just that. Opening at some point this Spring, this Chelsea restaurant has an...

Chicken food truck Roost starts residency in Soho

Information: 14 January 2013

Popular chicken street food truck Roost is heading indoors for a Soho residency. They'll be sheltering from the winter cold at the Sun & 13 Cantons, Great Pulteney Street from 4 February to Saturday 30...

Hammersmith's Thatched House starts series of special pop-up dinners

Information: 11 January 2013

The Thatched House in Hammersmith is a sister pub of the much-lauded Ship in Wandsworth, and since its opening has been pretty quick to feel the love of food-obsessed Londoners. For 2013, they're...

Mount Street Deli launch Caprice Holdings restaurant dessert range

Information: 11 January 2013

Look away now, if you're on a January detox, because Mayfair's Mount Street Deli has just launched a range of dinner party desserts from Caprice Holdings restaurants. They join the deli's range of...

James Ramsden's Secret Larder returns off Columbia Road

Information: 10 January 2013

His food blog came highly commended in this year's Observer Food Monthly Awards and after a busy few months writing a new book and getting married, James Ramsden and his now-wife (but long-time...

Gordon Ramsay kicks off Help for Heroes events and opens a hunting cabin at York & Albany

Information: 10 January 2013

Starting on Monday January 14, Gordon Ramsay restaurants are kicking off a two week event to support Help for Heroes, with special set menus, events, masterclasses and more.As part of that, Ramsay's...

Hawksmoor Air Street bar menu launches

Information: 09 January 2013

As with pretty much everything Hawksmoor does, news that Hawksmoor Air Street is about to launch their first bar menu is bound to create a stir. We've had a sneak preview and are...

Tonkotsu and Disco Bistro join up for a ramen and dirty food mash-up

Information: 08 January 2013

Disco Bistro (dirty food and more in the City) and Tonkotsu (ramen in Soho) have been among many trendy restaurants to open in 2012 - and now they're kicking off the new year with a mash-up pop-up...

Selfridges launch Mr Selfridge menu and cocktails pop-up

Information: 08 January 2013

If you've been watching the new ITV series Mr Selfridge, you might want to trot along to Oxford Street where the store behind the show has created a special pop-up restaurant and champagne bar. The...

Neil Rankin, former Pitt Cue Co chef, takes over John Salt from Ben Spalding

Information: 07 January 2013

06/01/13 Updated with Neil Rankin's start date and menu details. Christmas may be almost upon us with folk leaving London in droves - but that didn't stop a humdinger of a restaurant story from...

Burger and Lobster comes to the City with its latest outpost at St Paul's

Information: 04 January 2013

The Burger and Lobster train rolls on and it's slowly becoming one of London's favourite chain restaurants (which we loved from the start). This time, they're opening their first proper City branch...

Singapore hotelier buys up St John Chinatown

Information: 04 January 2013

It's fair to say it was a bit of a surprise to hear, less than a month after it had won its first Michelin star, that the St John Hotel in Chinatown had gone into administration. And pretty much...

2013 predictions and trends for London's restaurants

Information: 03 January 2013

Looking back at 2012 it’s now pretty easy to spot the food trends (see our 2012 awards for the best of the best) but right now, what we really want to know is what delights 2013 will hold for the...

Great London dating ideas for foodies

Information: 03 January 2013

If one of your New Year resolutions is to make 2013 the year you find another half who's just as much into food as you are - then we may have a perfect solution for you. We've teamed up with...

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