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The biggest stories on Hot Dinners in 2012

Information: 31 December 2012

It's been a very busy year indeed for London restaurants. We've seen all manner of restaurants opening but, going by our most-read stories of the year, it's the proliferation of those dirty food...

Craft Beer Rising festival hits the Truman Brewery in February

Information: 27 December 2012

If you had fun roaming around all the food markets and events pre-Christmas, make a date in your diary for Craft Beer Rising. Billed as a mix of craft beer, music & street food it hits London...

Aqua Kyoto's Last Supper for the Mayan Apocalypse

Information: 20 December 2012

The end of the world may be upon us if those who believe in the Mayan calendar have it right. While thousands huddle in caves stockpiled with canned goods, one London restaurant has decided to take...

Pont de la Tour offers an £80 dash of cognac to go with your Christmas pud

Information: 17 December 2012

If you've had your Christmas bonus and don't mind seeing your money go up in flames, head for Le Pont de la Tour where they'll help you do just that. Add a dash of Remy Louis XIII cognac to your...

A bunch of cuts: steak tasting at Flatiron

Information: 16 December 2012

The last quarter of 2012 has been packed with new steak restaurants opening across London. In a matter of months, a number of meat joints have swiftly set up shop, peppered across Piccadilly and...

Protein's East London Christmas Market

Information: 14 December 2012

The people behind summer's Hewett Street Block Party are back this weekend with a Christmas party. This time Protein are turning their space at 18 Hewett Street into a "Winter Wonderland of Culinary...

Mince Pie Project returns with Blanc, Wareing and Harnett confirmed bakers

Information: 14 December 2012

[Updated 14/12/12 with winning bid details] The Mince Pie Project was a massive hit last year. A genius idea, it gets top chefs to each knock up a batch of 50 mince pies - which are then auctioned off for...

Electric diner launch Twitter beer sommelier

Information: 13 December 2012

If you've ever looked over an extensive beer list and then gone for your usual, you're probably not alone. But newly reopened Electric Diner in Notting Hill has a cunning plan to change that. From...

Hawksmoor launch new Christmas burger

Information: 13 December 2012

Oh good lord - would you just take a look at this picture! It's Hawksmoor Seven Dials' Christmas present to Londoners. Apparently this is the result of a discussion over drinks at the bar which...

PingTron pop up restaurant experience at the Notting Hill Brasserie

Information: 12 December 2012

If you're the kind of person who would rather experience all the fun of a festival with the attendant luxury of the glamping village complete with VIP loos, then the Pingtron pop-up could be for...

Snow Queen vodka tasting at Caviar House & Prunier on Piccadilly

Information: 12 December 2012

There aren't many invitations we'd turn down that include both vodka and caviar; and when you add in the presence of one of London's great cocktail maestros then we're a sure thing. That's how one...

MEATmission, from the people behind MEATliquor opening in Hoxton

Information: 10 December 2012

This time last year, we were all excited about a new burger joint opening just off Oxford Street. Of course, MEATliquor turned out to be much more than that, practically cornering the market for...

Feast puts on a festive treat for Londoners in Islington

Information: 07 December 2012

Hot Dinners popped along last night to the open night of Feast tucked away behind Islington's Upper Street in the former Post Office mail sorting depot now known as Islington Square. We hadn't made...

Arzak to open Ametsa with Arzak Instruction in London at the Halkin Hotel

Information: 04 December 2012

[Updated 15/5/13 with booking details and opening date] There's been a lot of speculation on what would replace Nahm restaurant at the Halkin hotel. This morning we had confirmation that the team...

Stars wait tables at The Ivy for one night only

Information: 03 December 2012

Diners at The Ivy are more used to eating alongside A-listers, but last night the tables were turned as faces from film and TV took over front of house at the London restaurant. The stars were out...

GBK Burger Bus giving out free burgers in Covent Garden

Information: 28 November 2012

You know us - we get a bit twitchy if we let more than 24 hours go by without a burger story, and with that in mind - how does the idea of a free burger grab you? To get your free burger, head for...

Blue Boar Smokehouse to open at the new InterContinental London Westminster

Information: 28 November 2012

[Updated 28/11/12 with opening date] It's pretty rare that a major new opening almost slips past us, but we have to admit to almost missing the opening of a super-luxury hotel in Westminster,...

Gin Garden pops up at Clifton Nurseries in Maida Vale

Information: 27 November 2012

It doesn't take much more than the sound of some decent grub and strong drink to raise Hot Dinners' interest, and the idea of a pop-up Gin Garden certainly has our name all over it. It's a...

Opium cocktail and dim sum parlour opens in the heart of Chinatown

Information: 26 November 2012

It soft launched last week (with only the top floor opening) but this week sees the full launch of a new cocktail and dim sum bar right in the heart of Chinatown. Set over three floors of a town...

My Hot Dinners - Mariella Frostrup picks her favourite London restaurants

Information: 23 November 2012

She's the woman who's lent her name to a particularly gravelly kind of tone most of us only achieve in the first throes of a cold ("Oh, you've gone all Mariella!"). She tackles reader problems on a...

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